Detector loading platform and detection system

Abstract

A detector loading platform is disclosed, comprising: a shell, on which one or more detectors can be mounted; a cantilever, which is fixed to the shell and configured to detachably hang the shell on a hanging track; a signal processor, which is configured to obtain detection result information by processing the detection signal from the detector and transmit the detection result information to a wireless transmitter; a wireless transmitter, which is configured to wirelessly transmit the detection result information to a wireless receiver; and a power supply device, which is configured to supply power to the detector, the signal processor, and the wireless transmitter. A detection system is also disclosed, comprising: a hanging track, which includes a guide rail and a transmission chain that can move along the guide rail; a power device, which is located on the hanging track and configured to drive the transmission chain to move along the guide rail; and a detector loading platform, which is detachably suspended on the transmission chain.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of industrial detection, and in particular to a detector loading platform and a detection system. Background Art

[0002] Gas detectors are needed for gas detection in places where there is a risk of toxic or flammable gas leakage, such as chemical warehouses. Currently, most gas detectors are fixedly installed in appropriate locations in buildings, and are powered by power lines and transmit signals through signal lines. Gas detectors need to be calibrated and maintained frequently during use, and calibration and maintenance require the detectors to be disassembled or performed at the detector installation location. Due to the requirements of regulations and actual conditions, the installation location of the detector is often at the highest point of the building or in a dangerous environment, which makes calibration and maintenance work extremely difficult to complete. Moreover, since the installation environment and the use environment are quite different in reality, and this type of equipment is a safety monitoring facility that requires extremely high precision, the frequency of calibration and maintenance is high, which further brings difficult-to-solve difficulties to the calibration and maintenance work.

[0003] It can be seen that there is a need in the art for a detection solution that can overcome these difficulties. Summary of the invention

[0004] In one aspect of the present invention, a detector loading platform is provided, comprising:

[0005] a housing on which one or more detectors can be mounted;

[0006] A cantilever arm fixed to the housing and configured to detachably hang the housing on a hanging rail;

[0007] A signal processor is mounted on the housing, electrically connected to the detector, and configured to obtain detection result information by processing the detection signal from the detector, and transmit the detection result information to the wireless transmitting device;

[0008] A wireless transmitting device, which is mounted on the housing and is configured to wirelessly transmit the detection result information to a wireless receiving device; and

[0009] The power supply device is installed on the shell and is configured to supply power to the detector, the signal processor and the wireless transmitting device.

[0010] In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a detection system, comprising:

[0011] A hoisting track, comprising a guide rail and a transmission chain capable of moving along the guide rail;

[0012] a power device, which is located on the hoisting track and is configured to drive the transmission chain to move along the guide rail; and

[0013] The detector loading platform according to any one of the embodiments of the present invention is detachably suspended on the transmission chain.

[0014] The detector loading platform and detection system according to the embodiments of the present invention can realize conveniently moving the detector to each required detection position, real-time monitoring of the detection results of each detection position, conveniently charging at the detection position, and conveniently moving the detector away from the detection position for calibration and maintenance, thereby greatly facilitating the calibration and maintenance of the detector and overcoming the shortcomings of the prior art. In addition, different types of detectors can be installed on the detector loading platform according to the embodiments of the present invention, thus providing a universal detection solution. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 A schematic partially exploded view of a detector loading platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0016] Figure 2 A schematic perspective view of a detector device platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0017] Figure 3 A schematic perspective view of a detection system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0018] Figure 4 A partial perspective view showing a detector loading platform hoisted on a hoisting track in a detection system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0019] Figure 5 A partial perspective view of a power device and a system controller in a detection system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0020] Figure 6 A partial perspective view of a position marker plate in a detection system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0021] Figure 7 A partial perspective view showing a charging device in a detection system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth so that those skilled in the art can more fully understand the present invention. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the implementation of the present invention may not have some of these specific details. In addition, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments introduced. On the contrary, any combination of the following features and elements may be considered to implement the present invention, regardless of whether they relate to different embodiments. Therefore, the following aspects, features, embodiments and advantages are only for illustrative purposes and should not be regarded as elements or limitations of the claims, unless clearly stated in the claims.

[0023] The meanings of the terms involved in this specification are generally the usual meanings in the art, or the meanings normally understood by those skilled in the art after reading this specification. The terms "including" and "comprising" in this specification are open-ended, that is, in addition to the elements mentioned, other unmentioned elements may also be included. The terms "connected", "connected" and the like in this specification generally include mechanical connection, electrical connection, communication connection or a combination thereof, and generally include both direct connection and indirect connection or connection via other components.

