Double-cavity electronic device

Abstract

A double-cavity electronic device comprises a base unit and a mounting seat unit. The base unit is used for being arranged in a mounting groove of a road edge stone and comprises a lower cavity piece which defines a lower cavity and extends in the vertical direction and two connecting parts fixedly connected with the lower cavity piece. The mounting base unit is arranged on the upper side of the base unit and comprises an upper cavity piece which defines an upper cavity and extends in the vertical direction, an upper sealing cover arranged on the upper side of the upper cavity piece and two joined parts fixedly connected with the upper cavity piece. The lower chamber and the upper chamber are respectively defined by the base unit and the mounting seat unit, and the joined part can be movably arranged on the joining part to enable the upper bottom wall to close or be far away from the lower chamber, so that components in different chambers are easy to check or replace.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device, and particularly to a double-chamber electronic device. Background Art

[0002] An existing electronic device (as shown in the patent of Taiwan, China Patent Publication No. TWI838148B) is used to be arranged on a curbstone. The existing electronic device includes an electric control box unit and an upper cover unit detachably arranged on the electric control box unit. The electric control box unit defines a chamber for arranging a camera module.

[0003] However, if other functions are to be added on the basis of the existing electronic device, other components need to be added in the electric control box unit. The components in the electric control box unit have their respective inspection periods and replacement periods, resulting in an increased frequency of opening the electric control box unit, which is likely to cause water seepage and insufficient space in the chamber. Obviously, the existing electronic device still needs to be further improved by relevant personnel. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a double-chamber electronic device that defines different chambers.

[0005] The double-chamber electronic device of the present invention is suitable for being installed on a curbstone. The curbstone includes a stone top surface, a stone front side surface connecting the stone top surface in the front-rear direction, and an installation groove formed at the junction of the stone top surface and the stone front side surface. The double-chamber electronic device includes a base unit and a mounting seat unit. The base unit is used to be arranged in the installation groove and includes a lower chamber member that defines a lower chamber and extends in the up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and two connecting portions fixedly connected to the lower chamber member. The mounting seat unit is arranged on the upper side of the base unit in the up-down direction and includes an upper chamber member that defines an upper chamber and extends in the up-down direction, an upper cover arranged on the upper side of the upper chamber member in the up-down direction, and two connected portions fixedly connected to the upper chamber member. The upper chamber member has an upper bottom wall and an upper surrounding wall fixedly connected to the upper side of the upper bottom wall in the up-down direction. The connected portions can be connected to the connecting portions in a connecting manner. The mounting seat unit can be switched between a first operating state and a second operating state relative to the base unit. In the first operating state, the upper bottom wall closes the lower chamber of the base unit. In the second operating state, the upper bottom wall is away from the lower chamber of the base unit.

[0006] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the base unit further includes a lower cover disposed on the upper side of the lower chamber member along the up-down direction and closing the lower chamber. In the first operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit abuts against the lower cover, thereby shielding and closing the lower chamber. In the second operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit is away from the lower chamber, and the lower cover is substantially exposed.

[0007] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the connected part is fixedly connected to the upper surrounding wall. Each connected part further has a positioning post, and each connecting part further has a stop surface for the respective positioning post to abut against. In the first operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit abuts against the lower cover, thereby shielding and closing the lower chamber, and the positioning post is away from the stop surface. In the second operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit is away from the lower chamber, and the lower cover is substantially exposed, and the positioning posts respectively abut against the stop surfaces.

[0008] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, each connecting part has a rotating shaft rod, and each connected part has a rotating arc surface for the respective rotating shaft rod to be limited and rotatably arranged. The rotating arc surface is used to rotate relative to the rotating shaft rod, so that the mounting seat unit can be switched between the first operating state and the second operating state relative to the base unit.

[0009] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the base unit further includes a support frame fixedly connected to the upper side of the lower chamber member along the up-down direction. The support frame has two support arms, and the connecting parts are respectively fixedly connected to the support arms.

[0010] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the mounting seat unit further includes an upper cushion plate disposed between the upper cover and the upper chamber member. The upper cushion plate defines a notch, and the upper cover is pivotally arranged on the upper surrounding wall and defines a notch corresponding to the notch.

[0011] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the lower chamber member has a lower bottom wall, and a lower surrounding wall fixedly connected to the upper side of the lower bottom wall along the up-down direction and extending along the up-down direction.

