An environmental monitoring device

Abstract

The application discloses an environmental monitoring device, which comprises a box body, an inductive element and a power supply assembly installed on the box body, a rainwater inductor electrically connected with a master control module, and a plug-in device electrically connected with the rainwater inductor and controlled by the rainwater inductor; a collecting funnel is connected with a plug tube through a hose at a lower end; a plurality of collecting tubes are uniformly distributed, and the plug-in device pushes the plug tube to be inserted into any one of the collecting tubes; power supply through the power supply assembly is beneficial to long-time outdoor use; the plug tube is inserted into any one of the collecting funnels through cooperation of the rainwater inductor and the plug-in device, so that rainwater in different time periods can be collected into different collecting funnels, and staff can analyze the rainwater in different time periods in the later period.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of surveillance camera technology, specifically to an environmental monitoring device. Background Technology

[0002] Environmental monitoring refers to the process of measuring the properties and concentration of pollutants in the environment, observing and analyzing their changes and their impact on the environment. It can clearly reveal various parameters of the surrounding environment. Environmental monitoring devices are instruments used to continuously or intermittently collect data for monitoring personnel to analyze.

[0003] Most environmental monitoring devices are fixed outdoors, making power supply inconvenient and difficult to monitor the environment at the monitoring site for a long time. At the same time, in order to monitor the rainfall in this environment for a long time, it is necessary to sample the rainfall at various time periods. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an environmental monitoring device to solve the problem mentioned in the background art that requires sampling of rainwater at various time periods in order to monitor the rainwater situation in this environment for a long time.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0006] An environmental monitoring device includes a housing and a sensing element and a power supply assembly mounted on the housing, and further includes:

[0007] The main control module, the rain sensor electrically connected to the main control module, and the plug-in device electrically connected to and controlled by the rain sensor.

[0008] A collection hopper, the lower end of which is connected to an insertion tube via a flexible hose;

[0009] A collection tube, several of which are evenly distributed, and the insertion device pushes the insertion tube into any one of the collection tubes.

[0010] Preferably, a filter screen is provided at the opening at the upper end of the collection hopper.

[0011] Preferably, the upper opening of the collecting hopper is hinged with a hopper cover, which is driven to rotate by a power device to open or close the upper opening of the collecting hopper.

[0012] Preferably, the insertion device includes a lifting device and a rotating device. The lifting device drives the insertion tube to rise and fall, and a plurality of the collection tubes are arranged in a ring on the mounting component. The rotating device is used to drive the mounting component to rotate.

[0013] Preferably, a rubber cap is provided at the upper opening of the collection tube, and the rubber cap has a through-hole.

[0014] Preferably, the mounting component has a groove for accommodating the collection tube, and a limiting component is rotatably connected to the mounting component to prevent the collection tube from detaching from the groove.

[0015] Preferably, the insertion tube includes an intermediate box, a fitting, a tube head, a sealing element, and a pulley assembly. The fitting is liquid-sealed and inserted into the intermediate box. One end of the fitting is inserted into the interior of the intermediate box and has a water inlet. The fitting and the sealing element move synchronously in opposite directions through the pulley assembly. The sealing element is used to open and close the drain outlet at the bottom of the intermediate box. The tube also includes an elastic element for driving the fitting and the sealing element to reset.

[0016] Preferably, the inner cavity of the pipe fitting is linearly slidably connected to an automatic closing element;

[0017] The automatic closing component includes a connecting rod and a sealing ring and a floating component respectively disposed at the upper and lower ends of the connecting rod. The floating component is used to suspend on the water surface, and the sealing ring slides inside the pipe to open and close the water inlet.

[0018] Preferably, the upper end of the connecting rod is provided with a drainage umbrella, the upper surface of the drainage umbrella is provided with a plurality of spiral water guiding walls arranged in a ring array, and the side wall of the floating component is provided with a drainage groove.

[0019] Preferably, the sealing ring includes a movable body and a fixed body, which are connected by an elastic sealing element. A first magnetic element is provided on the inner top wall of the pipe fitting, and a second magnetic element is built into the fixed body and magnetically attracted to the first magnetic element. The movable body is located between the first magnetic element and the fixed body.

[0020] When the movable body closes the water inlet, the first magnetic component and the fixed body are magnetically attracted to each other, compressing the elastic sealing component and causing it to abut against the pipe.

[0021] Preferably, a control switch is installed on the inner top wall of the pipe fitting. When the sealing ring closes the water inlet, the control switch is triggered and sends a signal to the controller. After receiving the signal, the controller sends an alarm signal to the remote control center through a wireless module.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0023] Powered by the power supply unit, it is convenient for long-term outdoor use; the rain sensor and the plug-in device work together to drive the plug tube to be inserted into any of the collection buckets, which is convenient for collecting rainwater at different times into different collection buckets, and is beneficial for staff to analyze the rainwater at different times later.

