A long-range laser sensor

By designing a detachable condenser tube structure and a rotary drive motor, the problem of the condenser tube being unable to be disassembled was solved, enabling convenient replacement and maintenance of the lens and ensuring continuous operation of the laser sensor.

CN116540248BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25JIANGSU TIANNING PHOTON TECH
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Application Number
CN202310509925.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-05-08
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2043-05-08

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Technical Problem

The existing long-range laser sensor's focusing tube cannot be disassembled and the lens cannot be wiped, which makes maintenance inconvenient and affects its use.

Method used

The design incorporates a detachable focusing tube structure, which allows for rotational replacement of the focusing tube via a rotary drive motor and connecting rod. Combined with an arc-shaped slot and a stepper drive motor, this ensures that lens replacement and maintenance do not affect the operation of the laser sensor.

Benefits of technology

It enables convenient disassembly of the focusing tube and maintenance of the lens, ensuring continuous operation of the laser sensor and making it suitable for scenarios requiring frequent lens replacement, such as distance measurement in construction sites and mountainous areas.

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Abstract

The application discloses a long-distance laser sensor, which comprises a sensor shell, at least two laser sensor bodies are arranged side by side in the sensor shell, and two light collecting tubes are further arranged at the front end of the sensor shell, the installation positions of the two light collecting tubes correspond to the positions of the two laser sensor bodies in the sensor shell, and a lens is arranged in each of the two light collecting tubes. In the application, the light collecting tubes are arranged at the front end of the sensor shell and are used in cooperation with the laser sensor bodies, and the lenses are arranged in the light collecting tubes. The light collecting tubes are designed as a detachable structure, recessed clamping grooves are arranged at the corresponding positions of the front end of the sensor shell, and annular clamping rings are arranged at the bottom of the light collecting tubes. The annular clamping rings can be clamped into the recessed clamping grooves from the top or the bottom, and are used in cooperation with the laser sensor bodies in the sensor shell. When the lenses need to be replaced, the light collecting tubes can be correspondingly detached, so that the lenses can be conveniently wiped and maintained, and the application is convenient to use.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of laser sensor equipment, in particular to a long-distance laser sensor. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the prior art, long-distance ranging technology usually uses laser ranging to complete. Long-distance laser ranging requires the ranging device to have good directivity, anti-light interference, anti-electricity interference, and fast speed, high precision, and other characteristics. The laser ranging in the prior art meets the above requirements.

[0003] The laser ranging device in the prior art usually includes a laser emitter, a laser detector, and a measurement circuit, which can achieve non-contact ranging requirements. In addition, a light collecting cylinder and a lens are designed to protect the laser emitter.

[0004] For example, the patent document with the authorized announcement number CN 217181230 U discloses a long-distance laser sensor. In this technical solution, the lens in the light collecting cylinder is protected based on the design of the sensor body and the light collecting cylinder. This prevents the laser emission port and the lens from being scratched or damaged, avoids affecting the emission and reception of laser, prevents errors in the data obtained by laser ranging, improves the accuracy of laser ranging, and improves the practicality of the laser sensor.

[0005] However, in the above technical solution, the light collecting cylinder is still fixedly installed on the sensor body. The light collecting cylinder cannot be disassembled, and the inner and outer surfaces of the lens in the light collecting cylinder cannot be wiped. Moreover, when the lens needs to be replaced and repaired, the entire laser sensor cannot be used, which makes subsequent use inconvenient.

[0006] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, a long-distance laser sensor is needed, which can be disassembled and replaced without affecting use. SUMMARY

[0007] The present application aims to solve the problems existing in the prior art and provides a long-distance laser sensor. The technical solution is as follows:

[0008] A long-distance laser sensor includes a sensor shell. The sensor shell has at least two laser sensor bodies arranged side by side. The front end of the sensor shell is also provided with two light collecting cylinders. The installation positions of the two light collecting cylinders correspond to the positions of the two laser sensor bodies inside. The two light collecting cylinders are each provided with a lens.

[0009] The light collecting cylinder is arranged in a detachable mounting structure, the bottom of the light collecting cylinder is provided with a ring-shaped clamping ring, and the front end of the sensor shell is provided with a corresponding recessed clamping groove, the ring-shaped clamping ring is clamped in the recessed clamping groove, the light collecting cylinder is fixed, and the light collecting cylinder can be correspondingly detached after being moved up and down.

