Plant height measuring platform

By designing a plant height measurement platform including a measuring platform, lift plate, roller and distance sensor, the problem of inaccurate plant height measurement in the prior art is solved, and fast and accurate plant height measurement is achieved.

CN222438799UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-07SUQIAN COLLEGE
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Application Number
CN202421229855.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-31
Publication Date
2025-02-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-31

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Technical Problem

The existing plant height measurement methods have the problem of manual measurement and inaccurateness. After some devices have installed rollers, the measurement platform is not flush with the ground, resulting in the inability to accurately measure the plant height.

Method used

A plant height measurement platform is designed, including a measuring platform, lift plate, roller, distance sensor and hydraulic telescopic rod. By manually operating the collar and the alignment rod, the distance sensor measures the distance between the lift plate and the ground to achieve accurate measurement of plant height.

Benefits of technology

Without manual measurement, plant height measurement is convenient and fast, and the results are more accurate. It is not only convenient to move and fix the entire device, but also the added rollers and tip cones do not affect the measurement of plant height.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a plant height measuring platform, which comprises a measuring platform, a pointed cone, a roller and a lifting mechanism, a vertical rod is vertically welded at one corner of the top of the measuring platform, a lantern ring is sleeved on the vertical rod, a mounting plate and a comparison rod are horizontally welded on two opposite sides of the lantern ring respectively, and the comparison rod is connected with the mounting plate. A distance sensor is embedded in the bottom of the mounting plate, a lifting plate is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform, the pointed cone is welded to the bottom of the lifting plate, a square frame is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform, the four rollers are welded to the four corners of the bottom of the square frame respectively, and the lifting mechanism is used for driving the lifting plate and the square frame to ascend and descend. Manual measurement is not needed, plant height measurement is convenient and fast, and results are more accurate; the whole device is convenient to move and fix, and the added rollers and pointed cones do not affect the measurement of the plant height.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of agricultural planting, in particular to a plant height measurement platform. Background Art

[0002] The types of plants involved in agricultural planting are very wide, mainly including food crops, cash crops, fruit trees, etc. In the process of agricultural planting, it is necessary to regularly measure the height of these plants, which can provide important data support for agricultural production, monitor the growth of plants, help farmers better understand the growth of crops, optimize production management, and ultimately improve crop yield and quality.

[0003] Most of the existing plant height measurements are done manually, which is troublesome, and the measurement results have large errors and are not accurate enough. Some use special plant height measurement devices for measurement. In order to facilitate the movement of the device, rollers are generally installed at the bottom. However, after the rollers are installed, the measuring platform will not be flush with the ground, making it impossible to accurately measure the height of the plant. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to solve the shortcomings in the prior art and proposes a plant height measurement platform.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A plant height measurement platform, comprising: a measurement platform, a vertical rod is vertically welded at one corner of the top of the measurement platform, a collar is sleeved on the vertical rod, a mounting plate and a comparison rod are horizontally welded on opposite sides of the collar, and a distance sensor is inlaid and installed at the bottom of the mounting plate;

[0007] A pointed cone, a lifting plate is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform, and the pointed cone is welded to the bottom of the lifting plate;

[0008] Roller: A square frame is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform, and four rollers are respectively welded to the four corners of the bottom of the square frame;

[0009] The lifting mechanism is used to drive the lifting plate and the frame to move up and down.

[0010] After the measuring platform is fixed on one side of the plant, the collar is manually pulled up, and the collar drives the mounting plate and the comparison rod to move up together until the end of the comparison rod is facing the top of the plant. The collar can be suspended on the vertical rod. At this time, the distance sensor is started to measure the distance between it and the lifting plate. This distance is the height of the plant. There is no need for manual measurement. The height measurement of the plant is convenient and fast, and the result is more accurate.

[0011] As a further technical solution of the utility model, a push rod is welded obliquely on one side of the measuring platform, a controller is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the measuring platform, and a battery is fixedly installed in the middle of the top of the measuring platform.