[0024] By setting up a pulley assembly to drive the pipe fittings and sealing components to move synchronously in opposite directions, only one of the drain outlet and water inlet can be opened at the same time, which is conducive to quickly draining excess rainwater from the inner cavity of the intermediate box.

[0025] The spiral water guide wall helps to throw rainwater to the inside of the pipe, avoiding large impact forces on the floating parts and allowing the floating parts to rise accurately and steadily with the water surface. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the collection tube structure of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cooperation structure between the lifting device and the insertion tube of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the mating structure of the mounting component and the limiting component of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cannulation structure of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the pipe fitting structure of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the automatic closing mechanism of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 8 This is a cross-sectional view of the automatic closing component of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the sealing ring structure of the present invention.

[0036] 1. Housing; 2. Door; 3. Power supply assembly; 4. Rain sensor; 5. Collection hopper; 51. Hopper cover; 52. Power unit; 53. Filter screen; 54. Hose; 55. Insert tube; 551. Intermediate box; 552. Fittings; 5521. Inlet; 5522. First magnetic component; 553. Pipe head; 5531. Sealing ring; 554. Sealing component; 555. Pulley assembly; 556. First elastic component; 557. Drain outlet; 558. Automatic closing component; 5581. Connecting rod; 5582. Floating component; 5583. Sealing ring; 55831. Moving body; 55832. Elastic seal; 55833. Fixed body; 5584. Drainage channel; 5585. Drainage umbrella; 5586. Spiral water guide wall; 6. Installation component; 61. Rotating device; 62. Pipe groove; 7. Collection pipe; 71. Rubber cover; 711. Channel; 8. Lifting device; 9. Limiting component. Detailed Implementation

[0037] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] Example 1:

[0039] like Figure 1-4 As shown:

[0040] Power module 3 uses photovoltaic modules;

[0041] The power supply assembly 3, rain sensor 4, and sensing elements are installed on the top of the housing 1. The sensing elements include temperature sensor, humidity sensor, wind speed sensor, and wind direction sensor, etc. The sensing elements are used to collect and store outdoor environmental data.

[0042] A battery is installed inside the housing 1, and the power supply component 3 can charge the battery. A door 2 is installed on the side wall of the housing 1. The collection hopper 5 is installed on the housing 1, and the upper end of the collection hopper 5 extends to the top of the housing 1, while the lower end of the collection hopper 5 extends into the housing 1 and is connected to the insertion tube 55. The lifting device 8 can adopt an electric push rod or a screw drive structure. The insertion tube 55 is connected to the output end of the lifting device 8, so that the lifting device 8 can drive the insertion tube 55 to rise and fall vertically. A filter screen is installed at the upper opening of the collection hopper 5, and a lid 51 is hinged at the upper opening of the collection hopper 5. The power device 52 can adopt an electric push rod. One end of the electric push rod is hinged to the top of the housing 1, and the other end of the electric push rod is hinged to the lid 51. Under normal conditions, the lid 51 closes the upper opening of the collection hopper 5.

[0043] A rotating device 61 is installed on the bottom wall of the inner box 1. The rotating device 61 can be a rotating platform. The rotating device 61 drives the mounting part 6 at its output end to rotate. The top of the mounting part 6 has a tube groove 62 arranged in a ring around its rotation axis. The top of the mounting part 6 is coaxially rotatably connected to a limiting part 9. A torsion spring is connected between the limiting part 9 and the mounting part 6.

[0044] A rubber cap 71 made of elastic material is provided at the upper opening of the collection tube 7. A channel 711 is provided between the upper and lower walls of the rubber cap 71. Under normal conditions, the rubber cap 71 elastically deforms to close the channel 711, thereby closing the upper opening of the collection tube 7.

[0045] Working principle:

[0046] When the rain sensor 4 detects rain outside, it sends a signal to the main control module when the rainfall reaches the set value. The main control module has a built-in timing module and controls the power unit 52, the lifting device 8, and the rotating device 61. The power unit 52 drives the lid 51 to rotate, thereby opening the upper opening of the collection bucket 5. The lifting device 8 drives the insertion tube 55 to descend vertically and insert it into the collection tube 7 directly below. During this process, the insertion tube 55 passes through the channel 711 to easily penetrate the rubber cover 71. The rainwater from outside enters the collection tube 7 through the collection bucket 5, the hose 54, and the insertion tube 55.

