Double-sail consumption reduction type river water quality mobile monitoring system

By designing a dual-sail, energy-saving mobile river water quality monitoring system, and utilizing sail angle adjustment and louvered sail adjustment mechanisms, combined with the lever principle to reduce motor load, the system achieves flexible movement and efficient water sample collection in complex water areas, solving the problems of fixed installation and power consumption of existing equipment.

CN120907902APending Publication Date: 2025-11-07HEILONGJIANG WATER CONSERVANCY & HYDROPOWER GRP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511372477.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-09-24
Publication Date
2025-11-07

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Technical Problem

Existing water quality monitoring equipment is located in fixed positions, making it unsuitable for complex water areas. Furthermore, the power consumption is too high when the sampling equipment is moved, affecting the data collection operation.

Method used

Design a dual-sail energy-saving mobile river water quality monitoring system. It adopts a sail angle adjustment mechanism and a louvered sail adjustment mechanism, combined with the lever principle to reduce the motor load, and sets up a water sample collection mechanism and a water collection and release wheel set to achieve automated control and flexible movement.

Benefits of technology

It enables flexible movement in complex waters, reduces power consumption, extends equipment life, and reduces the workload and accident risks for staff.

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of river water quality monitoring, and particularly relates to a double-sail consumption reduction type river water quality mobile monitoring system which comprises a power direction unified dispatching mechanism, a water sample collecting mechanism and an anti-rollover plate. The power direction unified scheduling mechanism and the anti-rollover plate are arranged on the water sample collecting mechanism; the power direction unified dispatching mechanism comprises a floating body, a sail angle adjusting mechanism, a mast, a shutter sail adjusting mechanism, a water collecting and releasing wheel set and a swinging mechanism. The floating body is arranged on the water sample collecting mechanism, the sail angle adjusting mechanism is embedded in the floating body, the two ends of the mast are connected with the sail angle adjusting mechanism and the shutter sail adjusting mechanism respectively, the water collecting and releasing wheel set is arranged on the inner side wall of the floating body and connected with the water sample collecting mechanism, and the swinging mechanism is arranged at one end of the floating body. In particular to a double-sail consumption reduction type river water quality mobile monitoring system which can sail on the water surface for a long time and can freely move with extremely low energy consumption.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of river water quality monitoring, and particularly relates to a double-sail energy-reduction type river water quality mobile monitoring system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Water quality monitoring is a process of monitoring and measuring the types of pollutants in water, the concentrations of various pollutants and the change trend, and evaluating the water quality status. However, most hydrological environment monitors are fixed and cannot move, so they can only monitor the water in a limited range around the installation position, have great limitations, have single sampling range and cannot be applied to water areas with complex environment. Secondly, when the sampling device moves a long distance or collects heavy water samples, more power is needed for the movement of the sampling device, which leads to rapid power consumption and affects the subsequent water sample collection operation. Therefore, a river water quality mobile monitoring device capable of reducing water sample collection energy consumption is urgently needed. SUMMARY

