Foreign matter cleaning mechanism of mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot
By designing the brush replacement component and foreign object removal mechanism for the intelligent inspection robot of mining belt conveyors, the problem of camera lenses being easily blocked by dust and foreign objects was solved, achieving continuous lens cleaning and stable equipment operation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202410468356.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-04-18
AI Technical Summary
The camera lenses of existing intelligent inspection robots for mining conveyor belts are easily blocked by dust and foreign objects, and existing cleaning methods lead to the accumulation of foreign objects, affecting the cleaning effect and equipment stability.
A cleaning mechanism including a brush replacement component and a foreign matter removal mechanism is designed. It ensures lens cleanliness by automatically replacing the brush and pushing the brush to remove dust and foreign matter, and reminds users to replace the brush via a touch-sensitive power button and indicator light.
It enables continuous cleaning of camera lenses, improves image quality, extends lens life, reduces the risk of failure, and enhances equipment stability and operating efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The application relates to the technical field of line inspection robots, in particular to a foreign matter cleaning mechanism of a mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot. BACKGROUND
[0002] The mine belt conveyor is a heavy equipment for conveying materials and is widely applied to fields such as mines, ports and construction sites. The mine belt conveyor mainly comprises a belt, a driving device, a supporting device, a tensioning device, a transmission device and the like. The mine belt conveyor can horizontally, obliquely or vertically convey various bulk materials or piece materials such as coal, ores, sandstone and grains. The equipment has the characteristics of large conveying capacity, long conveying distance, simple structure and convenient maintenance and is one of the important equipment indispensable to modern material conveying systems. The mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot is a device for automatically inspecting and monitoring the mine belt conveyor by using artificial intelligence technology and advanced technologies such as machine vision. The robot can monitor each component of the mine belt conveyor in real time through sensors, cameras and the like and perform data analysis and fault diagnosis by using algorithms. Through the intelligent inspection robot, the inspection efficiency can be improved, the labor cost can be reduced, and potential fault problems can be found in time to ensure the safe operation of the mine belt conveyor.
[0003] When the belt conveyor transports materials, a large amount of dust and foreign matter is generated. The dust and foreign matter are prone to floating and accumulating on the camera on the robot to shield the lens, thereby bringing inconvenience to the daily inspection of the belt conveyor. In the prior art, a brush is usually used to automatically clean the lens regularly. However, after long-term use, the dust and other foreign matter will be more deeply attached to the bristles of the brush due to the friction and vibration of the brush. When the lens is cleaned again, the accumulated dust and foreign matter will be released again, so that the cleaned lens becomes dirtier. Therefore, a foreign matter cleaning mechanism of a mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot is needed. SUMMARY
[0004] The application aims to solve the problems in the prior art and provides a foreign matter cleaning mechanism of a mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot.
[0005] The technical scheme of the application is as follows: a foreign matter cleaning mechanism of a mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot, comprising a top plate and a track fixed at the bottom of the top plate, a limiting groove is formed in the side surface of the track, a limiting block is slidably installed in the limiting groove, an equipment body is welded to the side surface of the limiting block, an installation plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the equipment body, and a camera is fixedly connected to the bottom of the installation plate.
[0006] The left side of the bottom of the mounting plate is sequentially provided with a brush and a replacement brush from bottom to top, and the side of the camera is respectively provided with a dust removal mechanism for pushing the brush to clean the dust and foreign matters on the surface of the camera lens and a brush replacement assembly for pushing the replacement brush to clean the dust and foreign matters on the camera.
[0007] Preferably, the brush replacement assembly comprises a first air cylinder, the first air cylinder is fixed at the bottom of the mounting plate, the telescopic end of the first air cylinder is fixedly connected with an n-shaped plate, the bottom end of the n-shaped plate is fixedly connected with a double-sided rack, the two sides of the double-sided rack are engaged with two gears, the inner walls of the two gears are both fixedly connected with a rotating rod, the outer walls of the rotating rod are both fixedly connected with a wide opening rod, the ends away from the rotating rod of the wide opening rod are both provided with a fixed brush plate, and the replacement brush is clamped between the fixed brush plates.
