Inspection robot parking device and inspection system

By using purge and dust removal components in the patrol robot parking device, the cleaning problem of sensors in dust environments is solved, the service life and detection accuracy of the robot and sensors are improved, and the stability of production is ensured.

CN120228750APending Publication Date: 2025-07-01SHOUGANG JINGTANG IRON & STEEL CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510453968.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-11
Publication Date
2025-07-01

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Technical Problem

In industrial sites with high dust, the sensors of the inspection robot are prone to deviation or failure, resulting in positioning and detection failure, affecting the development of automatic inspection.

Method used

It provides a patrol robot parking device, including a box, a purge assembly and a dust removal assembly. The control mechanism starts the purge when the robot is parked in place, and starts the dust removal when the dust concentration reaches the threshold to ensure the cleanliness of the sensor.

Benefits of technology

It improves the service life of the inspection robot and its sensors, ensures the cleanliness of the detection components, and ensures the stability of production operation and detection accuracy.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an inspection robot parking device and an inspection system, and the inspection robot parking device comprises a box body; the purging assembly is used for conveying a purging medium into the box body in a working state; the dust discharging assembly is used for discharging dust from the box body in a working state; and the control mechanism is electrically connected with the blowing assembly and the dust discharging assembly and used for controlling the blowing assembly to be started when the inspection robot entering the box body is parked in place and controlling the dust discharging assembly to be started when the dust concentration in the box body is larger than or equal to a preset threshold value. According to the inspection robot parking device and the inspection system, the service life of the inspection robot and the service life of the sensor of the inspection robot can be prolonged, the cleanliness of all detection elements is guaranteed, the working state of field equipment is better detected, the degradation condition is monitored, and stable production operation is guaranteed.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to Inspection device the technical field, and particularly to a parking device for an inspection robot and an inspection system. Background Art

[0002] In industrial production, there are more and more scenarios, especially in dangerous working environments. Therefore, various types of movable detection devices (such as inspection robots) are used to carry high-performance sensors to achieve all-round, all-time, and unmanned inspection of on-site process equipment, effectively reducing labor intensity and in-plant operation and maintenance costs.

[0003] The functions such as motion positioning and detection and recognition of the movable detection device have relatively high requirements for the working stability and accuracy of the sensor. Therefore, when the dust is relatively large in the industrial site, the sensor detection is prone to deviation or failure. When it fails, the movable detection device cannot be positioned and the detection device fails, thus affecting the development of automatic inspection. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present application provides a parking device for an inspection robot and an inspection system to solve the dust removal problem of the inspection robot.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present application is proposed to provide a parking device for an inspection robot and an inspection system that overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves the above problems.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a parking device for an inspection robot, including:

[0007] A box body;

[0008] A purging component that conveys a purging medium into the box body in a working state;

[0009] A dust discharging component that discharges dust from the box body in a working state;

[0010] A control mechanism, electrically connected to the purging component and the dust discharging component respectively, for controlling the purging component to start when the inspection robot parked in the box body is in place, and for controlling the dust discharging component to start when the dust concentration in the box body is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

[0011] Optionally, it further includes:

[0012] A first infrared sensor, disposed in the box body and electrically connected to the control mechanism, for sending a first in-place signal to the control mechanism when detecting that the inspection robot entering the box body is in place;

[0013] When the control mechanism receives the first in-place signal, it controls the purging component to start.

[0014] Optionally, an inlet / outlet is provided on the front side of the box body, and a door panel is provided at the inlet / outlet. The door panel is connected to the box body through an opening / closing drive assembly;

[0015] The control mechanism is electrically connected to the opening / closing drive assembly and is configured to control the opening / closing drive assembly to open the door panel when the inspection robot to enter the box body is located outside the door panel, and to control the opening / closing drive assembly to close the door panel after the inspection robot enters the box body.