[0003] To solve the above technical problems, the application provides a double-sail energy-reduction type river water quality mobile monitoring system which can sail on the water surface for a long time and freely move with extremely low energy consumption. The wind sail angle adjusting mechanism is provided, the reciprocating connecting rod mechanism is used, the reciprocating connecting rod mechanism and the lever principle are used, the wind sail angle is freely adjusted within a certain range, the load of the motor driving the wind sail rotation is reduced, the lever principle is used to reduce the load of the motor driving the wind sail rotation to the minimum, and the service life of the device is prolonged. The height of the overturning angle and the lifting and folding of the single wind sail driven by the power is adjusted by the louvered wind sail adjusting mechanism, the automation control of the sail raising and folding is realized, the flexibility of the device working mode is improved, and the working mode is more flexible and variable. The water sample collection mechanism is provided, and the water collecting and folding wheel set is used to realize the water collecting work of the water collecting tank, reduce the work intensity of the staff and reduce the risk.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: a double-sail energy-reduction type river water quality mobile monitoring system, comprising a power direction unified scheduling mechanism, a water sample collection mechanism and a roll-over prevention plate; the power direction unified scheduling mechanism and the roll-over prevention plate are arranged on the water sample collection mechanism; The power direction unified scheduling mechanism comprises a floating main body, a wind sail angle adjusting mechanism, a mast, a louvered wind sail adjusting mechanism, a water collecting and folding wheel set and a swing direction mechanism; the floating main body is arranged on the water sample collection mechanism, the wind sail angle adjusting mechanism is embedded in the floating main body, the mast is connected with the wind sail angle adjusting mechanism and the louvered wind sail adjusting mechanism at both ends, the water collecting and folding wheel set is arranged on the inner side wall of the floating main body and connected with the water sample collection mechanism, and the swing direction mechanism is arranged at one end of the floating main body. The sail angle adjusting mechanism comprises a first motor, a rotating disc, a long connecting rod, a centering rotating shaft and a recess adjusting swing stick. The first motor is embedded in the floating body. The rotating disc is arranged at the output end of the first motor. One end of the long connecting rod is clamped by the rotating disc protruding point rotating shaft, and the other end is clamped by the protruding column recess adjusting swing stick. The centering rotating shaft penetrates through the middle slot of the long connecting rod and is fixed to the floating body to form a lever structure. The recess adjusting swing stick is connected to the mast. The louvered sail adjusting mechanism comprises an upper frame, a single sail and a lower guard plate. The upper frame is arranged on the mast. The single sail and the lower guard plate are connected to the upper frame through the hole. The upper frame comprises a sail lifting mechanism (a third motor, a meshing first / second gear, a first / second winding wheel and a lifting rope) and a sail overturning mechanism (a fourth motor, a hexagonal shaft, a rope clamping overturning device, a shaft limiting support and a louver overturning rope). The lifting rope and the louver overturning rope are fixed to the single sail and the lower guard plate through the hole. The water collecting and releasing wheel set comprises a second motor, a winch and a cable. The cable is connected to the winch and the water sample collecting mechanism. The direction adjusting mechanism comprises a direction adjusting frame, a direction adjusting motor, a direction adjusting shaft, a waterproof motor and a propeller. The direction adjusting shaft is connected to the direction adjusting motor and the waterproof motor. The propeller is arranged at the power end of the waterproof motor.

[0005] Further, the rotating disc of the sail angle adjusting mechanism is provided with a protruding point rotating shaft. The end of the long connecting rod close to the rotating disc is provided with a clamping structure matched with the protruding point rotating shaft. The end of the long connecting rod away from the rotating disc is provided with a protruding column. The recess adjusting swing stick is provided with a recess matched with the protruding column.

[0006] Further, the single sail of the louvered sail adjusting mechanism is uniformly provided with at least two holes matched with the lifting rope and the louver overturning rope. The single sail is made of light and rigid material.

[0007] Further, the first gear and the second gear of the sail lifting mechanism are rotatably connected to the inner side wall of the upper frame. The first winding wheel and the second winding wheel have the same diameter. The lifting rope is made of corrosion-resistant high-strength nylon rope.

[0008] Further, the hexagonal shaft of the sail overturning mechanism is a regular hexagonal structure. The shaft limiting support is provided with a limiting groove matched with the side wall of the hexagonal shaft, so that the hexagonal shaft is clamped and positioned by the limiting groove every 120° rotation to realize intermittent stop.

[0009] Further, the cable of the water collecting and releasing wheel set is fixedly connected to the top of the water collecting tank away from the winch end. The outer surface of the cable is wrapped with a waterproof and wear-resistant coating.

[0010] Further, the direction adjusting frame of the direction adjusting mechanism is a U-shaped structure. The direction adjusting shaft penetrates through the two side walls of the U-shaped structure horizontally. Waterproof bearings are arranged between the direction adjusting shaft and the side walls of the direction adjusting frame.

[0011] Further, the water pump of the water sample collecting mechanism is a miniature submersible pump. The water inlet end of the water pump is in communication with the water suction hole. The water collecting tank is made of transparent corrosion-resistant material to facilitate observation of the water sample capacity.