[0008] Preferably, the bottom of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with two vertical plates, the inner walls of the fixed brush plates are both fixedly connected with a torsion rod, the outer walls of the torsion rod are both sleeved with a torsion spring, the two ends of the torsion spring are respectively fixedly connected with the vertical plates and the fixed brush plates, and the end faces of the rotating rod and the torsion rod are both rotationally connected with the inner walls of the two vertical plates on the opposite sides.
[0009] Preferably, the back sides of the two vertical plates are respectively fixedly connected with an auxiliary fixing plate and a receiving plate, the inner wall of the auxiliary fixing plate is fixedly connected with a second air cylinder, the telescopic end of the second air cylinder is fixedly connected with a brush pushing rod, and the inner wall of the receiving plate is provided with a receiving groove.
[0010] Preferably, the dust removal mechanism comprises a motor, the motor is fixed at the bottom of the mounting plate, the output end of the motor is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft, the bottom end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a brush pushing plate, the bottom of the end away from the rotating shaft of the brush pushing plate is movably connected with a movable plate, one end of the movable plate is movably connected with a brush mounting plate, the top of the brush mounting plate is fixedly connected with a sliding block, and the bottom of the vertical plate is provided with a sliding groove for the vertical sliding of the sliding block.
[0011] Preferably, the top of the brush mounting plate is fixedly connected with a vertical block, the side of the vertical block is fixedly connected with an anti-falling block, and the side of the vertical plate is provided with an anti-falling groove for the vertical sliding of the anti-falling block.
[0012] Preferably, the top of the brush mounting plate is provided with a brush mounting groove, and the brush is filled in the brush mounting groove.
[0013] Preferably, the two sides of the inner wall of the brush mounting groove are provided with a communication groove, the communication groove is oppositely arranged with the receiving groove, and the sizes of the communication groove, the receiving groove and the brush pushing rod are matched.
[0014] Preferably, the inner bottom wall of the receiving groove is fixedly provided with a touch power key, and the touch power key is flush with the inner bottom wall of the receiving groove.
[0015] Preferably, the front side of the receiving plate is fixedly provided with a prompt lamp electrically connected with the touch power key.
[0016] The working principle and beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:
[0017] 1. The brush replacing assembly can automatically replace the long-term used brush with a replacement brush, maintain the cleaning effect of the camera lens, and avoid affecting the cleaning effect of the camera lens due to the accumulation of a large amount of dust on the brush.
[0018] 2. The foreign matter removing mechanism can push the brush to clean dust and foreign matter at the bottom of the camera lens, improve image quality, prolong lens life, improve work efficiency, and reduce the risk of failure.
[0019] 3. When the brush with dust and other foreign matter is moved into the receiving groove and contacts the touch power key, the prompt lamp can be turned on, thereby reminding the staff to take out the brush for cleaning and repositioning on the brush plate, reducing the risk of equipment failure due to brush problems, and improving equipment stability and reliability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] The present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.
[0021] Figure 1 The present application is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram;
[0022] Figure 2 The present application is a bottom view structure schematic diagram;
[0023] Figure 3 The present application is a left side structure schematic diagram;
[0024] Figure 4 The present application is a right side structure schematic diagram;
[0025] Figure 5 The present application is a Figure 3 enlarged structure schematic diagram of A;
[0026] Figure 6 The present application is a Figure 4 enlarged structure schematic diagram of B;
[0027] Figure 7 The present application is a brush mounting plate structure schematic diagram.