[0016] Optionally, it further includes:

[0017] A second infrared sensor is provided outside the door panel and is electrically connected to the control mechanism, and is configured to send a second in-place signal to the control mechanism when detecting that the inspection robot to enter the box body is located outside the door panel;

[0018] When the control mechanism receives the second in-place signal, it controls the opening / closing drive assembly to open the door panel.

[0019] Optionally, it further includes:

[0020] A dust concentration sensor is provided inside the box body and is electrically connected to the control mechanism, and is configured to detect the dust concentration inside the box body and send the dust concentration inside the box body to the control mechanism.

[0021] Optionally, the purging assembly includes a gas source, an air pipe, and a plurality of purging nozzles. The gas source stores a purging medium. The plurality of purging nozzles are arranged at intervals inside the box body and are connected to the gas source through the air pipe; when the purging assembly is started, at least one air pipe between the purging nozzle and the gas source is conducted;

[0022] When the inspection robot parked inside the box body is in place, the control mechanism controls the air pipes between N purging nozzles and the gas source to be conducted, and when the dust concentration inside the box body is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, the control mechanism controls the air pipes between at least N + 1 purging nozzles and the gas source to be conducted, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0023] Optionally, the plurality of purging nozzles are respectively connected to the air pipe through corrugated pipes.

[0024] Optionally, the control mechanism is further configured to control the purging assembly and the dust removal assembly to stop when the dust concentration inside the box body is less than the preset threshold; or to control the purging assembly and the dust removal assembly to stop when the purging assembly continuously operates for a preset duration.

[0025] Optionally, a charging assembly is provided inside the box body. The charging assembly is electrically connected to a power source outside the box body, and when the inspection robot entering the box body is parked in place, the charging assembly charges the inspection robot.

[0026] In a second aspect, the present application further provides an inspection system, including: an inspection robot and the inspection robot parking device of the first aspect.

[0027] The technical solution provided by this application has at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0028] The patrol robot parking device and the patrol system provided by this application start the purging component to purge the patrol robot when the patrol robot enters the box and parks in place. During the purging process, the purging medium blows up the dust attached to the sensors on the patrol robot. When the dust concentration in the box is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, it proves that there is more dust attached to the patrol robot. At this time, the dust removal component is started to discharge the dust purged from the patrol robot out of the box. If there is less dust attached to the patrol robot and the dust concentration in the box is less than the preset threshold, there is no need to start the dust removal component, saving costs. The patrol robot parking device and the patrol system provided by this application can improve the service life of the patrol robot and its sensors, ensure the cleanliness of each detection element, better detect the working state of on-site equipment, monitor the deterioration situation, and ensure the stable production operation.

[0029] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this application. In order to be able to understand the technical means of this application more clearly, it can be implemented according to the content of the specification. And in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of this application more obvious and understandable, the following specifically illustrates the specific implementation manners of this application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] By reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, various other advantages and benefits will become clear to those of ordinary skill in the art. The drawings are only for the purpose of showing the preferred embodiments and are not considered to be a limitation of this application. And throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to represent the same components. In the drawings:

[0031] Figure 1 It is a block diagram of a patrol robot parking device provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0032] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of a patrol robot parking device provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0033] Figure 3 It is another block diagram of a patrol robot parking device provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0034] Figure 4 It is another structural diagram of a patrol robot parking device provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0035] Figure 5 It is another block diagram of a patrol robot parking device provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0036] Figure 6A block diagram of an inspection system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of point-to-point dust removal when the inspection system provided by an embodiment of the present application is applied to a precise dust removal control system of a movable detection device. Detailed implementation manners

[0038] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0039] Various structural schematic diagrams according to embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings. These figures are not drawn to scale, where for the purpose of clear expression, some details are enlarged and some details may be omitted. The shapes of various regions and layers shown in the figures, as well as their relative sizes and positional relationships, are merely exemplary. In practice, there may be deviations due to manufacturing tolerances or technical limitations, and those skilled in the art can design regions / layers with different shapes, sizes, and relative positions according to actual needs.