[0012] As a further technical solution of the utility model, the collar is connected to the outer side of the vertical rod through damping sliding, and the collar can be suspended at any position on the vertical rod.

[0013] As a further technical solution of the utility model, a through slot is provided on the measuring platform just below the mounting plate, and the through slot is located above the lifting plate.

[0014] As a further technical solution of the utility model, there are multiple pointed cones, and the multiple pointed cones are evenly welded to the bottom of the lifting plate, and the square frame is located on the outside of the lifting plate.

[0015] As a further technical solution of the utility model, limit rods are vertically welded to the four corners of the top of the lifting plate and the square frame, and the top ends of the plurality of limit rods penetrate the measuring platform and are slidably connected to the measuring platform.

[0016] As a further technical solution of the utility model, hydraulic telescopic rods are vertically fixedly installed in the middle of both sides of the top of the measuring platform, and the telescopic ends of the two hydraulic telescopic rods pass through the measuring platform and are slidably connected to the measuring platform, and support plates are horizontally fixedly installed at the bottom ends of the telescopic ends of the two hydraulic telescopic rods.

[0017] When the positions of the rollers and the pointed cones need to be changed, the hydraulic telescopic rod is started to drive the two support plates downward until they touch the ground, providing support force for the entire device, thereby facilitating the conversion of the positions of the rollers and the pointed cones.

[0018] As a further technical solution of the utility model, the lifting mechanism includes a forward and reverse motor, a mounting seat is welded at the bottom of the measuring platform, the forward and reverse motor is horizontally fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting seat, a gear is fixedly installed at the front end of the output shaft of the forward and reverse motor, and the first rack and the second rack are vertically meshed on opposite sides of the gear, respectively, the first rack and the second rack are staggered, and the first rack and the second rack are vertically welded to the top of the lifting plate and the square frame respectively.

[0019] When the entire device needs to be moved, the forward and reverse motors are started to drive the gears to rotate counterclockwise, the gears drive the second rack to move downward and the first rack to move upward, the second rack drives the roller downward through the frame until it touches the ground, and the first rack drives the pointed cone to move upward and leave the ground through the lifting plate, so that the entire device can be moved conveniently using the rollers; when the device moves to the position for plant measurement, the forward and reverse motors are started again to drive the gears to rotate clockwise, and similarly drive the roller to move upward and leave the ground, and drive the pointed cone to move downward until it is inserted into the ground so that the lifting plate and the ground are flush, and the pointed cone fixes the position of the device to facilitate measurement, which not only facilitates the movement and fixation of the entire device, but also the added rollers and pointed cones do not affect the measurement of plant height.

[0020] The beneficial effects of the utility model are: no manual measurement is required, the height measurement of the plant is convenient and fast, and the result is more accurate; it is not only convenient to move and fix the entire device, but the added rollers and pointed cones do not affect the measurement of the plant height. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of a plant height measurement platform proposed by the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a side structural schematic diagram of a plant height measurement platform proposed by the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the upward structure of a plant height measurement platform proposed by the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the upward structure of a plant height measurement platform proposed by the utility model Figure 2 .

[0025] In the figure: 1. mounting plate; 2. vertical rod; 3. battery; 4. push rod; 5. support plate; 6. measuring platform; 7. frame; 8. pointed cone; 9. lifting plate; 10. controller; 11. roller; 12. limit rod; 13. hydraulic telescopic rod; 14. collar; 15. comparison rod; 16. through groove; 17. distance sensor; 18. first rack; 19. second rack; 20. gear; 21. forward and reverse motor; 22. mounting base. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further described below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0027] Please refer to the attached Figure 1 -Attached Figure 4A plant height measurement platform includes: a measuring platform 6, a vertical rod 2 is vertically welded at one corner of the top of the measuring platform 6, a collar 14 is sleeved on the vertical rod 2, a mounting plate 1 and a comparison rod 15 are horizontally welded on opposite sides of the collar 14, and a distance sensor 17 is embedded and installed at the bottom of the mounting plate 1;

[0028] A pointed cone 8, a lifting plate 9 is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform 6, and the pointed cone 8 is welded to the bottom of the lifting plate 9;

[0029] Roller 11, a square frame 7 is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform 6, and four rollers 11 are arranged and are respectively welded to the four corners of the bottom of the square frame 7;

[0030] The lifting mechanism is used to drive the lifting plate 9 and the frame 7 to move up and down.