[0024] Now refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 ,in Figure 1 A schematic partial exploded view of a detector loading platform 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown; Figure 2 FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a detector device platform 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in FIG. , the detector loading platform 100 includes:

[0025] A housing 101 on which one or more detectors 102 can be mounted;

[0026] A cantilever 103, which is fixed on the housing 101 and is configured to detachably hang the housing 101 on a hanging rail;

[0027] A signal processor 104 is mounted on the housing 101, electrically connected to the detector 102, and configured to obtain detection result information by processing the detection signal from the detector 102, and transmit the detection result information to the wireless transmitting device 105;

[0028] A wireless transmitting device 105, which is mounted on the housing 101 and is configured to wirelessly transmit the detection result information to a wireless receiving device; and

[0029] The power supply device 106 is installed on the housing 101 and is configured to supply power to the detector 102 , the signal processor 104 , and the wireless transmitting device 105 .

[0030] The housing 101 may have any appropriate size and shape, for example, may have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and may have an internal space to accommodate components such as the signal processor 104 and the power supply device 106 .

[0031] There may be one or more detectors 102, and they may be installed on different sides of the housing 101. In some embodiments, the detector 102 may be installed on the side of the housing 101 in a detachable manner, such as by threaded connection, so that different detectors 102 can be replaced.

[0032] The detector 102 may be any gas detector for detecting toxic, flammable, and other gases, or any other industrial instrument or detection equipment, such as a thermometer, a hygrometer, a camera, etc. As is known in the art, the detector 102 generally includes a sensor and an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuit or chip, etc. The sensor is used to generate an analog electrical signal by sensing a physical quantity such as a gas, and the ADC circuit or chip is used to convert the analog electrical signal into a digital signal.

[0033] In some embodiments, the detector 102 may also be considered to be included in the detector loading platform 100 .

[0034] The cantilever 103 may be fixed on the upper surface of the housing 101, for example, may be integrated with the top cover of the housing 101, and the top cover may, for example, be detachably covered on the housing 101. The cantilever 103 may be provided with a connection mechanism such as a pin hole, so as to facilitate the cantilever 103 to be hung on the hanging rail by cooperating with a corresponding connection mechanism (such as a pin) on the hanging rail.

[0035] The signal processor 104 may include, for example, a digital signal processor chip and / or a microprocessor chip, which may be used to receive the detection signal from the detector 102, obtain detection result information (such as information about physical quantities such as gas type and concentration) after processing, and transmit the detection result information to the wireless transmitter 105. The processing may also include, for example, adding the identification or location information of the detector 102 to the detection result information.

[0036] In some embodiments, the signal processor 104 may also be included in the detector 102 .

[0037] The wireless transmitting device 105 may include a wireless transmitting chip and an antenna. The wireless transmitting chip may be, for example, a wireless transmitting chip that complies with any standard wireless transmission protocol (such as Zigbee, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.) or a proprietary wireless transmission protocol, which may package the detection result and identification or location information from the signal processor 104 according to the corresponding wireless transmission protocol, and then wirelessly transmit the information to the wireless receiving device through the antenna.

[0038] In some embodiments, the power supply device 106 may include a rechargeable battery 107 installed in the housing 101, which can supply power to the detector 102, the signal processor 104, and the wireless transmitter 105. When the power of the rechargeable battery 107 is exhausted, the detector loading platform 100 can be moved to a position on the hanging track where a charging device is installed, which can be located outside the detection working area and close to a wall, so as to charge the rechargeable battery 107. The charging device can be a contact charging device or a non-contact charging device. In this way, it is not necessary to remove the detector loading platform 100 from the hanging track. It only needs to be moved to the position on the hanging track where the charging device is installed regularly, so that the rechargeable battery 107 can be conveniently charged, thereby facilitating the use and maintenance of the detector loading platform 100. Of course, in some other embodiments, the detector loading platform 100 can also be removed from the hanging track for charging.

[0039] In some embodiments, the detector loading platform 100 further includes:

[0040] The position mark detection device 108 is installed on the housing 101 and is configured to read the position mark on the hanging rail and wirelessly transmit the corresponding position information to the wireless receiving device through the wireless transmitting device 105 .

[0041] In some embodiments, after reading the position mark, the position mark detection device 108 can directly transmit the corresponding position information to the wireless receiving device through the wireless transmitting device 105.

[0042] In other embodiments, after reading the position mark, the position mark detection device 107 may first transmit the corresponding position information to the signal processor 104 , and then the signal processor 104 may wirelessly transmit the position information to the wireless receiving device via the wireless transmitting device 105 .

