Video recording device in pipeline

Abstract

The utility model relates to a video recording device in a pipeline, which comprises a top semi-circular rack, a bottom semi-circular seat and a camera module, one end of the top semi-circular rack is rotatably connected with the bottom semi-circular seat, and one side of the other end of the top semi-circular rack is in driving connection in the bottom semi-circular seat through insection and a gear; the camera module comprises a camera, a driving motor, a water cavity, cleaning cotton and a base for supporting the whole camera module, the base is fixed on the bottom semicircular ring seat, the bottom of the camera is connected with a rotating shaft, a motor fixing cavity is formed in the base, and the driving motor is mounted in the motor fixing cavity and is in driving connection with the rotating shaft; the water cavity is installed on the base, a water outlet is formed in the side, facing the camera, of the water cavity, and the cleaning cotton covers the water outlet of the water cavity and is located on the rotating path of the camera. Compared with the prior art, the short-term video recording device has the advantages of being convenient to install and use, low in structural cost, capable of meeting the short-term video recording requirement when the flow in the pipeline is low and the like.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of pipeline data acquisition equipment, in particular to a video recording device in a pipeline. Background Art

[0002] The video recording device in the pipeline is a device used to shoot and record the internal conditions of the pipeline. The device is usually composed of a camera, a control system, and a storage device. It can be installed on the side or inside the pipeline, and remotely controlled by the control system to transmit the captured video to the storage device for recording and storage. By placing the video recorder in the pipeline, the internal conditions of the pipeline, such as pipeline damage, blockage, pollution, etc., can be recorded in real time, providing a basis for subsequent fault diagnosis and repair.

[0003] Video recorders in pipelines are usually designed to be waterproof and dustproof to ensure that they can work properly in harsh pipeline environments. At the same time, measures must be taken to protect the lens from damage or contamination.

[0004] Most of the existing solutions use a camera mounted on a movable vehicle body to achieve video recording inside the pipeline, such as the remote-controlled vehicle and remote-controlled device for internal inspection of a container disclosed in the utility model with authorization announcement number CN220249441U, but the structure is complex, the cost is high, and there is no anti-fouling treatment for the lens of the video recorder; there are also solutions in which a bracket is set outside the pipeline for installing a camera and video recording is performed through the camera outside the pipeline, but defects inside the pipeline cannot be recorded. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a video recording device in a pipeline in order to overcome the defects of the prior art that the structure is either complex and the cost is high, or the internal environment of the pipeline cannot be recorded.

[0006] The purpose of the utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A video recording device in a pipeline, comprising a top semicircular ring rack, a bottom semicircular ring seat and a camera module, wherein one end of the top semicircular ring rack is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat, and one side of the other end is provided with a tooth pattern, and one side of the bottom semicircular ring seat is provided with a hollow cavity matched with the tooth pattern, and the hollow cavity is also provided with a gear matched with the tooth pattern, the gear is drivingly connected to the top semicircular ring rack, and the gear is connected to a rotating motor;

[0008] The camera module includes a camera, a driving motor, a water chamber, cleaning cotton and a base supporting the entire camera module, wherein the base is fixed on a bottom semicircular ring seat, a rotating shaft is connected to the bottom of the camera, a motor fixing chamber is provided in the base, the driving motor is installed in the motor fixing chamber and is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft; the water chamber is installed on the base, a water outlet is provided on the side of the water chamber facing the camera, the cleaning cotton covers the water outlet of the water chamber and is located on the rotating path of the camera.

[0009] Furthermore, a central shaft is provided at the center of the gear, and the central shaft is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat, and the driving end of the rotating motor is connected to the central shaft, and the rotating motor is installed on the bottom semicircular ring seat.

[0010] Furthermore, the top semicircular ring rack is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat via a hinge.

[0011] Furthermore, the top semicircular ring rack and the bottom semicircular ring seat are both made of iron, and the top semicircular ring rack is an iron sheet structure.

[0012] Furthermore, the camera faces the liquid flow direction of the pipeline, and the water outlet of the water cavity is located at the rear side of the camera.

[0013] Furthermore, the camera is a waterproof camera.

[0014] Furthermore, the camera is provided with a battery and is powered by the battery.

[0015] Furthermore, the top semicircular ring rack and the bottom semicircular ring seat are both annular structures that match the shape of the pipeline.

[0016] Furthermore, the base is welded and fixed on the bottom semicircular ring seat.

