Lens self-cleaning structure of vehicle-mounted camera

By designing an automated water pump, air pump and mixing blade system in the on-board camera, the problem of soil and water stains affecting shooting is solved, and the effect of automated cleaning and short circuit prevention is achieved.

CN222198055UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-20SHENZHEN CITY CHANGYUE TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420837894.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-22
Publication Date
2024-12-20
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-22

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Technical Problem

The existing on-board cameras lack automatic cleaning function, which causes dirt and water stains to splash onto the lenses when driving on muddy roads, affecting shooting records, and may cause water stains to penetrate into the camera and cause short circuits.

Method used

A lens self-cleaning structure including water pump, air pump, micro nozzle, air nozzle, motor and stirring blade is designed. The water pump sprays cleaning liquid, the air pump blows drying the attached liquid, and the motor drives the stirring blade to mix the cleaner to achieve automatic cleaning and prevent Liquid penetration.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic lens cleaning without manual operation, prevents water stains and cleaning liquids from entering the camera, avoids short circuits, and improves the thoroughness and stability of lens cleaning.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a lens self-cleaning structure of a vehicle-mounted camera, which belongs to the technical field of vehicle-mounted cameras and comprises a vehicle body mounting seat, a lens body is fixedly assembled on the outer side of the vehicle body mounting seat, a box body is fixedly assembled on one side, far away from the lens body, of the vehicle body mounting seat, and a cover plate is fixedly assembled on the inner wall of the box body. A water pump is fixedly assembled at the inner bottom of the box body, and a water pipe is fixedly assembled at the output end of the water pump; by starting the water pump, the uniformly mixed compound is dredged to the inner cavity of the water pump through the water pipe to spray and clean the lens body, so that cleaning is automatically completed, manual operation of a worker is not needed, and then the air pump can be driven to work to be matched with the air pipe and the air nozzle to blow air to the lens body. Therefore, liquid attached to the surface of the lens body can be quickly blow-dried, it is guaranteed that the liquid cannot permeate into the inner cavity of the lens body, and the problem that water stains and cleaning liquid permeate into a camera to cause short circuit is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted cameras, in particular to a lens self-cleaning structure of a vehicle-mounted camera. Background Art

[0002] The on-board camera is used to provide a scientific basis for traffic accident handling. The function of presenting video and audio in real time provides a more scientific basis for our traffic accident handling and positioning, so that our property and personal safety are fully protected. The lens self-cleaning structure needs to be used during operation.

[0003] Existing vehicle-mounted cameras generally do not have an automatic cleaning function, which causes mud to easily splash onto the outside of the camera lens when the vehicle is passing through muddy roads, thus affecting the camera's recording of the real-time situation around the vehicle. In addition, water stains around the camera cannot be removed in time, which causes the water stains to easily penetrate into the camera and cause a short circuit.

[0004] To this end, we propose a self-cleaning structure for the lens of a vehicle-mounted camera. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a lens self-cleaning structure for a vehicle-mounted camera, which overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art and aims to solve the problems in the background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a self-cleaning structure for the lens of a vehicle-mounted camera, comprising a vehicle body mounting seat, a lens body is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the vehicle body mounting seat, a box is fixedly mounted on the side of the vehicle body mounting seat away from the lens body, a cover is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the box, a water pump is fixedly mounted on the inner bottom of the box, a water pipe is fixedly mounted on the output end of the water pump, a micro-sprinkler is fixedly mounted on the end of the water pipe away from the water pump, an air pump is fixedly mounted on the inner bottom of the box, an air pipe is fixedly connected to the output end of the air pump, an air nozzle is fixedly mounted on the end of the air pipe away from the air pump, a sealing plate is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the box, a motor is fixedly mounted on the top of the sealing plate, a rotating rod is fixedly mounted on the power output shaft of the motor, and a plurality of stirring blades are fixedly mounted on the outer edge of the rotating rod.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a support seat is fixedly installed on the top of the vehicle body mounting seat, the water pipe is fixedly arranged at the top position of the support seat, and the micro nozzle is arranged at an angle of 45 degrees to the lens body.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, the water pipe can be supported, thereby ensuring that the micro-sprinkler will not shake or shift when the lens body is self-cleaning and flushing.