[0012] Further, the centering rotating shaft of the sail angle adjusting mechanism is connected with the through slot of the long connecting rod through a bearing, and the axis of the centering rotating shaft is parallel to the top surface of the floating body.

[0013] The application has the following beneficial effects by adopting the above structure: By setting the sail angle adjusting mechanism, the reciprocating connecting rod mechanism is used, and the lever principle is used to realize the free adjustment of the windward angle of the sail within a certain range, reduce the load of the motor driving the rotation of the sail, and use the lever principle to reduce the load of the motor driving the rotation of the sail to the lowest, prolong the service life of the equipment. By setting the louver sail adjusting mechanism, the turning angle and the height of the single sail are driven by electricity to realize the automatic control of the sail raising and folding, improve the flexibility of the working mode of the equipment, and make the working mode more flexible and changeable. The water sample collecting mechanism is set to realize the water collecting work of the water collecting tank under the water collecting and releasing wheel set, reduce the work intensity of the workers, and reduce the accidental risk. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 A structure diagram of a double-sail energy-saving type river water quality mobile monitoring system is provided. Figure 2 A front view of a double-sail energy-saving type river water quality mobile monitoring system is provided. Figure 3 A side view of a double-sail energy-saving type river water quality mobile monitoring system is provided. Figure 4 An exploded view of a double-sail energy-saving type river water quality mobile monitoring system is provided. Figure 5 An exploded view of a water sample collecting mechanism is provided. Figure 6 An exploded view of a power direction unified scheduling mechanism is provided. Figure 7 An exploded view of a sail angle adjusting mechanism is provided. Figure 8 An exploded view of a louver sail adjusting mechanism is provided. Figure 9 A sectional view of an upper frame is provided. Figure 10 A structure diagram of a sail lifting mechanism is provided. Figure 11 A structure diagram of a sail turning mechanism is provided. Figure 12 An exploded view of a water collecting and releasing wheel set is provided.

[0015] Wherein, 1, power direction unified scheduling mechanism, 2, water sample collection mechanism, 3, anti-rollover plate, 4, floating main body, 5, sail angle adjusting mechanism, 6, mast, 7, louvered sail adjusting mechanism, 8, water collection retracting wheel set, 9, water collection tank, 10, water pump, 11, water suction hole, 13, first motor, 14, turntable, 15, long connecting rod, 16, centering shaft, 17, groove adjusting swing stick, 18, upper frame, 19, single-piece sail, 20, lower guard plate, 21, second motor, 22, winch, 23, cable, 24, protruding point shaft, 25, through groove, 26, protruding column, 27, sail lifting mechanism, 28, sail overturning mechanism, 29, hole, 30, third motor, 31, first gear, 32, first drum, 33, second gear, 34, second drum, 35, lifting rope, 36, fourth motor, 37, hexagonal shaft, 38, rope clamping overturning device, 39, shaft limiting support, 40, louvered overturning rope, 41, swing direction mechanism, 42, swing direction frame, 43, steering motor, 44, steering shaft, 45, waterproof motor, 46, propeller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The application will be further described in detail in conjunction with the drawings.

[0017] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 A double-sail energy-saving type river water quality moving monitoring system, comprising a power direction unified scheduling mechanism 1, a water sample collection mechanism 2 and an anti-rollover plate 3, the power direction unified scheduling mechanism 1 is arranged on the water sample collection mechanism 2, and the anti-rollover plate 3 is arranged on the water sample collection mechanism 2.

[0018] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 , the water sample collection mechanism 2 comprises a water collection tank 9, a water pump 10 and a water suction hole 11, the water pump 10 is embedded in the water collection tank 9, and the water suction hole 11 is arranged on the water collection tank 9.

