Underwater mining robot convenient to position

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of underwater mining robots, in particular to an underwater mining robot convenient to position, which comprises a protective frame body, a positioning component is arranged above the protective frame body, a power component is arranged on one side of the protective frame body, and a cleaning component is arranged on the front side of the protective frame body. And the positioning assembly comprises a terminal bin, the terminal bin is arranged on the upper surface of the protection frame body, and a positioning terminal is fixedly installed in the terminal bin. According to the underwater mining robot convenient to position, by installing the positioning assembly, through cooperation of the terminal bin, the positioning terminal and other components, after the mining robot is thrown into water from a transportation ship, the positioning terminal in the terminal bin can continuously send out positioning signals to provide the positioning signals to the ship; and the underwater motion path of the robot is fed back to the ship, and then the recovery and positioning of the robot are facilitated by using a connecting ring and a positioning line, so that the probability of loss is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of underwater mining robots, in particular to an underwater mining robot which is convenient for positioning. Background Art

[0002] Minerals refer to all natural minerals or rock resources buried underground that can be used by humans. Mining is the process of extracting and utilizing these usable minerals through manpower or machinery. The seabed is not only rich in metal minerals such as nickel, copper, cobalt, and zinc, but also has a large number of placer mines, apatite, and polymetallic nodules. These are the materials for manufacturing high-end products such as new energy batteries and smart phones. However, the seabed environment is complex, and humans may encounter safety accidents when mining in such a dangerous environment. Therefore, an underwater mining robot that is easy to position is needed.

[0003] Most existing underwater mining robots are used by first bringing the robot to the water surface above the mining site using a ship, and then dropping it into the water for operation. The positioning and recovery of the robot rely solely on the steel cable between the hull and the robot, which poses a certain risk of loss. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an underwater mining robot that is easy to position, so as to solve the problem that the positioning and recovery of the existing underwater mining robot proposed in the above background technology only rely on the steel cable between the hull and the robot when in use, which has a certain risk of loss. To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an underwater mining robot that is easy to position, including a protective frame, a positioning component is arranged on the top of the protective frame, a power component is arranged on one side of the protective frame, and a cleaning component is arranged on the front of the protective frame. The positioning component includes a terminal warehouse, the terminal warehouse is arranged on the upper surface of the protective frame, a positioning terminal is fixedly installed inside the terminal warehouse, a connecting ring is fixedly connected to the top of the terminal warehouse, and a positioning line is fixedly connected to the top of the connecting ring. By installing the positioning component, the terminal warehouse and the positioning terminal can cooperate with each other to realize that after the mining robot is put into the water from the transport ship, the positioning terminal inside the terminal warehouse will continuously send a positioning signal to the ship, and the robot's own underwater motion path is fed back to the ship, and then the connecting ring and the positioning line are used to facilitate the recovery and positioning of the robot, thereby reducing the probability of loss.

[0005] Further preferably, the power assembly includes a water inlet tank, which is arranged inside the protective frame, and the back of the protective frame is fixedly connected to a control valve. By installing the power assembly, the water inlet tank, the control valve and other components can be coordinated to achieve that after the robot enters underwater, the control valve will be used to store water in the water inlet tank to achieve the gravity of its own diving, and the water will be discharged when rising to reduce its own weight.

[0006] Further preferably, the power assembly also includes a motor compartment, which is arranged on both sides of the protective frame, and a power motor is fixedly installed inside the motor compartment, and a transmission end of the power motor is fixedly connected to a rotating wheel, and an outer wall of the rotating wheel is movably connected to a track, and then after reaching the underwater mining area, the power motor in the motor compartment is used to drive the rotating wheel, thereby driving the track to achieve movement on the bottom of the water, thereby facilitating the underwater transportation of the ore body.

[0007] Further preferably, the cleaning assembly includes a telescopic tube, which is fixedly connected to the front side of the protective frame, and the telescopic tube is movably connected to a telescopic rod inside, and the other end of the telescopic rod is fixedly connected to a cleaning bin. By installing the cleaning assembly, the telescopic rod can be controlled to repeatedly extend and retract in the telescopic tube through cooperation between the telescopic tube and the telescopic rod, thereby pushing the underwater obstacles in front.

[0008] Further preferably, the cleaning component also includes a cleaning motor, which is fixedly installed inside the cleaning bin, and the transmission end of the cleaning motor is fixedly connected with a cleaning blade. Then, when it cannot be pushed, the cleaning motor can be used to drive the cleaning blades to break up the obstacles, thereby improving the robot's underwater transportation efficiency.