[0040] In order to facilitate a clear description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish identical or similar items with basically the same functions and roles. For example, the first value and the second value are only used to distinguish different values, and their order is not limited. Those skilled in the art can understand that terms such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity and execution order, and "first", "second", etc. do not necessarily mean different.

[0041] It should be noted that in the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or explanations. Any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the present application should not be construed as being more preferred or having more advantages than other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0042] In this application, "at least one" means one or more, and "a plurality" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects and indicates that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following" or a similar expression refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single item(s) or plural item(s). For example, at least one of a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, a - b, a - c, b - c, or a - b - c, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple.

[0043] To better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments. It should be understood that the specific features in the embodiments of the present disclosure are detailed descriptions of the technical solution of this application, rather than limitations on the technical solution of this application. Without conflict, the technical features in the embodiments of this application and the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0044] In industrial production, in more and more scenarios, especially in dangerous working environments, the means of carrying high-performance sensors by various types of movable facilities is adopted to achieve all-round, all-time, and unmanned detection and inspection of on-site process equipment, effectively reducing the labor intensity and in-plant operation and maintenance costs. The functions such as motion positioning and detection and identification of movable detection equipment have relatively high requirements for the working stability and accuracy of sensors. The large amount of dust in the industrial field is the main reason for the deviation or failure of sensor detection. When it fails, it will cause the movable equipment to be unable to be positioned and the detection device to fail, thus affecting the development of automatic inspection. Therefore, it is necessary to achieve precise and efficient dust removal for sensor equipment.

[0045] Taking the inspection robot as an example, the existing technical solution is to set it to the inspection mode through the controller and return to the charging pile for charging after inspection. During this process, due to the large amount of dust in the environment, the equipment shell and sensors are severely dusty. After long-term operation, problems such as positioning deviation and inability to reach the charging position and the performance degradation of the detection device gradually appear. The existing technical solution has no dust removal means, requires a large amount of equipment maintenance, has poor accuracy, and unstable operation.

[0046] In view of this, this application provides a parking device for an inspection robot. Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 is the block diagram of the parking device for the inspection robot in the embodiment of this application. The parking device 100 for the inspection robot includes:

[0047] a box body 101;

[0048] The purging assembly 102 conveys a purging medium into the box body 101 in the working state;

[0049] The dust removal assembly 103 discharges dust from the box body 101 in the working state;

[0050] The control mechanism 104 is electrically connected to the purging assembly 102 and the dust removal assembly 103 respectively, and is used to control the start of the purging assembly 102 when the inspection robot entering the box body 101 is parked in place, and to control the start of the dust removal assembly 103 when the dust concentration in the box body 101 is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

[0051] For the inspection robot parking device provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the inspection robot enters the box body 101 and is parked in place, after controlling the purging assembly 102 to start and enter the working state, that is, conveying a purging medium into the box body 101 to purge the inspection robot. If there is a lot of dust attached to the inspection robot, the dust concentration in the box body 101 will reach the preset threshold. At this time, the dust removal assembly 103 is started to discharge the dust from the box body 101 to purify the air in the box body 101 and ensure the cleaning effect of the inspection robot. If there is less dust attached to the inspection robot and the dust concentration in the box body does not reach the preset threshold, then there is no need to start the dust removal assembly 103, which can also save costs.

[0052] In some optional embodiments, the purging assembly 102 includes a gas source, an air pipe, and a plurality of purging nozzles. The gas source stores a purging medium. The plurality of purging nozzles are arranged at intervals inside the box body 101 and are connected to the gas source through the air pipe; when the purging assembly 102 is started, the air pipe between at least one purging nozzle and the gas source is conducted; when the inspection robot entering the box body 101 is parked in place, the control mechanism 104 controls the air pipe between N purging nozzles and the gas source to be conducted, and when the dust concentration in the box body 101 is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, controls the air pipe between at least N + 1 purging nozzles and the gas source to be conducted, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0053] When the inspection robot is parked in place, first control N purging nozzles to perform the first purge on the inspection robot to blow up the dust attached to the inspection robot. During the first purge, if there is a lot of dust attached to the inspection robot, the dust concentration in the box body 101 will quickly reach the preset threshold. When the dust concentration in the box body 101 is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, trigger more N + 1 purging nozzles to perform a purge with a greater cleaning force on the inspection robot.