[0012] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the lower surrounding wall defines a lower wire hole, and the upper bottom wall defines an upper wire hole adjacent to the lower wire hole.

[0013] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the support frame further has a connecting wall disposed on the support arm. The connecting wall defines an upper through hole corresponding to the notch, and the lower surrounding wall further defines a lower through hole corresponding to the notch and the upper through hole.

[0014] For the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention, the mounting base unit further includes a fixing module. The fixing module has a screw for passing through the lower through-hole, the upper through-hole, the notch and the gap, and a locking nut screwed onto the top end of the screw. The locking nut and the screw are used to combine the upper cover, the upper backing plate, the upper chamber member, the connecting wall and the lower chamber member.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: The lower chamber and the upper chamber are respectively defined by the base unit and the mounting base unit, and the connected part is movably arranged on the connecting part so that the upper bottom wall can selectively close or move away from the lower chamber, thereby facilitating the inspection or replacement of components located in different chambers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein:

[0017] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional combined view of the embodiment of the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention installed on a curbstone;

[0018] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the embodiment;

[0019] Figure 3 is an incomplete cross-sectional schematic view of the embodiment and the curbstone;

[0020] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional schematic view showing the state presented after the upper cover of the embodiment rotates relative to the upper surrounding wall;

[0021] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional schematic view showing the state presented after the upper cover of the embodiment rotates relative to the upper surrounding wall;

[0022] Figure 6 is a top view schematic view showing the state presented after the upper cover of the embodiment rotates relative to the upper surrounding wall;

[0023] Figure 7 is a three-dimensional schematic view showing the state presented after the upper chamber member of the embodiment rotates relative to the support frame;

[0024] Figure 8 is a cross-sectional schematic view showing the state presented after the upper chamber member of the embodiment rotates relative to the support frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] Refer to Figure 1, an embodiment of the dual-chamber electronic device of the present invention is applicable to be installed on a curbstone 91, which includes a stone top surface 911, a stone front side surface 912 connecting the stone top surface 911 in a front-back direction D1, and an installation groove 913 formed at the junction of the stone top surface 911 and the stone front side surface 912.

[0026] Referring to Figure 2 , the embodiment includes a base unit 1, a mounting seat unit 2, an optical unit 3 and an electronic unit 4.

[0027] Referring to Figure 2 And Figure 3 , the base unit 1 is used to be disposed in the installation groove 913, and includes a lower chamber member 11 defining a lower chamber 111 and extending in a vertical up-down direction D2 perpendicular to the front-back direction D1, a lower cover 12 disposed on the upper side of the lower chamber member 11 along the up-down direction D2 and closing the lower chamber 111, a support frame 13 fixedly connected to the upper side of the lower chamber member 11 along the up-down direction D2 and corresponding to the position of the lower cover 12, and two connecting portions 14 fixedly connected to the lower chamber member 11. In a variation of this embodiment, the lower cover 12 can be omitted and the lower chamber 111 can be blocked and closed by the mounting seat unit 2.

[0028] The lower chamber member 11 has a lower bottom wall 112, and a lower surrounding wall 113 fixedly connected to the upper side of the lower bottom wall 112 along the up-down direction D2 and extending along the up-down direction D2. The lower surrounding wall 113 defines a lower wire hole 114, a lower through hole 115 and a rear reinforcement hole 116. The lower chamber 111 is for placing the electronic unit 4.

[0029] The lower cover 12 has a lower cover body 121, and a lower rubber plate portion 122 fixedly connected to the lower side of the lower cover body 121.

[0030] The support frame 13 has a connecting wall 131, and two support arms 134 fixedly connected to the connecting wall 131. Each support arm 134 defines a abutment groove 135. In this embodiment, the connecting wall 131 defines an upper through hole 132 corresponding to the position of the lower through hole 115, and a front reinforcement hole 133 corresponding to the position of the rear reinforcement hole 116, and is detachably disposed on the support arms 134 so as to be replaced with the connecting wall 131 having different top surface profiles.

[0031] The connecting portions 14 are respectively fixedly connected to the support arms 134. Each connecting portion 14 has a rotating shaft rod 141 and a stop surface 142.