[0019] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 6As shown, the power direction unified scheduling mechanism 1 includes a floating body 4, a sail angle adjusting mechanism 5, a mast 6, a louvered sail adjusting mechanism 7, and a water collecting and retracting wheel set 8. The floating body 4 is arranged on a water collecting tank 9. The sail angle adjusting mechanism 5 is embedded on the floating body 4. The mast 6 is arranged on the floating body 4. The mast 6 is arranged on the sail angle adjusting mechanism 5. The louvered sail adjusting mechanism 7 is arranged on the mast 6. The water collecting and retracting wheel set 8 is arranged on the inner side wall of the floating body 4. One end of the floating body 4 is provided with a swing direction mechanism 41. The swing direction mechanism 41 includes a swing direction frame 42, a steering motor 43, a steering shaft 44, a waterproof motor 45, and a propeller 46. The swing direction frame 42 is arranged on one side of the floating body 4. The steering motor 43 is arranged at one end of the swing direction frame 42 away from the floating body 4. The steering shaft 44 is arranged through the inner wall of the swing direction frame 42. The power end of the steering motor 43 is connected with the steering shaft 44. The waterproof motor 45 is arranged at one end of the steering shaft 44 away from the steering motor 43. The propeller 46 is arranged at the power end of the waterproof motor 45.

[0020] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 7 , the sail angle adjusting mechanism 5 includes a first motor 13, a rotating disc 14, a long connecting rod 15, a centering rotating shaft 16, and a recess adjusting swing stick 17. The first motor 13 is embedded in the floating body 4. The rotating disc 14 is arranged at the output end of the first motor 13. The rotating disc 14 is provided with a convex point rotating shaft 24. The long connecting rod 15 is arranged on the rotating disc 14. The long connecting rod 15 is clamped with the convex point rotating shaft 24. The long connecting rod 15 is provided with a through slot 25 and a convex column 26. The centering rotating shaft 16 is arranged through the through slot 25. The centering rotating shaft 16 is arranged on the floating body 4. The recess adjusting swing stick 17 is clamped on the convex column 26. The recess adjusting swing stick 17 is arranged on the mast 6.

[0021] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 8 , the louvered sail adjusting mechanism 7 includes an upper frame 18, a single-piece sail 19, and a lower guard plate 20. The upper frame 18 is arranged on the mast 6. The single-piece sail 19 is arranged on the upper frame 18. The single-piece sail 19 is provided with a hole 29. The lower guard plate 20 is arranged on the upper frame 18.

[0022] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 8 , the upper frame 18 includes a sail lifting mechanism 27 and a sail overturning mechanism 28. The sail lifting mechanism 27 is arranged in the middle of the upper frame 18. The sail overturning mechanism 28 is arranged on the upper frame 18.

[0023] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 10The sail lifting mechanism 27 includes a third motor 30, a first gear 31, a first winding wheel 32, a second gear 33, a second winding wheel 34, and a lifting rope 35. The third motor 30 is arranged in the middle of the upper frame 18. The first gear 31 is arranged at the output end of the third motor 30. The first gear 31 is arranged on the inner side wall of the upper frame 18. The first winding wheel 32 is arranged on the first gear 31. The second gear 33 is arranged on the inner side wall of the upper frame 18. The second gear 33 is engaged with the first gear 31. The second winding wheel 34 is arranged on the second gear 33. The lifting rope 35 is wound around the first winding wheel 32 and the second winding wheel 34. The lifting rope 35 passes through the hole 29 to fix the single sail 19 and the lower guard plate 20.

[0024] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 11 The sail turning mechanism 28 includes a fourth motor 36, a hexagonal shaft 37, a rope turning device 38, a shaft limiting support 39, and a louver turning rope 40. The fourth motor 36 is arranged on the inner side wall of the upper frame 18. The hexagonal shaft 37 is arranged at the output end of the fourth motor 36. The rope turning device 38 is sleeved on the hexagonal shaft 37. The shaft limiting support 39 is embedded on the upper frame 18. The shaft limiting support 39 is clamped on the hexagonal shaft 37. The louver turning rope 40 is arranged on the rope turning device 38. The louver turning rope 40 passes through the hole 29 to fix the single sail 19 and the lower guard plate 20.

[0025] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 12 The water collection and release wheel set 8 includes a second motor 21, a winch 22, and a cable 23. The second motor 21 is embedded on the floating body 4. The winch 22 is arranged at the output end of the second motor 21. The cable 23 is wound around the winch 22. The cable 23 is arranged on the water sample collection mechanism 2.