[0009] Further preferably, a support column is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the protection frame, a loading net is fixedly connected to the inside of the support column, a high-definition camera is fixedly installed on the front of the protection frame, and a high-brightness lighting lamp is fixedly installed on the front of the protection frame. By installing components such as the support column and the loading net, the collected ore body can be placed inside the loading net, and then the high-definition camera can transmit the underwater image to the vessel, which is convenient for the staff to carry out specific operations, and the high-brightness lighting lamp makes it easy to see the underwater image clearly.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0011] In the utility model, by installing the positioning assembly, the terminal bin and the positioning terminal and other components can cooperate to achieve that after the mining robot is thrown into the water from the transport vessel, the positioning terminal inside the terminal bin will continuously send a positioning signal to the vessel, and feed back the robot's own underwater movement path to the vessel, and then use the connecting ring and the positioning line to facilitate the recovery and positioning of the robot, thereby reducing the probability of loss.

[0012] In the utility model, by installing a power component, the water inlet tank, the control valve and other components can be coordinated to achieve that after the robot enters underwater, the control valve will be used to store water in the water inlet tank to achieve the gravity of its own diving, and when it rises, the water will be discharged to reduce its own weight. Then, after reaching the underwater mining area, the power motor in the motor tank will be used to drive the rotating wheels, thereby driving the crawler to achieve movement on the bottom of the water, thereby facilitating the underwater transportation of the ore body.

[0013] In the utility model, by installing the cleaning assembly, the telescopic tube and the telescopic rod can be coordinated to control the telescopic rod to repeatedly extend and retract in the telescopic tube, so as to push the obstacles in front of the bottom of the water. Then, when the obstacles cannot be pushed, the cleaning motor can be used to drive the cleaning blades to break the obstacles, thereby improving the transportation efficiency of the robot under water. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 The enlarged structural diagram at A in the middle;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a left-side structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 For this utility model Figure 4 Enlarged structural diagram at B in the middle.

[0019] In the figure: 1. Protection frame; 2. Positioning assembly; 201. Terminal bin; 202. Positioning terminal; 203. Connecting ring; 204. Positioning line; 3. Power assembly; 301. Water inlet bin; 302. Control valve; 303. Motor bin; 304. Power motor; 305. Rotating wheel; 306. Track; 4. Cleaning assembly; 401. Telescopic tube; 402. Telescopic rod; 403. Cleaning bin; 404. Cleaning motor; 405. Cleaning blade; 5. Support column; 6. Loading net; 7. High-definition camera; 8. High-brightness lighting. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] 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 technical personnel in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0021] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 The utility model provides a technical solution: an underwater mining robot that is easy to position, comprising a protective frame 1, a positioning component 2 is arranged above the protective frame 1, a power component 3 is arranged on one side of the protective frame 1, a cleaning component 4 is arranged on the front of the protective frame 1, the positioning component 2 comprises a terminal bin 201, the terminal bin 201 is arranged on the upper surface of the protective frame 1, a positioning terminal 202 is fixedly installed inside the terminal bin 201, a connecting ring 203 is fixedly connected to the top of the terminal bin 201, and a positioning line 204 is fixedly connected to the top of the connecting ring 203. By installing the positioning component 2, through the cooperation between the terminal bin 201 and the positioning terminal 202 and other components, it can be achieved that after the mining robot is put into the water from the transport ship, the positioning terminal 202 inside the terminal bin 201 will continuously send a positioning signal to the ship, and feed back the robot's own underwater motion path to the ship, and then use the connecting ring 203 and the positioning line 204 to facilitate the recovery and positioning of the robot.

[0022] In this embodiment, Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the power component 3 includes a water inlet tank 301, which is arranged inside the protective frame 1. The back of the protective frame 1 is fixedly connected with a control valve 302. By installing the power component 3, through the cooperation between the water inlet tank 301 and the control valve 302 and other components, it can be achieved that after the robot enters underwater, the control valve 302 will be used to store water in the water inlet tank 301 to achieve the gravity of its own diving, and the water will be discharged when rising to reduce its own weight.

[0023] In this embodiment, Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the power assembly 3 also includes a motor compartment 303, which is arranged on both sides of the protective frame 1. A power motor 304 is fixedly installed inside the motor compartment 303, and a driving end of the power motor 304 is fixedly connected to a rotating wheel 305. The outer wall of the rotating wheel 305 is movably connected to a crawler track 306. Then, after reaching the underwater mining area, the power motor 304 in the motor compartment 303 is used to drive the rotating wheel 305, thereby driving the crawler track 306 to achieve movement on the bottom of the water.

[0024] In this embodiment, Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the cleaning component 4 includes a telescopic tube 401, which is fixedly connected to the front side of the protective frame 1. The telescopic tube 401 is movably connected to a telescopic rod 402 inside. The other end of the telescopic rod 402 is fixedly connected to a cleaning bin 403. By installing the cleaning component 4, the telescopic tube 401 and the telescopic rod 402 can cooperate with each other to control the telescopic rod 402 to repeatedly extend and retract in the telescopic tube 401, thereby pushing the underwater obstacles in front.