[0028] In the figure: 1, top plate; 2, track; 21, limiting groove; 3, limiting block; 4, equipment body; 5, mounting plate; 51, vertical plate; 6, camera; 7, brush; 71, replacement brush; 8, foreign matter removing mechanism; 81, motor; 82, rotating shaft; 83, push brush plate; 84, movable plate; 85, brush mounting plate; 851, brush mounting groove; 852, communication groove; 86, vertical block; 87, anti-falling block; 88, anti-falling groove; 89, sliding block; 810, sliding groove; 9, brush replacing assembly; 91, air cylinder one; 92, n-shaped plate; 93, double-sided rack; 95, gear; 96, rotating rod; 97, wide opening rod; 98, fixed brush plate; 99, torsion rod; 910, torsion spring; 911, air cylinder two; 912, push brush rod; 913, receiving groove; 10, auxiliary fixing plate; 101, receiving plate; 11, prompt light; 12, touch power key. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0030] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 The present application provides a foreign matter cleaning mechanism of a mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot: a foreign matter cleaning mechanism of a mine belt conveyor intelligent inspection robot, comprising a top plate 1 and a track 2 fixed at the bottom of the top plate 1, a limiting groove 21 is formed in the side surface of the track 2, a limiting block 3 is slidingly installed in the limiting groove 21, the side surface of the limiting block 3 is welded with an equipment body 4, the bottom of the equipment body 4 is fixedly connected with a mounting plate 5, and the bottom of the mounting plate 5 is fixedly connected with a camera 6;
[0031] A brush 7 and a replacement brush 71 are sequentially arranged from bottom to top on the left side of the bottom of the mounting plate 5, a foreign matter removing mechanism 8 for cleaning dust and foreign matter on the lens surface of the camera 6 by pushing the brush 7 and a brush replacing assembly 9 for replacing the replacement brush 71 to clean dust and foreign matter on the camera 6 are arranged on the side surface of the camera 6;
[0032] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 and Figure 6As shown, in order to prevent the long-term use of brush 7 to stick a lot of dust and dirt to cause more dirty when cleaning the lens, the following settings are made, brush replacement assembly 9 includes cylinder one 91, cylinder one 91 is fixed on the bottom of mounting plate 5, the telescopic end of cylinder one 91 is fixedly connected with n-shaped plate 92, the bottom end of n-shaped plate 92 is fixedly connected with double-sided rack 93, the two sides of double-sided rack 93 are engaged with two gears 95, the inner walls of two gears 95 are fixedly connected with rotating rods 96, the outer walls of rotating rods 96 are fixedly connected with wide opening rods 97, the ends away from rotating rods 96 of wide opening rods 97 are provided with fixed brush plates 98, and the spare brush 71 is clamped between the fixed brush plates 98. The bottom of the mounting plate 5 is fixedly connected with two vertical plates 51, the inner walls of the fixed brush plates 98 are fixedly connected with torsion rods 99, the outer walls of the torsion rods 99 are sleeved with torsion springs 910, the two ends of the torsion springs 910 are fixedly connected with the vertical plates 51 and the fixed brush plates 98 respectively, and the end faces of the rotating rods 96 and the torsion rods 99 are rotatably connected with the inner walls of the two vertical plates 51 on the opposite sides. The back sides of the two vertical plates 51 are fixedly connected with auxiliary fixing plate 10 and receiving plate 101 respectively, the inner wall of the auxiliary fixing plate 10 is fixedly connected with cylinder two 911, the telescopic end of cylinder two 911 is fixedly connected with push brush rod 912, and the telescopic end of cylinder two 911 is driven to push push brush rod 912 to extend into communication groove 852 to make brush 7 move out of brush mounting groove 851 to receiving groove 913 when cylinder two 911 is started. The telescopic end of cylinder one 91 drives n-shaped plate 92 to move downward, double-sided rack 93 moves downward and engages with two gears 95, rotating rod 96 rotates, rotating rod 96 rotates and drives wide opening rod 97 to move fixed brush plate 98 to make fixed brush plate 98 expand. At this time, the spare brush 71 slides into the brush mounting groove 851 to complete the replacement. After the replacement is completed, cylinder one 91 is started again to make the telescopic end pull n-shaped plate 92 to move upward, double-sided rack 93 moves upward and engages with two gears 95, rotating rod 96 reverses to reset. At this time, the fixed brush plate 98 is reset through the torsion spring 910, so as to place the new spare brush 71. Through the above setting, the phenomenon that the dust and dirt is released again to make the cleaned lens more dirty when the long-time used brush 7 cleans the lens of the camera 6 can be prevented.