[0047] After the timing module set value is reached, the power unit 52 drives the bucket cover 51 to rotate in the opposite direction to close the upper opening of the collection bucket 5, and the lifting device 8 drives the insertion tube 55 to rise vertically and disengage from the collection tube 7 directly below. The elastic properties of the rubber cover 71 close the channel 711.

[0048] Then the rotating device 61 drives the mounting piece 6 to rotate at a set angle, so that the adjacent collection pipes 7 alternate positions, in preparation for the next rainwater collection.

[0049] like Figure 4 The diagram shows the normal structure of the limiting member 9 being pushed relative to the mounting member 6 by the elastic force of the torsion spring. At this time, the limiting member 9 is positioned above the section of the tube groove 62. The limiting member 9 is used to prevent the collection tube 7 in the tube groove 62 from detaching upwards from the tube groove 62. At the same time, it does not obstruct the rubber cap 71 that passes through the top opening of the collection tube 7 when the insertion tube 55 descends vertically. The limiting member 9 can be manually rotated relative to the mounting member 6. The torsion spring generates a reverse elastic force, causing the limiting member 9 to rotate away from directly above the tube groove 62. After that, the collection tube 7 can be driven to enter and exit the tube groove 62.

[0050] Example 2: Includes all the contents of Example 1;

[0051] like Figure 5As shown, the cannula 55 includes an intermediate box 551 and a fitting 552. The intermediate box 551 is fixedly installed on the lifting device 8. The lower end of the hose 54 is connected to the inner cavity of the intermediate box 551. The fitting 552 is liquid-sealed and sliding relative to the intermediate box 551 in the vertical direction (lifting direction of the lifting device 8). The upper end of the fitting 552 extends into the inner cavity of the intermediate box 551 and is connected to a tube head 553. A first elastic element 556 is connected between the tube head 553 and the inner top wall of the intermediate box 551. A drain outlet 557 is provided at the bottom of the intermediate box 551. The drain outlet 557 is connected to the external environment through a drain pipe. A pulley assembly 555 is installed on the inner top wall of the intermediate box 551. The two ends of the guide rope in the pulley assembly 555 are connected to the tube head 553 and the sealing element 554, respectively. The sealing element 554 slides vertically inside the intermediate box 551 to open or close the drain outlet 557. A sealing ring 5531 is provided on the outer periphery of the bottom wall of the tube head 553.

[0052] like Figure 6 As shown, the upper side wall of the pipe fitting 552 is provided with a water inlet 5521, and the inside of the pipe fitting 552 is linearly slidably connected with an automatic closing member 558 along the vertical / gravity / lifting device 8 lifting direction.

[0053] like Figure 7-8 As shown, the automatic closing component 558 includes a connecting rod 5581 and a sealing ring 5583 and a floating component 5582 connected to its upper and lower ends. The floating component 5582 can float on the water surface. The side wall of the floating component 5582 is provided with several drainage grooves 5584. The upper end of the automatic closing component 558 is also rotatably connected to a drainage umbrella 5585. The upper surface of the drainage umbrella 5585 is provided with several spiral water guiding walls 5586 arranged in a ring array.

[0054] like Figure 9 As shown, the inner wall of the pipe fitting 552 is provided with a first magnetic element 5522, and the sealing ring 5583 includes a movable body 55831 and a fixed body 55833 disposed below the movable body 55831. The movable body 55831 and the fixed body 55833 are connected by an elastic sealing element 55832. The fixed body 55833 has a second magnetic element inside, and the first magnetic element 5522 and the second magnetic element are magnetically attracted to each other.

[0055] Working principle:

[0056] During the process of the lifting device 8 driving the insertion tube 55 to descend vertically and penetrate the channel 711 to insert into the collection tube 7, firstly, due to the frictional resistance of the rubber cover 71, the tube 552 rises vertically relative to the intermediate box 551. During this process, the vertical rise of the tube head 553 causes the sealing ring 5531 at its bottom to detach from the inner bottom wall of the intermediate box 551, and the first elastic element 556 is compressed to generate a reverse elastic force; the elastic force of the second elastic element (unlabeled) pushes the sealing element 554 to descend vertically to seal the drain outlet 557; the tube head 553 and the sealing element 554 move synchronously in opposite directions through the cooperation of the pulley assembly 555.

[0057] At this time, the inlet 5521 on the upper side wall of the pipe fitting 552 is located inside the intermediate box 551;

[0058] Rainwater that passes through the collection hopper 5 and hose 54 into the inner cavity of the intermediate box 551 enters the inner cavity of the pipe fitting 552 through the inlet 5521 on the upper side wall of the pipe fitting 552, and is then transported to the inside of the collection pipe 7. The rainwater can also pass through the middle of the sealing ring 5583. At this time, the drain outlet 557 is blocked and closed by the sealing member 554.