[0025] In this embodiment, Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the cleaning component 4 also includes a cleaning motor 404, which is fixedly installed inside the cleaning bin 403. The transmission end of the cleaning motor 404 is fixedly connected with a cleaning blade 405. Then, when it cannot be pushed, the cleaning motor 404 can be used to drive the cleaning blade 405 to crush the obstacle.

[0026] In this embodiment, Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the upper surface of the protection frame 1 is fixedly connected with a support column 5, the interior of the support column 5 is fixedly connected with a loading net 6, the front of the protection frame 1 is fixedly installed with a high-definition camera 7, and the front of the protection frame 1 is fixedly installed with a high-brightness lighting lamp 8. By installing components such as the support column 5 and the loading net 6, the collected ore body can be placed inside the loading net 6, and then the high-definition camera 7 can transmit the underwater image to the vessel, which is convenient for the staff to perform specific operations, and the high-brightness lighting lamp 8 makes it easy to see the underwater image clearly.

[0027] The use method and advantages of the utility model: The underwater mining robot, which is easy to locate, works as follows when in use:

[0028] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, firstly, by installing the positioning component 2, through the cooperation between the terminal bin 201 and the positioning terminal 202 and other components, it can be realized that after the mining robot is put into the water from the transport ship, the positioning terminal 202 inside the terminal bin 201 will continuously send a positioning signal to the ship, and feed back the robot's own underwater movement path to the ship, and then use the connecting ring 203 and the positioning line 204 to facilitate the recovery and positioning of the robot, and then by installing the power component 3, through the cooperation between the water inlet bin 301 and the control valve 302 and other components, it can be realized that after the robot enters the water, the control valve 302 will be used to store water in the water inlet bin 301 to achieve its own diving gravity, and when it rises, it will discharge water to reduce its own weight, and then when it reaches the underwater mining area After reaching the domain, the power motor 304 in the motor compartment 303 will be used to drive the rotating wheel 305, thereby driving the crawler track 306 to move on the bottom of the water. Then, by installing the cleaning component 4, the telescopic tube 401 and the telescopic rod 402 can be used to cooperate with each other to control the telescopic rod 402 to repeatedly extend and retract in the telescopic tube 401, so as to push the obstacles in front of the bottom of the water. Then, when it is impossible to push, the cleaning motor 404 can be used to drive the cleaning blades 405 to break the obstacles. Then, by installing the support column 5 and the loading net 6 and other components, the collected ore body can be placed inside the loading net 6. Then, the high-definition camera 7 can transmit the underwater picture to the ship, which is convenient for the staff to perform specific operations. The high-brightness lighting 8 makes it easy to see the underwater picture clearly.

[0029] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Technical staff in this industry should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only preferred examples of the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model will have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An underwater mining robot that is easy to position, comprising a protective frame (1), characterized in that: A positioning component (2) is arranged above the protective frame (1), a power component (3) is arranged on one side of the protective frame (1), a cleaning component (4) is arranged on the front of the protective frame (1), the positioning component (2) comprises a terminal bin (201), the terminal bin (201) is arranged on the upper surface of the protective frame (1), a positioning terminal (202) is fixedly installed inside the terminal bin (201), a connecting ring (203) is fixedly connected to the top of the terminal bin (201), and a positioning line (204) is fixedly connected to the top of the connecting ring (203).

2. The underwater mining robot that is easy to position according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power assembly (3) comprises a water inlet tank (301), the water inlet tank (301) being arranged inside the protection frame (1), and the back side of the protection frame (1) being fixedly connected to a control valve (302).

3. The underwater mining robot that facilitates positioning according to claim 2, characterized in that: The power assembly (3) further comprises a motor compartment (303), wherein the motor compartment (303) is arranged on both sides of the protective frame (1), a power motor (304) is fixedly installed inside the motor compartment (303), a driving end of the power motor (304) is fixedly connected to a rotating wheel (305), and an outer wall of the rotating wheel (305) is movably connected to a crawler track (306).

4. The underwater mining robot that facilitates positioning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning assembly (4) comprises a telescopic tube (401), the telescopic tube (401) being fixedly connected to the front side of the protective frame (1), the interior of the telescopic tube (401) being movably connected to a telescopic rod (402), the other end of the telescopic rod (402) being fixedly connected to a cleaning bin (403).

5. The underwater mining robot that facilitates positioning according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cleaning assembly (4) further comprises a cleaning motor (404), wherein the cleaning motor (404) is fixedly mounted inside the cleaning bin (403), and a cleaning blade (405) is fixedly connected to a transmission end of the cleaning motor (404).

6. The underwater mining robot that facilitates positioning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support column (5) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the protection frame (1), a loading net (6) is fixedly connected to the interior of the support column (5), a high-definition camera (7) is fixedly mounted on the front of the protection frame (1), and a high-brightness lighting lamp (8) is fixedly mounted on the front of the protection frame (1).

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