[0054] It can be understood that a switching valve is correspondingly arranged on the air pipe, and the control mechanism 104 is connected to the switching valve to control the on-off of the air pipe by controlling the on-off of the switching valve. The gas source can be arranged inside the box body 101 or outside the box body 101.

[0055] Exemplarily, as Figure 2 shown, the plurality of purging nozzles include 4 first purging nozzles 201, 4 second purging nozzles 202, 4 third purging nozzles 203, and 4 fourth purging nozzles 204. The 4 first purging nozzles 201 are horizontally arranged at intervals at the left top inside the box body 101. The 4 second purging nozzles 202 are vertically arranged at intervals at the left front inside the box body 101. The 4 third purging nozzles 203 are horizontally arranged at intervals at the right top inside the box body 101. The 4 fourth purging nozzles 204 are horizontally arranged at intervals at the right front inside the box body 101. The gas source adopts a compressed gas tank 205, and the compressed gas tank 205 is fixed at the top of the rear end inside the box body 101. The first purging nozzle 201, the second purging nozzle 202, the third purging nozzle 203, and the fourth purging nozzle 204 are respectively connected to the compressed gas tank 205 through pipelines, and electromagnetic valves are correspondingly arranged on the pipelines. The control mechanism 104 is electrically connected to the electromagnetic valves. The dust removal assembly 103 adopts two exhaust fans 206 fixed at the rear end of the box body 101.

[0056] When the inspection robot enters the box body 101 and parks in place, the control mechanism 104 controls the electromagnetic valve corresponding to the first purging nozzle 201 to open, so that the pipeline between at least one of the 4 first purging nozzles 201 and the compressed gas tank 205 is conducted to perform a first purging on the inspection robot. If within the predicted first time period, for example, within 30 seconds, the dust concentration inside the box body 101 reaches the predicted threshold, it proves that there is more dust on the inspection robot. Then, control the electromagnetic valves corresponding to the second purging nozzle 202, the third purging nozzle 203, and the fourth purging nozzle 204 to open respectively to perform a second purging with greater intensity on the inspection robot. At the same time, turn on the exhaust fans 206 to send the dust-carrying gas out of the box body 101 to discharge the dust blown off from the inspection robot out of the box body 101. When the second purging reaches a preset length, for example, 30 minutes, control the first purging nozzle 201, the second purging nozzle 202, the third purging nozzle 203, the fourth purging nozzle 204, and the exhaust fans 206 to close.

[0057] In some alternative embodiments, the plurality of purging nozzles are respectively connected to the air pipe through bellows. The bellows can adjust the position of the purging nozzle, and can adaptively adjust the position of the purging nozzle according to the characteristics of the inspection robot to achieve a better purging effect.

[0058] In some alternative embodiments, a charging assembly is arranged inside the box body 101. The charging assembly is electrically connected to a power source outside the box body 101. When the inspection robot entering the box body 101 parks in place, the charging assembly charges the inspection robot.

[0059] The charging component and the inspection robot can be charged by wired charging or wireless charging. In one example, the charging component can use a charging interface, and a charging connector is provided on the inspection robot. When the inspection robot is parked in place, the charging connector is automatically inserted into the charging interface to achieve wired charging.

[0060] In another example, still as Figure 2 shown, the charging component can use an inductive charger cavity. When the inspection robot entering the box body 101 is parked in place, the inductive charger cavity 207 automatically performs inductive charging on the inspection robot.