[0032] The mounting base unit 2 is disposed on the upper side of the base unit 1 along the vertical direction D2, and includes an upper cavity member 21 defining an upper cavity 211, an upper cover 22 disposed on the upper side of the upper cavity member 21 along the vertical direction D2, an upper cushion plate 23 disposed between the upper cover 22 and the upper cavity member 21, a fixing module 24 for connecting the upper cover 22, the upper cushion plate 23, the upper cavity member 21 and the support frame 13, and two connected portions 25 fixedly connected to the upper cavity member 21 and adapted to be connected to the connecting portion 14 in a connecting manner.

[0033] The upper cavity member 21 has an upper bottom wall 212 and an upper peripheral wall 214 fixedly connected to the upper side of the upper bottom wall 212 along the vertical direction D2.

[0034] The upper cavity 211 is for placing the optical unit 3.

[0035] The upper bottom wall 212 defines an upper wire hole 213 adjacent to the lower wire hole 114. The upper wire hole 213 and the lower wire hole 114 are jointly used for a wire (not shown in the figure) to pass through so that the optical unit 3 and the electronic unit 4 are electrically connected to each other.

[0036] The upper peripheral wall 214 defines two spaced-apart light-transmitting portions 215 and two lower through holes 216 extending along the vertical direction D2.

[0037] The upper cover 22 is pivotally disposed on the upper peripheral wall 214 and above the upper cushion plate 23, and defines a notch 221 and two upper screw holes 222 respectively corresponding to the lower through holes 216. The upper cover 22 has an upper cover body 223 and two guard plate portions 224 protruding from the upper cover body 223 along the front-rear direction D1 and respectively abutting against the abutting grooves 135. By providing the abutting grooves 135 and the guard plate portions 224, when the vehicle approaches the curb 91 too closely and collides with this embodiment, the upper cover 22 and the support arm 134 cooperate to bear the component force applied by the vehicle to this embodiment along the vertical direction D2, thereby preventing the optical unit 3 located in the upper cavity 211 from being damaged.

[0038] The upper backing plate 23 includes an upper backing plate body 231 and an upper glue plate portion 232 fixedly connected to the lower side of the upper backing plate body 231. The upper backing plate 23 defines a notch 233 corresponding in position to the lower through hole 115, the upper through hole 132, and the notch 221, and two middle through holes 234 corresponding in position to the lower through hole 216 and the upper screw hole 222. By providing the upper backing plate 23 and the connecting wall 131 with corresponding profiles, when the upper cover 22 abuts against the upper backing plate 23, the top surface of the upper cover 22 and the top surface portion of the connecting wall 131 are flush with the stone top surface 911.

[0039] It is worth mentioning that in a variant of this embodiment, the upper backing plate 23 can be alternatively covered on the upper peripheral wall 214 so as to be replaced with another upper backing plate 23 having a different top surface profile.

[0040] The fixing module 24 has a screw rod 241 for passing through the lower through hole 115, the upper through hole 132, the notch 233, and the notch 221, a locking nut 242 for screwing onto the top end of the screw rod 241, two auxiliary screw rods 243 for passing through the lower through hole 216, the middle through hole 234, and the upper screw hole 222, and a reinforcing screw rod 244 for passing through the rear reinforcing hole 116 and the front reinforcing hole 133. By providing the locking nut 242 and the screw rod 241, the upper cover 22, the upper backing plate 23, the upper cavity member 21, the connecting wall 131, and the lower cavity member 11 are firmly combined. On the other hand, by providing the auxiliary screw rods 243, the upper cover 22, the upper backing plate 23, and the upper cavity member 21 are more firmly combined. On the other hand, by providing the reinforcing screw rod 244, the lower cavity member 11 and the support frame 13 are more firmly combined.

[0041] Each engaged portion 25 has a rotating arc surface 251 for limiting and rotatably setting the respective rotating shaft rod 141, and a positioning post 252 for abutting against the respective stop surface 142. In this embodiment, the engaged portion 25 is fixedly connected to the upper peripheral wall 214.

[0042] The rotating arc surface 251 is used to rotate relative to the rotating shaft rod 141 (with the rotating shaft rod 141 defining a rotation fulcrum), so that the upper cavity member 21 can switch between a first operating state and a second operating state relative to the support frame 13. In the first operating state, the upper bottom wall 212 of the mounting seat unit 2 abuts against the lower cover 12, thereby shielding and closing the lower chamber 111, and the positioning post 252 is away from the stop surface 142. In the second operating state, the upper bottom wall 212 of the mounting seat unit 2 is away from the lower chamber 111, so that the lower cover 12 or the lower chamber 111 is substantially exposed, and the positioning post 252 abuts against the stop surface 142 respectively. Therefore, by providing the rotating arc surface 251 and the rotating shaft rod 141, the upper cavity member 21 can rotate relative to the support frame 13. Secondly, by providing the positioning post 252 and the stop surface 142, it is restricted that the upper cavity member 21 will not be separated from each other when rotating relative to the support frame 13.