[0043] In some embodiments, the position mark detection device 108 is a two-dimensional code recognizer. Accordingly, the position mark on the hanging track is a two-dimensional code containing position or identification information.

[0044] In other embodiments, the position mark on the hoisting rail may be other types of position marks or identifications such as electronic tags, and accordingly, the position mark detection device 108 may be other types of position mark or identification detection devices such as electronic tag readers.

[0045] The detector loading platform 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the above description and illustration are only examples, not limitations of the present invention. In other embodiments of the present invention, the detector device platform 100 may have more, fewer or different components, and the connection, inclusion and function relationships between the components may be different from those described and illustrated. For example, some components may be combined into a larger component, a component may be decomposed into several smaller components, and so on. All of these changes are within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0046] In another aspect of the present invention, a detection system is also provided. Figure 3-5 ,in, Figure 3 shows a schematic perspective view of a detection system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 A partial perspective view of a detector loading platform 100 in a detection system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, Figure 5 FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a power device and a system controller in a detection system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 FIG. 2 shows a partial perspective view of a position marker plate in a detection system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 A partial perspective view of a charging device in a detection system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0047] like Figure 3-7 As shown in FIG. 1 , a detection system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0048] A hoisting track 210, which includes a guide rail 211 and a transmission chain 212 that can move along the guide rail 211;

[0049] a power device 220 , which is located on the hoisting track 210 and is configured to drive the transmission chain 212 to move along the guide rail 211 ; and

[0050] The detector loading platform 100 according to any one of the embodiments of the present invention is detachably suspended on the transmission chain 212 .

[0051] In some embodiments, the power plant 220 may include:

[0052] a motor 221 configured to drive the transmission chain 212 to move along the guide rail through a transmission device; and

[0053] The motor controller 222 is electrically connected to the motor 221 and is configured to control the operation of the motor 221 .

[0054] The transmission device may include, for example, a sprocket 223, which is meshed with the transmission chain 212, so that the motor 221 can drive the transmission chain 212 to move by driving the sprocket 223. In some embodiments, the transmission device may also include other transmission mechanisms such as gears.

[0055] The motor controller 222 can receive motor control commands from a host computer or a user, such as motor start, stop, speed, and other commands, and generate corresponding current and voltage signals to drive the operation of the motor 221.

[0056] In some embodiments, the detection system 200 further includes:

[0057] a system controller 230 , which is electrically connected to the motor controller 222 and is configured to send a motor control command to the motor controller 222 according to a user instruction; and

[0058] The wireless receiving device 240 is electrically connected to the system controller 230 and is configured to receive the detection result information and / or position information from the detector loading platform 100 and transmit it to the system controller 230 .

[0059] The system controller 230 may be, for example, a programmable logic controller (PLC), a computer, etc., which may include a processor, a memory, an input device (such as a keyboard), an output device (such as a display), and a communication interface with the motor controller 222 and other systems (such as a host monitoring system), etc. The system controller 230 may obtain the user's motor operation instructions (such as start, stop, speed, operating time, etc.) through the input device, generate corresponding motor control commands, and transmit them to the motor controller 222.

[0060] The wireless receiving device 240 may include a wireless receiving chip and an antenna. The wireless receiving chip 240 may follow the same wireless transmission protocol as the wireless transmitting device 105 of the detector loading platform 100, and is used to unpack the wireless signal received from the wireless transmitting device 105 of the detector loading platform 100 through the antenna, thereby obtaining detection result information and / or detector position or identification information, and transmitting the information to the system controller 230.

[0061] The system controller 230 can display the detection result information and / or the detector position or identification information to the user through a display, or transmit it to other systems through a communication interface. In this way, the user or other systems can easily obtain the detection result information of each detector position, which facilitates the monitoring of the entire detection area.

[0062] In some embodiments, the wireless receiving device 240 may also be included in the system controller 230 .

[0063] In some embodiments, the detection system 200 further includes: a plurality of position mark plates 250 mounted on the hoisting rail 210 , on which position marks are attached so as to be read by the position mark detection device 107 on the detector loading platform 100 .

[0064] The plurality of position mark stickers 250 can be installed at a plurality of positions on the hoisting track 210 for convenience of detection. The position mark can be, for example, a QR code, an electronic tag, etc. Thus, the corresponding position mark detection device 108 on the detector loading platform 100 can conveniently obtain the position of the detector loading platform 100 and the detector thereon by reading the position mark.

[0065] In some embodiments, the detection system 200 further includes: a charging device 260 installed on the hanging rail 210 , which is configured to charge the rechargeable battery 107 in the detector loading platform 100 .