[0061] In some alternative embodiments, as Figure 3 shown, the inspection robot parking device 100 further includes: a first infrared sensor 301, which is arranged inside the box body 101 and electrically connected to the control mechanism 104, and is used for sending a first in-place signal to the control mechanism 104 when detecting that the inspection robot entering the box body 101 is parked in place; when the control mechanism 104 receives the first in-place signal, it controls the purge component 102 to start.

[0062] In some alternative embodiments, as Figure 4 shown, an inlet and outlet is provided on the front side of the box body 101, and a door panel 401 is provided at the inlet and outlet. The door panel 401 is connected to the box body 101 through an opening and closing drive assembly 402; still as Figure 3 shown, the control mechanism 104 is electrically connected to the opening and closing drive assembly 402, and is used for controlling the opening and closing drive assembly 402 to open the door panel 401 when the inspection robot to enter the box body 101 is outside the door panel 401, and for controlling the opening and closing drive assembly 402 to close the door panel 401 after the inspection robot enters the box body 101.

[0063] The opening and closing drive assembly 402 can connect the left border, right border or top border of the door panel 401 to the opening of the box body 101 to control the opening and closing of the door panel 401. Exemplarily, as Figure 4 shown, the opening and closing drive assembly 402 is arranged at the left border of the box body 101, and connects the left border of the box body 101 to the door panel

[0064] In some alternative embodiments, still as Figure 3 shown, the inspection robot parking device 100 further includes: a second infrared sensor 302, which is arranged outside the door panel 401 and electrically connected to the control mechanism 104, and is used for sending a second in-place signal to the control mechanism 104 when detecting that the inspection robot to enter the box body 101 is outside the door panel 401; when the control mechanism 104 receives the second in-place signal, it controls the opening and closing drive assembly 402 to open the door panel 401.

[0065] In some alternative embodiments, asFigure 5 As shown in Figure 5 , the inspection robot parking device 100 further includes: a dust concentration sensor 501, which is arranged in the box body 101 and electrically connected to the control mechanism 104, and is used to detect the dust concentration in the box body 101 and send the dust concentration in the box body 101 to the control mechanism 104.

[0066] When the inspection robot enters the box body 101 and parks in place, the control mechanism 104 controls at least one blowing head in the blowing assembly 102 to be communicated with the air source to blow the inspection robot. The dust concentration sensor 501 continuously detects the dust concentration in the box body 101. If there is a large amount of dust attached to the inspection robot and the dust concentration in the box body 101 rapidly rises to a preset threshold, it will be detected by the dust concentration sensor 501 and fed back to the control mechanism 104. The control mechanism then controls more blowing heads in the blowing assembly 102 to work and controls the dust discharging assembly 103 to start to discharge the dust in the box body 101.

[0067] In some examples, a dust discharging port is provided on the side wall of the box body 101. The dust discharging assembly 103 is installed in the dust discharging port. The inspection robot parking device further includes a dust removing assembly, which is arranged outside the box body 101 and connected to the dust discharging port. After the dust discharging assembly 103 sends the dust-carrying gas out of the box body 101 through the dust discharging port, the dust removing assembly purifies the dust-carrying gas to avoid environmental pollution. The dust removing assembly can adopt a bag filter or an electrostatic precipitator.

[0068] In some alternative embodiments, the control mechanism 104 is further configured to control the blowing assembly 102 and the dust discharging assembly 103 to stop when the dust concentration in the box body 101 is less than a preset threshold; or to control the blowing assembly 102 and the dust discharging assembly 103 to stop when the blowing assembly 102 continuously works for a preset duration.

[0069] When the dust concentration in the box body 101 is less than the preset threshold, it indicates that there is not much dust attached to the inspection robot. At this time, stopping the blowing assembly 102 and the dust discharging assembly 103 can complete the blowing. When the blowing assembly 102 continuously works for a preset duration and the inspection robot has been cleaned to a certain extent, stopping the blowing assembly 102 and the dust discharging assembly 103 at this time is sufficient.

[0070] Based on the same inventive concept, the present application further provides an inspection system 600, including: an inspection robot 601 and the inspection robot parking device 100 provided in the above embodiment.