[0059] After the rainwater inside the collection pipe 7 reaches the set upper limit, the rainwater comes into contact with the floating component 5582. The floating component 5582 is relatively suspended on the upper surface of the rainwater inside the pipe 552. Thus, the floating component 5582 can rise with the increase in the height of the rainwater inside the collection pipe 7. The floating component 5582 drives the sealing ring 5583 to rise vertically through the connecting rod 5581 until the sealing ring 5583 seals and closes the inlet 5521. This limits the capacity of the collection pipe 7 to collect rainwater, preventing overloading and excessive rainwater accumulation. After the pipe 552 rises vertically and detaches from the rubber cover 71, it prevents residual rainwater from flowing into the housing 1. This also prevents rainwater from affecting the electrical components inside the housing 1.

[0060] During the process of the lifting device 8 driving the insertion pipe 55 to rise and detach from the collection pipe 7, firstly, the intermediate box 551 rises and detaches from the collection pipe 7, causing the pipe head 553 to descend vertically relative to the intermediate box 551 until the bottom wall of the pipe head 553 abuts against the inner bottom wall of the intermediate box 551. The sealing effect is improved by the sealing ring 5531, thus disconnecting / isolating the water inlet 5521 at the top of the pipe fitting 552 from the inner cavity of the intermediate box 551. During this process, the pulley assembly 555 drives the sealing component 554 to rise synchronously, opening the drain outlet 557 and compressing the second elastic component to generate a reverse elastic force. Afterwards, the lifting device 8 continues to rise, driving the pipe fitting 552 to detach from the collection pipe 7. Rainwater in the inner cavity of the intermediate box 551 can only be discharged to either the water inlet 5521 or the drain outlet 557 at any given time.

[0061] The rainwater inside the intermediate box 551 is discharged to the outside of the box 1 through the drain outlet 557 and drain pipe immediately after the water inlet 5521 is disconnected, thus preventing rainwater from accumulating inside the intermediate box 551 and thus preventing the previous rainwater from mixing with the rainwater when collecting rainwater next time.

[0062] Furthermore, a control switch is installed inside the pipe fitting 552. When the sealing ring 5583 rises vertically inside the pipe fitting 552 to the upper limit and closes the inlet 5521, the control switch is triggered to send a signal to the controller. After receiving the signal, the controller sends an alarm signal to the remote control center through the wireless module.

[0063] like Figure 7-8 As shown, since the automatic closing element 558 is located inside the cavity of the pipe fitting 552, which is used for rainwater transportation, there is a possibility that the floating element 5582 may be impacted when the rainwater flow is too large, causing the floating element 5582 to fail to float accurately according to the height of the rainwater in the collection pipe 7. Therefore, a drainage umbrella 5585 is rotatably / fixedly connected to the upper end of the connecting rod 5581. Several spiral water guide walls 5586 are raised on the upper surface of the drainage umbrella 5585. A spiral drainage channel is formed between two adjacent spiral water guide walls 5586. The rainwater in the intermediate box 551 passes through the inlet 5. After 521 is discharged into the inner cavity of pipe fitting 552, the rainwater first flows into the spiral drainage channel on the upper surface of the drainage umbrella 5585. The spiral drainage channel helps to spiral the rainwater downward and use centrifugal force to throw it out to the inner wall of pipe fitting 552, so that the rainwater adheres to the inner wall of pipe fitting 552 and then slowly slides down. This can prevent the rainwater from impacting the floating part 5582 after falling a certain distance. The floating part 5582 slides vertically in the inner cavity of pipe fitting 552. Several drainage grooves 5584 opened on the side wall of the floating part 5582 help the rainwater adhering to the inner wall of pipe fitting 552 to pass through.

[0064] like Figure 9As shown, a first magnetic element 5522 is embedded in the top wall of the inner wall of the pipe fitting 552. The sealing ring 5583 includes a movable body 55831, an elastic sealing element 55832, and a fixed body 55833. The movable body 55831 is positioned above the fixed body 55833. The movable body 55831 and the fixed body 55833 are connected by the elastic sealing element 55832. The fixed body 55833 has a second magnetic element inside. The first magnetic element 5522 and the second magnetic element are magnetically attracted to each other. Under normal conditions, the elastic sealing element 55832 is not attached to the pipe fitting. The inner wall of 552 abuts against the pipe, reducing resistance. When the sealing ring 5583 rises to its upper limit and closes the inlet 5521, the first magnetic element 5522 and the fixed body 55833 are close together, and the fixed body 55833 is attracted by magnetic force (the magnetic force is relatively small) and moves upward relative to the movable body 55831. At this time, the movable body 55831 is relatively fixed, thereby compressing and deforming the elastic sealing element 55832 laterally, so that the elastic sealing element 55832 abuts against the inner wall of the pipe fitting 552, improving the sealing performance. During the rapid rise of the insertion tube 55 driven by the lifting device 8, the fixed body 55833 is pushed downward by inertial force to move away from the magnetically attracted first magnetic element 5522. Afterwards, the elastic sealing element 55832 returns to its original shape, which helps to reduce resistance and facilitates the floating force of the floating element 5582 to drive the sealing ring 5583 to rise through the connecting rod 5581.