[0066] The charging device 260 can be installed, for example, at one end of the hanging track 210 away from the detection area and close to the wall. In this way, the transmission chain 212 can be moved periodically by the power device 220 to move the detector loading platform 100 to the charging device 260 one by one to charge the rechargeable battery 107 in the detector loading platform 100, so that the detector loading platform 100 can be charged without removing the detector loading platform 100 from the hanging track 210, which further facilitates the use and maintenance of the detector loading platform 100 and the detection and monitoring of the entire detection area.

[0067] In some embodiments, the charging device 260 is a contact charging device. In other embodiments, the charging device 260 is a non-contact charging device.

[0068] In some embodiments, the hoisting track 210 is annular, and at least a portion thereof is arranged near the wall surface or ceiling of the building. By setting the hoisting track 210 in annular shape, it is convenient to move the transmission chain 212 in the annular guide rail 211, so that the structure of the entire detection system 200 is simple and easy to use. By arranging the hoisting track 210 near the wall surface or ceiling of the building, it is convenient to install the detection system 200, and it is convenient to detect and monitor the gas and the like in the entire indoor area by arranging the hoisting track 210 at various key positions in the room. For a taller building, by arranging at least a portion of the hoisting track 210 near its ceiling, and arranging another portion of the hoisting track 210 (for example, the portion near the power device 220 and the charging device 260) at a lower position, it is possible to detect the gas concentration and the like at a higher position, and by moving the detector platform 100 to a lower position of the hoisting track 210, it is convenient to perform charging, calibration and maintenance and the like.

[0069] The detection system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the above description and illustration are only examples and are not limitations of the present invention. In other embodiments of the present invention, the system may have more, fewer or different components, and the connections, inclusions and functions between the components may be different from those described and illustrated. For example, a component may generally include other subcomponents in addition to the illustrated and described subcomponents; multiple components may be combined into a larger component, and so on. All of these changes are within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0070] According to the detector loading platform 100 and the detection system 200 of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to conveniently move the detector to each desired detection position, monitor the detection results of each detection position in real time, and conveniently charge the detector at the detection position, and conveniently move the detector away from the detection position for calibration and maintenance, thereby greatly facilitating the calibration and maintenance of the detector and overcoming the shortcomings of the prior art. In addition, different types of detectors can be installed on the detector loading platform 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, thus providing a universal detection solution.

[0071] Although the present invention has been disclosed as above through the embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention shall only be subject to the scope defined by the language of the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A detector loading platform, comprising: a housing on which one or more detectors can be mounted; A cantilever arm fixed to the housing and configured to detachably hang the housing on a hanging rail; A signal processor is mounted on the housing, electrically connected to the detector, and configured to obtain detection result information by processing the detection signal from the detector, and transmit the detection result information to the wireless transmitting device; A wireless transmitting device, which is mounted on the housing and is configured to wirelessly transmit the detection result information to a wireless receiving device; A power supply device, which is mounted on the housing and configured to supply power to the detector, the signal processor, and the wireless transmitting device; as well as A position mark detection device is installed on the shell and is configured to read the position mark on the hanging rail and wirelessly transmit the corresponding position information to the wireless receiving device through the wireless transmitting device.

2. According to the detector loading platform according to claim 1, the position mark detection device is a QR code recognizer.

3. According to the detector loading platform of claim 1, the power supply device comprises: Rechargeable battery.

4. A detection system comprising: A hoisting track, comprising a guide rail and a transmission chain capable of moving along the guide rail; a power device, which is located on the hoisting track and is configured to drive the transmission chain to move along the guide rail; and The detector loading platform according to any one of claims 1-3 is detachably suspended on the transmission chain.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein: The power device comprises: a motor configured to drive the transmission chain to move along the guide rail through a transmission device; and The motor controller is electrically connected to the motor and is configured to control the operation of the motor.

6. The system according to claim 5, further comprising: a system controller, which is electrically connected to the motor controller and is configured to send a motor control command to the motor controller according to a user instruction; as well as A wireless receiving device is electrically connected to the system controller and is configured to receive detection result information and / or position information from the detector loading platform and transmit it to the system controller.

7. The system according to claim 4, further comprising: A plurality of position mark plates are installed on the hoisting rails, and position marks are attached thereto so as to be read by the position mark detection device on the detector loading platform.

8. The system according to claim 7, further comprising: A charging device installed on the hanging rail is configured to charge the rechargeable battery in the detector loading platform.

9. The system according to claim 4, wherein: The hanging rail is annular, and at least a portion of the hanging rail is arranged close to a wall surface or a ceiling in a building.

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