[0026] In use, the device floats in the water area to be detected. The sail is lowered and laid flat by the sail lifting mechanism 27. The third motor 30 works to drive the first gear 31 to rotate. The first gear 31 drives the first winding wheel 32 and the second gear 33 to rotate. The second gear 33 drives the second winding wheel 34 to rotate. The first winding wheel 32 and the second winding wheel 34 release the lifting rope 35 wound thereon. The lifting rope 35 drives the single sail 19 and the lower guard plate 20 to fall. At this time, the single sail 19 needs to be rotated to a seamless splicing state. The fourth motor 36 is started. The fourth motor 36 drives the hexagonal shaft 37 to rotate. The hexagonal shaft 37 drives the rope turning device 38 to rotate. Due to the constraint relationship between the hexagonal shaft 37 and the shaft limiting support 39, the hexagonal shaft 37 will stop for a moment every 120° of rotation. The rope turning device 38 drives the louver turning rope 40 to rotate. The louver turning rope 40 drives the single sail 19 and the lower guard plate 20 to rotate until the single sail 19 becomes a whole without gaps. At this time, the device can be moved by wind power, the angle of the windward surface can be adjusted through the sail angle adjusting mechanism 5, the first motor 13 drives the rotating disc 14 to rotate, the rotating disc 14 drives the convex point rotating shaft 24 to rotate, the convex point rotating shaft 24 drives the long connecting rod 15 to move, since the centering rotating shaft 16 is arranged in the middle of the long connecting rod 15 (forming a lever structure), therefore the other end of the long connecting rod 15 drives the concave groove adjusting swing stick 17 to move in the opposite direction, the concave groove adjusting swing stick 17 drives the mast 6 to rotate, the mast 6 drives the whole sail surface to rotate, the windward surface is adjusted, so that the device can be moved in a specific direction, when the water sample collection area is far away from the shore or the water quantity collected is heavy, the auxiliary travel power of the sail can be used to reduce the consumption of electric power, and the collection efficiency of the water sample is ensured, meanwhile, the sail can make the monitoring system adapt to the change of different wind speed and direction, so that the sampling operation can be carried out under complex water area and climate conditions. The steering motor 43 is started, the steering motor 43 drives the steering shaft 44 to rotate through the power end, the steering shaft 44 drives the waterproof motor 45 to change the driving direction, the waterproof motor 45 is started, the waterproof motor 45 drives the propeller 46 to rotate through the power end to drive the floating main body 4, when the sampling device moves to the area to be monitored, the second motor 21 is started, the second motor 21 drives the winch 22 to rotate, the winch 22 releases the cable 23, the cable 23 drives the water sample collecting mechanism 2 to sink, when sinking to the specified depth, the water pump 10 is started, water flows into the water collecting tank 9 through the water suction hole 11, at this time, the water sample collecting mechanism 2 can be retracted by reversing the winch 22 to tighten the cable 23, and returned to the specified recovery position under the remote control of the staff; the device is an unmanned monitoring device, when receiving the instruction of the staff, the control can be realized through existing remote control technologies such as infrared and radio; the above steps can be repeated for the second use.