[0010] Further, the two sides of the sensor shell are also provided with rotary drive motors, the main shaft of the rotary drive motor is arranged in parallel with the laser emission direction of the laser sensor body, a plurality of connecting rods are arranged at the end of the main shaft, the connecting rods are arranged perpendicularly to the main shaft, and one light collecting cylinder is arranged at the end of each connecting rod, the connecting rods are arranged outside the cylinder wall of the light collecting cylinder, the position of the light collecting cylinder corresponds to the position of the recessed clamping groove at the front end of the sensor shell, the main shaft can drive the light collecting cylinder to rotate correspondingly, the ring-shaped clamping ring on the light collecting cylinder is clamped into the recessed clamping groove correspondingly, and the light collecting cylinder is rotated to the corresponding position of the laser sensor body, and different light collecting cylinders can be replaced through the rotary drive motor.

[0011] Further, the two recessed clamping grooves are arranged in an arc-shaped clamping groove structure according to the position of the rotary drive motor, and the arcs of the two recessed clamping grooves are arranged around the main shaft of the rotary drive motor correspondingly, so that the light collecting cylinder can be embedded in the two recessed clamping grooves when the light collecting cylinder rotates with the connecting rod.

[0012] Further, the four connecting rods are arranged on the main shaft of each rotary drive motor, and the four connecting rods correspond to four light collecting cylinders, and the rotary drive motor is arranged as a step-by-step drive motor, and the angle of each rotation is 90°.

[0013] Further, the bottom of the sensor shell is also provided with an integrated supporting plate, and the bottom of the integrated supporting plate is also provided with a supporting frame, and the supporting frame is arranged as a telescopic supporting frame with adjustable height.

[0014] Further, the driving control assembly can correspondingly control the rotation of the rotary drive motor and the opening and closing of the laser sensor body, and the sensor shell is arranged as a detachable shell structure.

[0015] Advantages: the present application has the following advantages:

[0016] 1) The front end of the sensor shell in the application is provided with a light collecting cylinder used in cooperation with the laser sensor body, and a lens is installed in the light collecting cylinder, the light collecting cylinder is designed as a detachable structure, a recessed clamping groove is arranged at the corresponding position of the front end of the sensor shell, and a ring-shaped clamping ring is arranged at the bottom of the light collecting cylinder, the ring-shaped clamping ring can be clamped into the recessed clamping groove from the top or the bottom, and is used in cooperation with the internal laser sensor body, and when replacement is needed, the light collecting cylinder can be correspondingly disassembled, so that the lens can be conveniently wiped and maintained, and the use is more convenient;

[0017] 2) The application not only provides a detachable light collecting cylinder, but also designs a rotary drive motor, a plurality of light collecting cylinders are installed through the main shaft and connecting rod of the rotary drive motor, the light collecting cylinder is rotated out of the recessed clamping groove when the rotary drive motor rotates, and the ring-shaped clamping ring of the next light collecting cylinder is correspondingly clamped into the recessed clamping groove, so that the replacement of the light collecting cylinder is completed, the replaced light collecting cylinder can be maintained and the lens can be wiped, and the instantaneous work of the laser sensor is not affected, the overall structure design is ingenious, and the application is more suitable for long-distance laser sensors that need to work continuously, such as construction sites, forest distance measurement, and places where the lens needs to be replaced frequently, and the application is convenient to use;

[0018] 3) The corresponding recessed clamping groove is designed as a corresponding arc-shaped structure in the application because the light collecting cylinder is rotated by the rotary drive motor on both sides, so that the ring-shaped clamping ring at the bottom of the light collecting cylinder can be smoothly clamped into the recessed clamping groove after the light collecting cylinder is rotated from both sides, and the ring-shaped clamping ring can be smoothly moved out along the connecting rod, and the overall structure is more reasonable;

[0019] 4) The number of light collecting cylinders and the rotary drive motor are reasonably arranged in the application, and the rotary drive motor is designed as a step-by-step drive motor, so that the position of the light collecting cylinder corresponds to the position of the internal laser sensor body, and the drive control assembly is designed to better control the cooperation of the rotary drive motor and the laser sensor, and the integrated supporting plate and support frame are used to support the overall equipment, the structure design is reasonable, and the application is convenient to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a front view of the application;

[0021] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a top view. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The application will be further illustrated in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments, and the embodiments are implemented on the premise of the technical scheme of the application, and it should be understood that the embodiments are only used to illustrate the application and are not used to limit the scope of the application.