[0071] The following introduces the specific application of the inspection system 600 provided in the embodiments of the present application in combination with examples. This inspection system 600 is applied to the precise dust removal control system of movable detection equipment. How to achieve precise blowing and cleaning of the sensors of the movable detection equipment and discharge the internal dust during the charging process after the inspection of the movable detection equipment, improve the service life of the movable detection equipment and sensors, ensure the cleanliness of each detection element, better detect the working state of on-site equipment, monitor the deterioration situation, and ensure the stable operation of production.

[0072] The precise dust removal control system of the movable detection equipment includes a dust removal box (i.e., the box body), an infrared induction limit (i.e., an infrared sensor), a blowing device (i.e., a purging assembly), a box door opening and closing device (i.e., an opening and closing drive assembly for the door panel), an exhaust device (i.e., a dust removal assembly), a dust concentration detection device (i.e., a dust concentration sensor), a communication device, and a programmable controller (i.e., a control mechanism). The communication device is used for signal communication between the programmable controller and other devices.

[0073] The dust removal box is designed with a switchable box-type shell, and its opening and closing are realized through an infrared device and a manual button; the device action state is obtained from the body of the movable detection equipment (i.e., the inspection robot), and the opening and closing of the box door are triggered through the programmable controller; in the emergency state, the box door can be opened manually.

[0074] Further, the blowing device adopts a pulse blowing device, with an external compressed air source, or a high-pressure gas tank is arranged inside the dust removal box to realize the stable pressure control of the blowing gas. The position of the movable detection equipment is detected by the infrared induction limit detection device, and the dynamic purging switch of the blowing device is realized through dust concentration detection. The static purging of the blowing device is realized through a time control switch and position detection. It can be understood that the time interval and duration of the pulse blowing can be set through the controller.

[0075] The blowing device can also be designed with an adjustable pulse nozzle, and multiple groups of blowing pipelines and blowing points are designed to realize the precise positioning of the purging position.

[0076] The exhaust device can adopt a centrifugal axial flow fan, which is linked with the blowing and is synchronously opened during blowing to take away the internal dust and realize the purging function of the movable detection equipment.

[0077] By adopting the precise dust removal control system of the above-mentioned movable detection equipment, precise blowing and cleaning and negative pressure dust removal can be carried out on the movable detection equipment, and the detection elements on the movable detection equipment can be cleaned to ensure its continuous operation. The specific operation examples are as follows:

[0078] The first example is charging static purging: When the movable detection device is charging, the infrared induction limit detects that the device is at a predetermined position inside the dust removal box, and it is purged at a fixed cycle. The time interval is T1, and the purging time each time is M1. All purging solenoid valves are opened simultaneously. Five seconds after each purging, the centrifugal axial flow fan is turned on to take away the internal dust, and the centrifugal axial flow fan runs for 2 minutes and then shuts down.

[0079] The movable detection device enters and exits the dust removal box: The dust removal box is equipped with an infrared induction switch door. When the movable detection device receives the inspection command, its controller first outputs an opening signal, and the dust removal box door receives the command and opens. The movable detection device walks outside the dust removal box and starts to execute the inspection command; when the movable detection device finishes the inspection, it returns to the inside of the dust removal box for purging, and the controller issues a closing signal to close the dust removal box door.

[0080] The second example is dynamic purging: The inductive charger is placed at the bottom of the back door. During use, after the movable detection device finishes the inspection and returns to the dust removal box for charging, after the infrared induction detects that the movable detection device is in place, the two outermost purging solenoid valves are opened for spraying. The purging duration is M2. The dust concentration detector in the dust removal box detects the dust concentration. If the concentration is lower than the set value, the purging ends. If the concentration is higher than the set value, dynamic purging of the robot starts. The purging duration is M3. All purging solenoid valves are opened in sequence, and the dust exhaust fan is turned on to take away the internal dust. The dust exhaust fan runs for 2 minutes and then shuts down after all solenoid valves are closed.