[0017] Furthermore, the video recording device also includes a controller and a wireless communication module, the controller is respectively connected to the rotating motor, the camera, the driving motor and the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module is connected to a cloud server.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0019] (1) The video recording device in the pipeline of the present solution can be directly placed in the pipeline. By controlling the rotating motor, the gear and the top semicircular ring rack transmission, the top semicircular ring rack is gradually extended until it abuts against the inner wall of the pipeline, and is initially fixed based on tension. At this time, the video recording of the environment in the pipeline can be continuously performed through the camera module;

[0020] Since the inner wall environment of the pipeline is poor and the lens is easily contaminated, this solution can drive the camera as a whole to rotate through a driving motor. During the rotation, the cleaning cotton connected to the water cavity is passed to achieve a preliminary lens cleaning effect.

[0021] The video recording device in the above-mentioned pipeline can perform short-term video recording when there is less liquid in the pipeline. It has the functions of initial automatic fixing and automatic lens cleaning in the pipeline, which meets the use requirements of short-term video recording. It has the advantages of easy installation and use, low structural cost, and meeting the short-term video recording needs when the flow rate in the pipeline is low.

[0022] (2) In this solution, the water chamber has a hole on the side, and the liquid in the water chamber will continue to cover a portion of the cleaning cotton, so that the cleaning cotton remains soaked and has a cleaning effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a video recording device in a pipeline provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a connection between a top semicircular ring rack and a bottom semicircular ring seat provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] In the figure, 1. top semicircular ring rack, 101. tooth pattern, 2. bottom semicircular ring seat, 201. hollow cavity, 202. gear, 3. camera, 4. water cavity, 5. cleaning cotton, 6. base, 7. rotating axis. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the utility model described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0027] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to be protected, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, further definition and explanation thereof is not required in subsequent drawings.

[0029] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or are the directions or positional relationships in which the utility model product is usually placed when in use. They are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present utility model.

[0030] It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0031] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not mean that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or suspended, but can be slightly tilted. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly tilted.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment also provides a video recording device in a pipeline, comprising a top semicircular ring rack 1, a bottom semicircular ring seat 2 and a camera module, one end of the top semicircular ring rack 1 is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat 2, and one side of the other end is provided with a tooth pattern 101, one side of the bottom semicircular ring seat 2 is provided with a hollow cavity 201 matched with the tooth pattern 101, the hollow cavity 201 is also provided with a gear 202 matched with the tooth pattern 101, the gear 202 is drivingly connected to the top semicircular ring rack 1, and the gear 202 is connected to a rotating motor;

[0034] The camera module includes a camera 3, a driving motor, a water chamber 4, a cleaning cotton 5 and a base 6 supporting the entire camera module. The base 6 is fixed on the bottom semicircular ring seat 2. The bottom of the camera 3 is connected with a rotating shaft 7. A motor fixing chamber is provided in the base 6. The driving motor is installed in the motor fixing chamber and drives the connected rotating shaft 7. The water chamber 4 is installed on the base 6. A water outlet is provided on the side of the water chamber 4 facing the camera 3. The cleaning cotton 5 covers the water outlet of the water chamber 4 and is located on the rotation path of the camera 3.

[0035] The video recording device in the pipeline of the present solution can be directly placed in the pipeline, and the top semicircular ring rack 1 is gradually extended out by controlling the rotating motor to drive the gear 202 and the top semicircular ring rack 1 to abut against the inner wall of the pipeline, and is initially fixed based on the tensioning force; at this time, the video recording of the environment in the pipeline can be continuously performed through the camera module;

[0036] Since the inner wall environment of the pipeline is poor and the lens is easily contaminated, this solution can drive the camera 3 to rotate as a whole through the driving motor. During the rotation, the cleaning cotton 5 connected to the water cavity 4 is passed to achieve a preliminary lens cleaning effect.

[0037] The video recording device in the above-mentioned pipeline can perform short-term video recording when there is less liquid in the pipeline. It has the functions of initial automatic fixing and automatic lens cleaning in the pipeline, which meets the use requirements of short-term video recording. It has the advantages of easy installation and use, low structural cost, and meeting the short-term video recording needs when the flow rate in the pipeline is low.

[0038] When the present solution is in use, the liquid in the pipeline must be lower than the camera 3 and the water outlet of the water chamber 4 to prevent the video recording of the camera 3 and the cleaning effect of the cleaning cotton 5 from being affected.

[0039] In this solution, the water chamber 4 has a hole on the side, and the liquid therein will continue to cover a portion of the cleaning cotton 5, so that the cleaning cotton 5 remains soaked, achieving a cleaning effect.

[0040] The gear 202 needs to be rotatably connected in the bottom semicircular ring seat 2. It can be fixed by a gear 202 box or a center shaft. In this embodiment, a center shaft is provided at the center of the gear 202, and the center shaft is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat 2. The driving end of the rotating motor is connected to the center shaft, and the rotating motor is installed on the bottom semicircular ring seat 2.