[0009] See also Figure 4 The inner bottom of the box body is fixedly equipped with a bearing, and the bottom end of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to the inner wall position of the bearing.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, it is possible to position the rotating rod during rotation, thereby ensuring the stability of the rotating rod during rotation and ensuring that the rotating rod will not deviate from its position at will.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a partition is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the box body, and the partition is arranged in the middle position between the air pump and the water pump.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the water in the inner cavity of the box can be isolated, ensuring that the water used for cleaning will not come into contact with the air pump.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a liquid guide tube and a feeding port are fixedly mounted on the top of the sealing plate, and one end of the liquid guide tube away from the sealing plate can be connected to a car water tank pipeline.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the cleaning agent can be added to the inner cavity of the box through the feeding port, and the water in the vehicle water tank can be discharged to the inner cavity of the box through the liquid guide pipe to contact the cleaning agent.

[0015] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a support seat is also fixedly mounted on the outer side of the vehicle body mounting seat, the air pipe is fixedly connected to the support seat, and the air nozzle is arranged parallel to the lens body.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the support seat can be used to position the air tube to ensure that it will not shift its position at will, and the gas discharged from the air nozzle can quickly dry the liquid attached to the surface of the lens body to ensure that the liquid will not penetrate into the inner cavity of the lens body.

[0017] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0018] 1. Start the water pump to guide the evenly mixed compound through the water pipe to the inner cavity of the water pump to spray and clean the lens body, thereby automatically completing the cleaning without manual operation by the staff. Then, the air pump can be driven to work with the air pipe and air nozzle to blow the lens body, so that the liquid attached to the surface of the lens body can be quickly dried to ensure that the liquid will not penetrate into the inner cavity of the lens body, avoiding the problem of water stains and cleaning liquid penetrating into the camera and causing a short circuit.

[0019] 2. By starting the motor to drive the rotating rod and the stirring blade to rotate, the water and the cleaning agent can be stirred to ensure that the water and the cleaning agent are fully integrated, thereby improving the thoroughness of the cleaning of the lens body and avoiding the problem of incomplete cleaning of the lens body due to insufficient integration between the water and the cleaning agent, thereby improving the practicality of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 For the utility model Figure 3 Enlarged structural diagram at A in the middle.

[0024] In the figure: 1. body mounting seat; 2. lens body; 3. box body; 4. cover plate; 5. partition; 6. water pump; 7. water pipe; 8. micro nozzle; 9. support seat; 10. air pump; 11. air pipe; 12. air nozzle; 13. motor; 14. rotating rod; 15. stirring blade; 16. bearing; 17. liquid guide tube; 18. feeding port; 19. sealing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0026] See also Figure 1 - Figure 4A lens self-cleaning structure of a vehicle-mounted camera comprises a vehicle body mounting seat 1, a lens body 2 is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the vehicle body mounting seat 1, a box body 3 is fixedly mounted on the side of the vehicle body mounting seat 1 away from the lens body 2, a cover plate 4 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the box body 3, a water pump 6 is fixedly mounted on the inner bottom of the box body 3, a water pipe 7 is fixedly mounted on the output end of the water pump 6, a micro nozzle 8 is fixedly mounted on the end of the water pipe 7 away from the water pump 6, an air pump 10 is fixedly mounted on the inner bottom of the box body 3, an air pipe 11 is fixedly connected to the output end of the air pump 10, an air nozzle 12 is fixedly mounted on the end of the air pipe 11 away from the air pump 10, a sealing plate 19 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the box body 3, a motor 13 is fixedly mounted on the top of the sealing plate 19, a rotating rod 14 is fixedly mounted on the power output shaft of the motor 13, and a plurality of stirring blades 15 are fixedly mounted on the outer edge of the rotating rod 14.

[0027] See also Figure 1 A support seat 9 is fixedly installed on the top of the vehicle body mounting seat 1, and a water pipe 7 is fixedly arranged at the top position of the support seat 9. The micro-sprinkler 8 is arranged at an angle of 45 degrees to the lens body 2. The support seat 9 can support the water pipe 7, thereby ensuring that the micro-sprinkler 8 will not shake or shift when the lens body 2 is self-cleaned and flushed.

[0028] See also Figure 4 A bearing 16 is fixedly assembled on the inner bottom of the box body 3, and the bottom end of the rotating rod 14 is fixedly connected to the inner wall position of the bearing 16, so that the rotating rod 14 can be positioned during rotation, thereby ensuring the stability of the rotating rod 14 during rotation, and ensuring that it will not deviate from its position at will.