[0023] AsFigure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in the figure, a long-distance laser sensor comprises a sensor shell 1, at least two laser sensor bodies 2 are arranged side by side in the sensor shell 1, and two light collecting tubes 3 are further arranged at the front end of the sensor shell 1, the positions of the two light collecting tubes 3 correspond to the positions of the two laser sensor bodies 2 inside, and a lens 4 is arranged in each of the two light collecting tubes 3.

[0024] The light collecting tube 3 is arranged in a detachable structure, a ring-shaped clamping ring 5 is arranged at the bottom of the light collecting tube 3, and a corresponding concave clamping groove 6 is arranged at the position of the front end of the sensor shell 1, the ring-shaped clamping ring 5 is clamped in the concave clamping groove 6 to fix the light collecting tube 3, and the light collecting tube 3 can be correspondingly detached after being moved up and down.

[0025] In the present application, the front end of the sensor shell is provided with a light collecting tube matched with the laser sensor body, and a lens is arranged in the light collecting tube, the light collecting tube is designed in a detachable structure, a concave clamping groove is arranged at the corresponding position of the front end of the sensor shell, and a ring-shaped clamping ring is arranged at the bottom of the light collecting tube, the ring-shaped clamping ring can be clamped into the concave clamping groove from the top or the bottom, and is matched with the laser sensor body inside for use, and when replacement is needed, the light collecting tube can be correspondingly detached, so that the lens can be conveniently wiped and maintained, and the use is more convenient.

[0026] Rotary drive motors 7 are further arranged at the two sides of the sensor shell 1, the main shaft 8 of the rotary drive motor 7 is arranged in parallel with the laser emission direction of the laser sensor body 2, a plurality of connecting rods 9 are further arranged at the end of the main shaft 8, the connecting rods 9 are arranged perpendicularly to the main shaft 8, and a light collecting tube 3 is arranged at the end of each connecting rod 9, the connecting rod 9 is arranged outside the wall of the light collecting tube 3, the position of the light collecting tube 3 corresponds to the position of the concave clamping groove 6 at the front end of the sensor shell 1, the main shaft 8 can correspondingly drive the light collecting tube 3 to rotate, the ring-shaped clamping ring 5 on the light collecting tube 3 is correspondingly clamped into the concave clamping groove 6, and is rotated to the corresponding position of the laser sensor body 2, and different light collecting tubes 3 can be correspondingly replaced by the rotary drive motor 7.

[0027] In the present application, not only the light collecting tube is arranged in a detachable structure, but also a rotary drive motor is designed, a plurality of light collecting tubes are arranged through the main shaft and the connecting rod of the rotary drive motor, the light collecting tube is rotated out of the concave clamping groove when the rotary drive motor rotates, the ring-shaped clamping ring of the next light collecting tube is correspondingly clamped into the concave clamping groove, the replacement of the light collecting tube is completed, the replaced light collecting tube can be maintained and the lens can be wiped, and the instant work of the laser sensor is not affected, the overall structure is designed ingeniously, is more suitable, and is suitable for long-distance laser sensors that need to work continuously, such as construction sites, forest distance measurement, and places where the lens needs to be replaced frequently, and the use is convenient.

[0028] The two recessed clamping grooves 6 corresponding to each light collecting cylinder 3 are arranged in an arc shape according to the position of the rotary drive motor 7, and the arc of the two recessed clamping grooves 6 is arranged with the main shaft 8 of the rotary drive motor 7 as the center, so that the light collecting cylinder 3 can be embedded in the two recessed clamping grooves 6 when the light collecting cylinder 3 rotates with the connecting rod 9.

[0029] In the application, the corresponding recessed clamping grooves are designed as arc structures because the light collecting cylinder is rotated by the rotary drive motors on both sides. After the light collecting cylinder is rotated from both sides, the annular clamping ring at the bottom of the light collecting cylinder can be smoothly clamped into the recessed clamping groove, and can also be smoothly removed with the connecting rod. The overall structure is more reasonable.