[0081] The third example is point-to-point purging: Multiple sensors are set on the movable detection device for inspection. According to the requirements of different sensor positions, the position of the nozzle is manually adjusted to achieve precise purging of the sensors. By using the universal adjustment and length adjustment of the corrugated pipe, the position adjustment of the nozzle can be realized. Therefore, according to the characteristics of the sensor type, precise purging of the sensors can be achieved at any angle and position. As Figure 7 shown, control nozzle 1 to purge sensor 1, control nozzle 2 to purge sensor 2, and control nozzle 3 to purge sensor 3.

[0082] The above precise dust removal control system and method for the movable detection device solve the adverse effects on the sensors of the movable detection device caused by the large amount of dust in the on-site environment in the existing applications. Through the implementation of its device and control method, both static purging during charging and dynamic purging based on changes in the operating state are realized, and precise adjustment of multiple purging points can be achieved, meeting the simultaneous cleaning of multiple sensors of the movable detection device. On the basis of meeting the process requirements, the maintenance-free requirement of the movable detection device is fundamentally realized.

[0083] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0084] In the specification provided herein, a large number of specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the present application may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail so as not to obscure an understanding of the present specification.

Claims

1. A patrol robot parking device, characterized in that: include: Box; A purge component, which delivers a purge medium into the box in a working state; A dust exhaust component, which discharges dust from the box body in a working state; The control mechanism is electrically connected to the purge component and the dust exhaust component respectively, and is used to control the start of the purge component when the inspection robot entering the box is parked in place, and to control the start of the dust exhaust component when the dust concentration in the box is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

2. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A first infrared sensor is disposed in the box and electrically connected to the control mechanism, and is used to send a first arrival signal to the control mechanism when detecting that the inspection robot entering the box is parked in place; When receiving the first arrival signal, the control mechanism controls the purge assembly to start.

3. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side of the box body is provided with an inlet and an outlet, and the inlet and outlet are provided with a door panel, and the door panel is connected to the box body through an opening and closing drive component; The control mechanism is electrically connected to the opening and closing drive assembly, and is used to control the opening and closing drive assembly to open the door panel when the inspection robot to enter the box is located outside the door panel, and to control the opening and closing drive assembly to close the door panel after the inspection robot enters the box.

4. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: A second infrared sensor is disposed on the outer side of the door panel and is electrically connected to the control mechanism, and is used to send a second in-position signal to the control mechanism when detecting that the inspection robot to enter the box is located on the outer side of the door panel; When receiving the second arrival signal, the control mechanism controls the opening and closing drive assembly to open the door panel.

5. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The dust concentration sensor is arranged in the box and electrically connected to the control mechanism, and is used for detecting the dust concentration in the box and sending the dust concentration in the box to the control mechanism.

6. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The purge assembly includes an air source, an air pipe and a plurality of purge heads, wherein the air source stores a purge medium, and the plurality of purge heads are arranged at intervals inside the box and connected to the air source through the air pipe; when the purge assembly is started, the air pipe between at least one of the purge heads and the air source is connected; When the inspection robot enters the box and parks in place, the control mechanism controls the air pipes between N of the purge heads and the air source to be connected, and when the dust concentration in the box is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, the control mechanism controls the air pipes between at least N+1 of the purge heads and the air source to be connected, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

7. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The multiple purge heads are connected to the air pipe through bamboo tubes respectively.

8. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control mechanism is also used to control the purge assembly and the dust exhaust assembly to shut down when the dust concentration in the box is less than the preset threshold value; or to control the purge assembly and the dust exhaust assembly to shut down when the purge assembly continues to work for a preset time.

9. The inspection robot parking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A charging component is arranged in the box, and the charging component is electrically connected to a power source outside the box. When the inspection robot entering the box is parked in place, the charging component charges the inspection robot.

10. A patrol inspection system, characterized in that: include: An inspection robot and the inspection robot parking device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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