[0027] The above describes the present application and its embodiments, which are not limited, and the drawings only show one of the embodiments of the present application, and the actual structure is not limited thereto. In general, if a person skilled in the art is inspired thereby, without departing from the purpose of the present application, similar structure and embodiments can be designed without creative design, which shall belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A double sail energy-saving type river water quality mobile monitoring system, characterized in that: Including power direction unified scheduling mechanism, water sample collection mechanism and anti-rollover plate; The power direction unified scheduling mechanism and the anti-rollover plate are both arranged on the water sample collection mechanism; The power direction unified scheduling mechanism includes floating main body, sail angle adjusting mechanism, mast, louvered sail adjusting mechanism, water collection and take-up wheel set and swing direction mechanism; The floating main body is arranged on the water sample collection mechanism, the sail angle adjusting mechanism is embedded in the floating main body, the mast is connected with the sail angle adjusting mechanism and the louvered sail adjusting mechanism at two ends respectively, the water collection and take-up wheel set is arranged on the inner side wall of the floating main body and connected with the water sample collection mechanism, and the swing direction mechanism is arranged at one end of the floating main body; The sail angle adjusting mechanism includes first motor, rotating disc, long connecting rod, centering rotating shaft and recess adjusting swing stick, the first motor is embedded in the floating main body, the rotating disc is arranged at the output end of the first motor, one end of the long connecting rod is clamped through the rotating disc protruding point rotating shaft, the other end is clamped through the protruding column and the recess adjusting swing stick, the centering rotating shaft penetrates through the middle groove of the long connecting rod and is fixed to the floating main body to form a lever structure, and the recess adjusting swing stick is connected with the mast; The louvered sail adjusting mechanism includes upper frame, single sail and lower guard plate, the upper frame is arranged on the mast, and the single sail and the lower guard plate are connected with the upper frame through the hole; The upper frame includes sail lifting mechanism (third motor, meshed first / second gear, first / second winding wheel and lifting rope) and sail overturning mechanism (fourth motor, hexagonal shaft, rope clamping overturning device, shaft limiting support and louver overturning rope), and the lifting rope and the louver overturning rope are fixed to the single sail and the lower guard plate through the hole. The water collection and take-up wheel set includes second motor, winch and cable, the cable is connected with the winch and the water sample collection mechanism; The swing direction mechanism includes swing direction frame, steering motor, steering shaft, waterproof motor and propeller, the steering shaft is connected with the steering motor and the waterproof motor, and the propeller is arranged at the power end of the waterproof motor.

2. The dual sail energy-reducing type river water quality mobile monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating disc of the sail angle adjusting mechanism is provided with protruding point rotating shaft, the end of the long connecting rod close to the rotating disc is provided with clamping structure matched with the protruding point rotating shaft, the end of the long connecting rod away from the rotating disc is provided with protruding column, and the recess adjusting swing stick is provided with recess matched with the protruding column.

3. The double sail energy-saving type river water quality mobile monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The single sail of the louvered sail adjusting mechanism is uniformly provided with at least two holes, the holes are matched with the lifting rope and the louver overturning rope respectively, and the single sail is made of light and rigid material.

4. The dual sail energy-reducing river water quality mobile monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first gear and the second gear of the sail lifting mechanism are rotatably connected to the inner side wall of the upper frame, the first winding wheel and the second winding wheel are of the same diameter, and the lifting rope is made of corrosion-resistant high-strength nylon rope.

5. The dual sail energy-reducing river water quality mobile monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hexagonal shaft of the sail overturning mechanism is a regular hexagonal structure, the limiting groove matched with the side wall of the hexagonal shaft is arranged on the shaft limiting support, so that the hexagonal shaft is clamped and positioned by the limiting groove every 120° to realize intermittent stop.

6. The dual sail energy-reducing river water quality mobile monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the cable of the water collection and take-up wheel set away from the winch is fixedly connected to the top of the water collecting tank, and the outer surface of the cable is wrapped with waterproof and wear-resistant coating.

7. The dual sail energy-reducing river water quality mobile monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The swing direction frame of the swing direction mechanism is a U-shaped structure, the steering shaft penetrates through the two side walls of the U-shaped structure horizontally, and waterproof bearings are arranged between the steering shaft and the side walls of the swing direction frame.

8. The dual sail drag-reducing river water quality mobile monitoring system of claim 1, wherein: The water pump of the water sample collection mechanism is a miniature submersible pump, the water inlet end of the water pump is communicated with the water suction hole, and the water collecting tank is made of transparent corrosion-resistant material to facilitate observation of the water sample capacity.

9. The dual sail drag-reducing river water quality mobile monitoring system of claim 1, wherein: The centering rotating shaft of the sail angle adjusting mechanism is connected with the through slot of the long connecting rod through a bearing, and the axis of the centering rotating shaft is parallel to the top surface of the floating main body.