[0043] In a variation of this embodiment, the rotating arc surface 251 of each engaged portion 25 is replaced by another rotating shaft rod, and the rotating shaft rod 141 of each engaging portion 14 is replaced by another rotating arc surface. Each engaged portion 25 can still have a corresponding rotational relationship with its respective engaging portion 14. In another variation of this embodiment (not shown in the figure), each engaged portion 25 has a clamping groove, and each engaging portion 14 has a clamping block whose structure corresponds to the clamping groove. Each engaged portion 25 can have a corresponding clamping relationship with its respective engaging portion 14.

[0044] The optical unit 3 is located in the upper chamber 211, and includes a camera lens 31 located in the upper chamber 211 and facing one of the light-transmitting portions 215, and a sensing component (not shown in the figure) located in the upper chamber 211. In this embodiment, the camera lens 31 is used to take pictures through one of the light-transmitting portions 215. The sensing component is an ultrasonic sensor, a thermal sensor, an infrared sensor, a millimeter-wave sensor or a geomagnetic sensor. In a variation of this embodiment, the optical unit 3 includes two camera lenses 31 located in the upper chamber 211 and respectively facing the light-transmitting portions 215, and the camera lenses 31 are used to take pictures through the light-transmitting portions 215 respectively. In another variation of this embodiment, the optical unit 3 further includes a projection lens located in the upper chamber 211 and facing the other light-transmitting portion 215, and the projection lens is used to project images through the other light-transmitting portion 215.

[0045] The electronic unit 4 is located in the lower chamber 111 and includes a battery module 41 and a control module 42 electrically connected to the battery module 41 and the camera lens 31. The control module 42 is used to control the camera lens 31 to take pictures. In this embodiment, the control module 42 is implemented by using an integrated circuit with computing and storage capabilities, and illustratively includes hardware components such as a processor, a memory, a communication module, an input interface, and an output interface (not shown in the drawings).

[0046] Referring to Figure 3 , in actual use, through the fixing module 24 to tightly press and combine the upper cover 22, the upper backing plate 23, the upper cavity member 21, the connecting wall 131 and the lower cavity member 11, so that the upper glue plate portion 232 of the upper backing plate 23 abuts against the upper peripheral wall 214, thereby more surely closing the upper chamber 211. On the other hand, by the fixing module 24 restricting the upper bottom wall 212 from abutting against the upper side of the lower cover 12, so that the lower glue plate portion 122 of the lower cover 12 abuts against the lower peripheral wall 113, thereby more surely closing the lower chamber 111.

[0047] Referring to Figure 3 , Figures 4 to 6 , when it is necessary to replace the optical unit 3, only the locking nut 242 and the auxiliary screw 243 of the fixing module 24 need to be removed, and then the upper cover 22 can be rotated relative to the upper peripheral wall 214 to substantially expose the upper backing plate 23 (as shown in Figure 6 ), so that the upper backing plate 23 can be easily removed, and the optical unit 3 located in the upper chamber 211 can be replaced.

[0048] Referring to Figure 3 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , when it is necessary to replace the electronic unit 4, similarly, only the locking nut 242 of the fixing module 24 needs to be removed, and then the upper cavity member 21 can be rotated relative to the support frame 13 to substantially expose the lower cover 12, so that the lower cover 12 can be easily removed, and the electronic unit 4 located in the lower chamber 111 can be replaced.

[0049] Therefore, by the rotation arc surface 251 of the engaged portion 25 rotating relative to the rotating shaft rod 141 of the engaging portion 14, or by the upper cover 22 rotating relative to the upper peripheral wall 214, it is easy to inspect or replace the components located in different chambers (the lower chamber 111 and the upper chamber 211).

[0050] In summary, this embodiment has the following effects:

[0051] (1) The lower chamber 111 and the upper chamber 211 are respectively defined by the base unit 1 and the mounting base unit 2. The rotating arc surface 251 of the engaged part 25 rotates relative to the rotating shaft rod 141 of the engaging part 14, or the upper cover 22 rotates relative to the upper surrounding wall 214, so as to facilitate the inspection or replacement of components located in different chambers (the lower chamber 111 and the upper chamber 211).