[0041] The entire rotating motor can be fixed by a motor mounting seat, and the motor mounting seat can be fixed on the side wall of the bottom semicircular ring seat 2.

[0042] The rotatable connection between the top semicircular ring rack 1 and the bottom semicircular ring seat 2 can be a hinge connection or a bearing connection. In this embodiment, the top semicircular ring rack 1 is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat 2 via a hinge.

[0043] The top semicircular ring rack 1 needs to have a certain elastic deformation ability, so it needs to use a material with a certain toughness and corrosion resistance, which can be iron, stainless steel, etc. In this embodiment, the top semicircular ring rack 1 and the bottom semicircular ring seat 2 are both made of iron, and the top semicircular ring rack 1 is an iron sheet structure.

[0044] The driving motor is located in the base 6 at the bottom, and drives the camera 3 to rotate on a horizontal plane through the rotating shaft 7.

[0045] The camera 3 faces the liquid flow direction of the pipeline, and the water outlet of the water cavity 4 is located at the rear side of the camera 3. When the camera 3 rotates to the rear side, it rubs against the cleaning cotton 5 on the water cavity 4 to clean the surface of the camera 3, and then rotates to the original position of the camera 3.

[0046] The camera 3 is provided with a battery, which is powered by the battery, so that the camera 3 can be rotated as a whole and can be taken outside.

[0047] The top semicircular ring rack 1 and the bottom semicircular ring seat 2 are both annular structures that match the shape of the pipeline. Further, through the slight angle adjustment of the top semicircular ring rack 1, it can be basically installed in the pipeline.

[0048] The base 6 is welded and fixed on the bottom semicircular ring seat 2, which is stable and reliable.

[0049] As a preferred embodiment, in order to realize remote wireless control of the above-mentioned video recording device and avoid the problem of wiring harness placement, the video recording device also includes a controller and a wireless communication module, the controller is respectively connected to the rotating motor, the camera 3, the drive motor and the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module is connected to a cloud server. The cloud server can remotely control the actions of the rotating motor and the drive motor through the controller, and obtain the video recording information of the camera 3, which is more convenient to use.

[0050] The preferred specific embodiments of the utility model are described in detail above. It should be understood that ordinary technicians in this field can make many modifications and changes based on the concept of the utility model without creative work. Therefore, all technical solutions that can be obtained by technicians in this technical field based on the concept of the utility model through logical analysis, reasoning or limited experiments on the basis of the existing technology should be within the scope of protection determined by the claims.

Claims

1. A video recording device in a pipeline, characterized in that: The invention comprises a top semicircular ring rack (1), a bottom semicircular ring seat (2) and a camera module, wherein one end of the top semicircular ring rack (1) is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat (2), and one side of the other end is provided with a tooth pattern (101), one side of the bottom semicircular ring seat (2) is provided with a hollow cavity (201) matching with the tooth pattern (101), the hollow cavity (201) is also provided with a gear (202) matching with the tooth pattern (101), the gear (202) is drivingly connected to the top semicircular ring rack (1), and the gear (202) is connected to a rotating motor; The camera module comprises a camera (3), a driving motor, a water cavity (4), cleaning cotton (5) and a base (6) supporting the entire camera module, wherein the base (6) is fixed on a bottom semicircular ring seat (2), the bottom of the camera (3) is connected to a rotating shaft (7), a motor fixing cavity is provided in the base (6), the driving motor is installed in the motor fixing cavity and is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft (7); the water cavity (4) is installed on the base (6), a water outlet is provided on a side of the water cavity (4) facing the camera (3), the cleaning cotton (5) covers the water outlet of the water cavity (4) and is located on the rotating path of the camera (3).

2. A video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: A central shaft is provided at the center of the gear (202), and the central shaft is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat (2). The driving end of the rotating motor is connected to the central shaft, and the rotating motor is installed on the bottom semicircular ring seat (2).

3. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top semicircular ring rack (1) is rotatably connected to the bottom semicircular ring seat (2) via a hinge.

4. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top semicircular ring rack (1) and the bottom semicircular ring seat (2) are both made of iron, and the top semicircular ring rack (1) is an iron sheet structure.

5. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The camera (3) faces the direction of liquid flow in the pipeline, and the water outlet of the water cavity (4) is located at the rear side of the camera (3).

6. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The camera (3) is a waterproof camera.

7. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The camera (3) is provided with a battery and is powered by the battery.

8. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top semicircular ring rack (1) and the bottom semicircular ring seat (2) are both circular ring structures that match the shape of the pipeline.

9. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (6) is welded and fixed on the bottom semicircular ring seat (2).

10. The video recording device in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that: The video recording device also includes a controller and a wireless communication module, wherein the controller is respectively connected to the rotating motor, the camera (3), the driving motor and the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module is connected to a cloud server.

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