[0030] The connecting rod 9 on the main shaft 8 of each rotary drive motor 7 is provided with four connecting rods 9, and the corresponding light collecting cylinder 3 is also provided with four light collecting cylinders 3. The rotary drive motor 7 is correspondingly arranged as a step drive motor, and the angle of rotation is set to 90° each time.

[0031] The bottom of the sensor shell 1 is also provided with an integrated supporting plate 10, and the bottom of the integrated supporting plate 10 is also provided with a supporting frame 11, and the supporting frame 11 is arranged as a telescopic supporting frame with adjustable height.

[0032] The driving control assembly 12 can correspondingly control the opening and closing of the rotary drive motor 7 and the laser sensor body 2, and the sensor shell 1 is arranged as a detachable shell structure.

[0033] In the application, the number of light collecting cylinders is reasonably arranged, and the rotary drive motor is designed as a step drive motor, so that the position of the light collecting cylinder corresponds to the position of the inner laser sensor body. In addition, the driving control assembly and the like can better control the cooperation of the rotary drive motor and the laser sensor, and the integrated supporting plate and the supporting frame are used to support the overall equipment. The structure design is reasonable and convenient to use.

[0034] The above specific embodiments are only a preferred embodiment of the application, and are not intended to limit the implementation and scope of claims of the application. Any equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the application patent protection range should be included in the scope of the application patent application.

Claims

1. A long range laser sensor characterized by: Including sensor shell (1), at least two laser sensor bodies (2) are arranged side by side in the sensor shell (1), and two light collecting tubes (3) are further arranged at the front end of the sensor shell (1), the positions of the two light collecting tubes (3) correspond to the positions of the two laser sensor bodies (2) inside, and a lens (4) is arranged in each of the two light collecting tubes (3); The light collecting tube (3) is arranged in a detachable mounting structure, a ring-shaped clamping ring (5) is arranged at the bottom of the light collecting tube (3), and a corresponding recessed clamping groove (6) is arranged at the position of the front end of the sensor shell (1), the ring-shaped clamping ring (5) is clamped in the recessed clamping groove (6), the light collecting tube (3) is fixed, and the light collecting tube (3) can be correspondingly detached after being moved up and down. A rotating drive motor (7) is further arranged at the two sides of the sensor shell (1), the main shaft (8) of the rotating drive motor (7) is arranged parallel to the laser emission direction of the laser sensor body (2), a plurality of connecting rods (9) are further arranged at the end of the main shaft (8), the connecting rods (9) are arranged perpendicular to the main shaft (8), and a light collecting tube (3) is arranged at the end of each connecting rod (9), the connecting rod (9) is arranged outside the wall of the light collecting tube (3), the position of the light collecting tube (3) corresponds to the position of the recessed clamping groove (6) at the front end of the sensor shell (1), the main shaft (8) can drive the light collecting tube (3) to rotate correspondingly, the ring-shaped clamping ring (5) on the light collecting tube (3) is clamped into the recessed clamping groove (6) correspondingly, and is rotated to the corresponding position of the laser sensor body (2), and different light collecting tubes (3) can be replaced by the rotating drive motor (7). Two recessed clamping grooves (6) are arranged at the corresponding position of each light collecting tube (3), and the two recessed clamping grooves (6) are arranged in an arc-shaped clamping groove structure according to the position of the rotating drive motor (7), and the arcs of the two recessed clamping grooves (6) are arranged with the main shaft (8) of the rotating drive motor (7) as the center, so that the light collecting tube (3) can be embedded in the two recessed clamping grooves (6) when the connecting rod (9) rotates.

2. A long range laser sensor according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are four connecting rods (9) on the main shaft (8) of each rotating drive motor (7), and there are four corresponding light collecting tubes (3), and the rotating drive motor (7) is arranged as a step motor, and the angle of each rotation is 90°.

3. A long range laser sensor according to claim 1, characterized in that: An integrated supporting plate (10) is further arranged at the bottom of the sensor shell (1), a supporting frame (11) is further arranged at the bottom of the integrated supporting plate (10), and the supporting frame (11) is arranged as a telescopic supporting frame with adjustable height.

4. A long distance laser sensor according to claim 2, characterized in that: A driving control assembly (12) is further arranged, which can control the opening and closing of the rotating drive motor (7) and the laser sensor body (2), and the sensor shell (1) is arranged as a detachable shell structure.

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