[0033] Further, the inner wall of the receiving plate 101 is provided with a receiving groove 913, the inner bottom wall of the receiving groove 913 is fixedly installed with a touch power key 12, the touch power key 12 is flush with the inner bottom wall of the receiving groove 913, the front side of the receiving plate 101 is fixedly installed with a prompt lamp 11, the prompt lamp 11 is electrically connected with the touch power key 12, the brush 7 moves into the receiving groove 913 and contacts with the touch power key 12 to make the prompt lamp 11 light up, thereby reminding the staff to take out the brush 7 for cleaning and re-placing.
[0034] Reference 2 and Figure 7As shown, in order to make the brush 7 can clean dust foreign matter to camera 6 lens, special do the following settings, except mechanism 8 includes motor 81, motor 81 is fixed on the bottom of the mounting plate 5, the output end of motor 81 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 82, the bottom end of the rotating shaft 82 is fixedly connected with the push brush plate 83, the bottom of the end of the push brush plate 83 away from the rotating shaft 82 is movably connected with the movable plate 84, one end of the movable plate 84 is movably connected with the brush mounting plate 85, the top of the brush mounting plate 85 is provided with brush mounting groove 851, the brush 7 is filled in the inside of the brush mounting groove 851, the two sides of the inner wall of the brush mounting groove 851 are provided with the communication groove 852, the communication groove 852 is opposite to the receiving groove 913, and the size of the communication groove 852 is matched with the receiving groove 913 and the push brush rod 912, the top of the brush mounting plate 85 is fixedly connected with the sliding block 89, the bottom of the vertical plate 51 is provided with the sliding groove 810 for the vertical sliding of the sliding block 89, the top of the brush mounting plate 85 is fixedly connected with the vertical block 86, the side of the vertical block 86 is fixedly connected with the anti-falling block 87, the side of the vertical plate 51 is provided with the anti-falling groove 88 for the vertical sliding of the anti-falling block 87, the motor 81 is started to drive the rotating shaft 82 to rotate, the rotating shaft 82 drives the push brush plate 83 to rotate, the movable plate 84 is pushed to reciprocate the brush mounting plate 85 along with the rotation of the push brush plate 83, and then the brush 7 is used for dust foreign matter cleaning at the bottom of the camera 6 lens, dust foreign matter cleaning can ensure that the bottom of the lens does not accumulate a large amount of dust and foreign matter, thereby improving the image quality, dust foreign matter cleaning can reduce the wear of the lens, prolong the service life of the lens, dust foreign matter cleaning can reduce the risk of failure caused by lens pollution, and ensure the normal operation of the equipment.
[0035] The working principle and use process of the application: when the dust foreign matter of the bottom lens of the camera 6 is cleaned, the motor 81 is started to drive the movable plate 84 to push the brush mounting plate 85 along with the rotation of the push brush plate 83, and then the brush 7 is used for dust foreign matter cleaning at the bottom of the camera 6 lens, when the brush 7 is used for a long time, the cylinder two 911 is started to make the push brush rod 912 move the brush 7 out of the brush mounting groove 851 to the receiving groove 913, the cylinder one 91 is started to drive the rotating rod 96 to drive the wide opening rod 97 to drive the fixed brush plate 98 to expand, at this time, the replacement brush 71 slides into the brush mounting groove 851 to complete the replacement, which can prevent the problem that the dust foreign matter is released again when the long-time-used brush 7 is used for cleaning the camera 6 lens, and the cleaned lens becomes more dirty.
[0036] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the application, and is not used to limit the application, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principle of the application should be included in the protection scope of the application.