[0052] (2) By providing the upper backing plate 23 and the connecting wall 131 with corresponding profiles, when the upper cover 22 abuts against the upper backing plate 23, the top surface of the upper cover 22 (defining different inclination angles relative to the lower bottom wall 112) and the top surface part of the connecting wall 131 are flush with the stone top surface 911.

[0053] Therefore, the double-chamber electronic device of the present invention improves the convenience of inspecting or replacing components located in different chambers, and can truly achieve the purpose of the present invention.

[0054] However, as described above, it is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited thereby. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and the content of the specification of the present invention still fall within the scope covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. A dual-chamber electronic device suitable for installation on a curbstone, the curbstone comprising a top surface, a front side surface of the stone connected to the top surface of the stone along the front-to-back direction, and a mounting groove formed at the junction of the top surface of the stone and the front side surface of the stone, characterized in that: The dual-chamber electronic device includes a base unit and a mounting base unit, the base unit is used to be arranged in the mounting groove, the base unit includes a lower chamber member defining a lower chamber and extending along the up-down direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction, and two connecting parts fixedly connected to the lower chamber member; the mounting base unit is arranged on the upper side of the base unit along the up-down direction, the mounting base unit includes an upper chamber member defining an upper chamber and extending along the up-down direction, an upper cover arranged on the upper side of the upper chamber member along the up-down direction, and two connected parts fixedly connected to the upper chamber member, the upper chamber member has an upper bottom wall, and an upper surrounding wall fixedly connected to the upper side of the upper bottom wall along the up-down direction, the connected part can be connectedly arranged on the connecting part, and the mounting base unit can switch between a first operating state and a second operating state relative to the base unit, in the first operating state, the upper bottom wall closes the lower chamber of the base unit, and in the second operating state, the upper bottom wall is away from the lower chamber of the base unit.

2. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base unit also includes a lower cover which is arranged on the upper side of the lower cavity along the up-down direction and closes the lower cavity. In the first operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit abuts against the lower cover, thereby blocking and closing the lower cavity. In the second operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit is away from the lower cavity, so that the lower cover is substantially exposed.

3. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The connected part is fixedly connected to the upper surrounding wall, and each connected part also has a positioning column, and each connecting part also has a stop surface for the respective positioning column to abut against. In the first operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit abuts against the lower cover, thereby shielding and closing the lower chamber, and the positioning column is away from the stop surface. In the second operating state, the upper bottom wall of the mounting seat unit is away from the lower chamber, so that the lower cover is substantially exposed, and the positioning columns respectively abut against the stop surfaces.

4. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each connecting part has a rotating shaft, and each connected part has a rotating arc surface that is used to limit the respective rotating shaft and is rotatably arranged. The rotating arc surface is used to rotate relative to the rotating shaft, so that the mounting unit can switch between the first operating state and the second operating state relative to the base unit.

5. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base unit further comprises a support frame fixedly connected to the upper side of the lower chamber member along the up-down direction, the support frame has two support arms, and the connecting parts are respectively fixedly connected to the support arms.

6. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mounting seat unit further comprises an upper pad disposed between the upper cover and the upper cavity member, the upper pad defining a notch, and the upper cover can be pivotally disposed on the upper surrounding wall and defines a notch corresponding to the notch.

7. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lower cavity part has a lower bottom wall and a lower surrounding wall fixedly connected to the upper side of the lower bottom wall along the up-down direction and extending along the up-down direction.

8. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lower surrounding wall defines a lower wire hole, and the upper bottom wall defines an upper wire hole adjacent to the lower wire hole.

9. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The support frame also has a connecting wall arranged on the support arm, the connecting wall defines an upper through hole corresponding to the position of the notch, and the lower surrounding wall further defines a lower through hole corresponding to the position of the notch and the upper through hole.

10. The dual-chamber electronic device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The mounting seat unit also includes a fixing module, which has a screw rod for passing through the lower through hole, the upper through hole, the groove and the notch, and a locking nut screwed on the top of the screw rod, and the locking nut and the screw rod are used to combine the upper cover, the upper pad, the upper cavity part, the connecting wall and the lower cavity part.

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