[0065] In the description of this specification, references to terms such as "an embodiment," "example," "specific example," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0066] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are merely illustrative of the invention. These preferred embodiments do not exhaustively describe all details, nor do they limit the invention to the specific implementations described. Clearly, many modifications and variations can be made based on the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments to better explain the principles and practical applications of the invention, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. An environmental monitoring device, comprising a housing (1) and a sensing element and a power supply assembly (3) mounted on the housing (1), characterized in that: Also includes: The main control module, the rain sensor (4) electrically connected to the main control module, and the plug-in device electrically connected to and controlled by the rain sensor (4). A collection hopper (5) is provided with a tube (55) connected to its lower end via a flexible hose (54). Collection tubes (7), a plurality of the collection tubes (7) are evenly distributed, and the insertion device pushes the insertion tube (55) to insert into any one of the collection tubes (7); The insertion device includes a lifting device (8) and a rotating device (61). The lifting device (8) drives the insertion tube (55) to rise and fall. A plurality of the collection tubes (7) are arranged in a ring on the mounting member (6). The rotating device (61) is used to drive the mounting member (6) to rotate. A rubber cap (71) is provided at the upper opening of the collection tube (7), and the rubber cap (71) has a through channel (711) running vertically through it. The insertion tube (55) includes an intermediate box (551), a fitting (552), a tube head (553), a sealing element (554), and a pulley assembly (555). The fitting (552) is liquid-tightly inserted into the intermediate box (551). One end of the fitting (552) is inserted into the interior of the intermediate box (551) and has an inlet (5521). The fitting (552) and the sealing element (554) move synchronously in opposite directions through the pulley assembly (555). The sealing element (554) is used to open and close the drain outlet (557) at the bottom of the intermediate box (551). It also includes an elastic element for driving the fitting (552) and the sealing element (554) to reset.

2. The environmental monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A filter screen (53) is provided at the upper opening of the collection hopper (5). The upper opening of the collection hopper (5) is hinged with a hopper cover (51), which is driven to rotate by a power device (52) to open or close the upper opening of the collection hopper (5).

3. The environmental monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting component (6) has a groove (62) for accommodating the collection tube (7), and a limiting component (9) is rotatably connected to the mounting component (6). The limiting component (9) is used to prevent the collection tube (7) from detaching from the groove (62).

4. An environmental monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner cavity of the pipe fitting (552) is linearly slidably connected to an automatic closing element (558); The automatic closing component (558) includes a connecting rod (5581) and a sealing ring (5583) and a floating component (5582) respectively disposed at the upper and lower ends of the connecting rod (5581). The floating component (5582) is used to suspend on the water surface, and the sealing ring (5583) slides inside the pipe (552) to open and close the water inlet (5521).

5. An environmental monitoring device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper end of the connecting rod (5581) is provided with a drainage umbrella (5585), and the upper surface of the drainage umbrella (5585) is provided with a plurality of spiral water guiding walls (5586) arranged in a ring array. The side wall of the floating part (5582) is provided with a drainage groove (5584).

6. An environmental monitoring device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The sealing ring (5583) includes a movable body (55831) and a fixed body (55833), which are connected by an elastic sealing element (55832). A first magnetic element (5522) is provided on the inner top wall of the pipe fitting (552), and a second magnetic element that is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic element (5522) is built into the fixed body (55833). The movable body (55831) is located between the first magnetic element (5522) and the fixed body (55833). When the movable body (55831) closes the inlet (5521), the first magnetic component (5522) and the fixed body (55833) magnetically attract each other, compressing the elastic sealing component (55832) to deform and abut against the pipe (552).

7. An environmental monitoring device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A control switch is installed on the inner top wall of the pipe fitting (552). When the sealing ring (5583) closes the water inlet (5521), the control switch is triggered. The control switch sends a signal to the controller. After receiving the signal, the controller sends an alarm signal to the remote control center through the wireless module.

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