[0029] See also Figure 3 The inner wall of the box body 3 is fixedly equipped with a partition 5, which is arranged in the middle position of the air pump 10 and the water pump 6, so that the water in the inner cavity of the box body 3 can be isolated to ensure that the water used for cleaning will not contact the air pump 10.

[0030] See also Figure 3 A liquid guide tube 17 and a feeding port 18 are fixedly mounted on the top of the sealing plate 19. The end of the liquid guide tube 17 away from the sealing plate 19 can be connected to the automobile water tank pipeline, so that the cleaning agent can be added to the inner cavity position of the box body 3 through the feeding port 18, and the water in the vehicle water tank can be discharged to the inner cavity position of the box body 3 through the liquid guide tube 17 to contact with the cleaning agent.

[0031] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2A support seat 9 is also fixedly mounted on the outer side of the vehicle body mounting seat 1, the air pipe 11 is fixedly connected to the support seat 9, and the air nozzle 12 is arranged parallel to the lens body 2, so that the support seat 9 can be used to position the air pipe 11 to ensure that it will not be arbitrarily shifted, and the gas discharged by the air nozzle 12 can quickly dry the liquid attached to the surface of the lens body 2 to ensure that the liquid will not penetrate into the inner cavity of the lens body 2.

[0032] Working principle: When using the device, first, the water in the vehicle's water tank can be discharged through the liquid guide tube 17 to the inner cavity position of the box body 3 to contact the cleaning agent, and then the motor 13 can be started to drive the rotating rod 14 and the stirring blade 15 to rotate, so as to fully blend the water and the cleaning agent, and then the water pump 6 can be started to guide the evenly mixed compound through the water pipe 7 to the inner cavity position of the water pump 6 to spray and clean the lens body 2, thereby automatically completing the cleaning without manual operation by the staff, and then the air pump 10 can be driven to work in conjunction with the air pipe 11 and the air nozzle 12 to blow the lens body 2, so that the liquid attached to the surface of the lens body 2 can be quickly dried to ensure that the liquid does not penetrate into the inner cavity position of the lens body 2.

[0033] The above are only preferred embodiments of the utility model and are not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A self-cleaning structure for a lens of a vehicle-mounted camera, comprising a vehicle body mounting seat (1), characterized in that: The outer side of the vehicle body mounting seat (1) is fixedly mounted with a lens body (2); a side of the vehicle body mounting seat (1) away from the lens body (2) is fixedly mounted with a box body (3); an inner wall of the box body (3) is fixedly mounted with a cover plate (4); an inner bottom of the box body (3) is fixedly mounted with a water pump (6); an output end of the water pump (6) is fixedly mounted with a water pipe (7); an end of the water pipe (7) away from the water pump (6) is fixedly mounted with a micro nozzle (8); and the inner bottom of the box body (3) is fixedly mounted with a cover plate (4). An air pump (10) is installed, the output end of the air pump (10) is fixedly connected to an air pipe (11), the end of the air pipe (11) away from the air pump (10) is fixedly installed with an air nozzle (12), the inner wall of the box body (3) is fixedly installed with a sealing plate (19), the top of the sealing plate (19) is fixedly installed with a motor (13), the power output shaft of the motor (13) is fixedly installed with a rotating rod (14), and the outer edge of the rotating rod (14) is fixedly installed with a plurality of stirring blades (15).

2. The self-cleaning structure of the lens of a vehicle-mounted camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support seat (9) is fixedly mounted on the top of the vehicle body mounting seat (1), the water pipe (7) is fixedly arranged at the top position of the support seat (9), and the micro nozzle (8) is arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with the lens body (2).

3. The self-cleaning structure of the lens of a vehicle-mounted camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bearing (16) is fixedly mounted on the inner bottom of the box body (3), and the bottom end of the rotating rod (14) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bearing (16).

4. The self-cleaning structure of a lens of a vehicle-mounted camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the box body (3) is fixedly equipped with a partition (5), and the partition (5) is arranged in the middle position between the air pump (10) and the water pump (6).

5. The self-cleaning structure of the lens of a vehicle-mounted camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: A liquid guide tube (17) and a feeding port (18) are fixedly mounted on the top of the sealing plate (19); one end of the liquid guide tube (17) away from the sealing plate (19) can be connected to a car water tank pipeline.

6. The self-cleaning structure of the lens of a vehicle-mounted camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the vehicle body mounting seat (1) is also fixedly mounted with a support seat (9), the air pipe (11) is fixedly connected to the support seat (9), and the air nozzle (12) is arranged parallel to the lens body (2).