Claims
1. A foreign object cleaning mechanism for an intelligent inspection robot for a mining conveyor belt, comprising a top plate (1) and a track (2) fixed to the bottom of the top plate (1), characterized in that, The track (2) has a limiting groove (21) on its side, and a limiting block (3) is slidably installed in the limiting groove (21). The limiting block (3) has a device body (4) welded to its side, and a mounting plate (5) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the device body (4). A camera (6) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting plate (5). The mounting plate (5) has a brush (7) and a replacement brush (71) arranged from bottom to top on the left side of the bottom. The camera (6) is provided with a dust removal mechanism (8) for pushing the brush (7) to clean dust and foreign objects on the lens surface of the camera (6) and a brush replacement assembly (9) for pushing the brush (7) to replace the replacement brush (71) to clean dust and foreign objects on the camera (6). The bottom of the mounting plate (5) is fixedly connected to two vertical plates (51). The back of the two vertical plates (51) is fixedly connected to an auxiliary mounting plate (10) and a receiving plate (101). The inner wall of the auxiliary mounting plate (10) is fixedly connected to a cylinder (911). The telescopic end of the cylinder (911) is fixedly connected to a brush pusher (912). The inner wall of the receiving plate (101) is provided with a receiving groove (913). The brush replacement assembly (9) includes a cylinder (91), which is fixed to the bottom of the mounting plate (5). An n-shaped plate (92) is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the cylinder (91). A double-sided rack (93) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the n-shaped plate (92). Two gears (95) mesh on both sides of the double-sided rack (93). A rotating rod (96) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of each of the two gears (95). A tension rod (97) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of each rotating rod (96). A fixed brush plate (98) is provided at the end of the tension rod (97) away from the rotating rod (96). The replacement brush (71) is sandwiched between the fixed brush plates (98). The removal mechanism (8) includes a motor (81), which is fixed to the bottom of the mounting plate (5). The output end of the motor (81) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (82), and the bottom end of the rotating shaft (82) is fixedly connected to a brush pusher (83). The bottom of the brush pusher (83) away from the rotating shaft (82) is movably connected to a movable plate (84), and one end of the movable plate (84) is movably connected to a brush holder (85). The top of the brush plate (85) is provided with a brush groove (851), and the brush (7) is filled inside the brush groove (851). The inner walls of the brush groove (851) are provided with connecting grooves (852) on both sides. The connecting grooves (852) are arranged opposite to the receiving groove (913), and the dimensions of the connecting grooves (852) are compatible with those of the receiving groove (913) and the push brush rod (912).
2. The foreign object cleaning mechanism of the intelligent inspection robot for mining belt conveyors according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of each fixed brush plate (98) is fixedly connected with a torsion bar (99), and the outer wall of each torsion bar (99) is fitted with a torsion spring (910). The two ends of the torsion spring (910) are fixedly connected to the vertical plate (51) and the fixed brush plate (98) respectively. The end faces of the rotating rod (96) and the torsion bar (99) are rotatably connected to the inner walls of the two vertical plates (51) on opposite sides.
3. The foreign object cleaning mechanism of the intelligent inspection robot for mining belt conveyors according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the brush plate (85) is fixedly connected to a slider (89), and the bottom of the vertical plate (51) is provided with a groove (810) for the slider (89) to slide vertically.
4. The foreign object cleaning mechanism of the intelligent inspection robot for mining belt conveyors according to claim 1, characterized in that, A vertical block (86) is fixedly connected to the top of the brush plate (85), and a fall arresting block (87) is fixedly connected to the side of the vertical block (86). A fall arresting groove (88) is provided on the side of the vertical plate (51) for the fall arresting block (87) to slide vertically.
5. The foreign object cleaning mechanism of the intelligent inspection robot for mining belt conveyors according to claim 1, characterized in that, A touch-sensitive power button (12) is fixedly installed on the inner bottom wall of the receiving slot (913), and the touch-sensitive power button (12) is flush with the inner bottom wall of the receiving slot (913).
6. The foreign object cleaning mechanism of the intelligent inspection robot for mining belt conveyors according to claim 1, characterized in that, An indicator light (11) is fixedly installed on the front side of the receiving board (101), and the indicator light (11) is electrically connected to the touch power button (12).
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