[0031] After the measuring platform 6 is fixed on one side of the plant, the collar 14 is manually pulled up, and the collar 14 drives the mounting plate 1 and the comparison rod 15 to move up together until the end of the comparison rod 15 is directly opposite the top of the plant. The collar 14 can be suspended on the vertical rod 2. At this time, the distance sensor 17 is started to measure the distance between it and the lifting plate 9. This distance is the height of the plant. There is no need for manual measurement. The height measurement of the plant is convenient and fast, and the result is more accurate.

[0032] Please see attached Figure 1 and 2 In a preferred embodiment, a push rod 4 is welded obliquely on one side of the measuring platform 6, a controller 10 is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the measuring platform 6, and a battery 3 is fixedly installed in the middle of the top of the measuring platform 6.

[0033] The push rod 4 facilitates the movement of the entire device. The controller 10 controls the opening and closing of all electrical devices, and the distance data monitored by the distance sensor 17 is also transmitted to the controller 10 in real time for display. The battery 3 provides power for all electrical devices.

[0034] Please see attached Figure 1 and 2 In a preferred embodiment, the collar 14 is connected to the outer side of the vertical rod 2 by damping sliding, and the collar 14 can be suspended at any position on the vertical rod 2.

[0035] A damping structure is bonded inside the collar 14 , including but not limited to a rubber pad.

[0036] Please see attached Figure 2 In a preferred embodiment, a through slot 16 is provided on the measuring platform 6 just below the mounting plate 1 , and the through slot 16 is located above the lifting plate 9 .

[0037] The through slot 16 facilitates the distance sensor 17 to directly monitor the distance between the through slot 16 and the lifting plate 9 .

[0038] Please see attached Figure 3 and 4 In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of pointed cones 8 are provided, and the plurality of pointed cones 8 are uniformly welded to the bottom of the lifting plate 9 , and the square frame 7 is located on the outside of the lifting plate 9 .

[0039] Please see attached Figure 1 and 2 In a preferred embodiment, the lifting plate 9 and the four corners of the top of the frame 7 are vertically welded with limit rods 12, and the top ends of the plurality of limit rods 12 penetrate the measuring platform 6 and are slidably connected to the measuring platform 6.

[0040] The limiting rod 12 limits and supports the lifting and lowering of the lifting plate 9 and the frame 7, so that they can only be lifted vertically and cannot deviate.

[0041] Please see attached Figure 1-4 In a preferred embodiment, hydraulic telescopic rods 13 are vertically fixedly installed in the middle of both sides of the top of the measuring platform 6, and the telescopic ends of the two hydraulic telescopic rods 13 pass through the measuring platform 6 and are slidably connected to the measuring platform 6, and the bottom ends of the telescopic ends of the two hydraulic telescopic rods 13 are horizontally fixedly installed with support plates 5.

[0042] When the positions of the roller 11 and the pointed cone 8 need to be changed, the hydraulic telescopic rod 13 is started to drive the two support plates 5 to move down until they touch the ground, providing support force for the entire device, thereby facilitating the conversion of the positions of the roller 11 and the pointed cone 8.

[0043] Please see attached Figure 3 and 4 In a preferred embodiment, the lifting mechanism includes a forward and reverse motor 21, a mounting seat 22 is welded at the bottom of the measuring platform 6, the forward and reverse motor 21 is horizontally fixedly mounted at the bottom of the mounting seat 22, and a gear 20 is fixedly mounted at the front end of the output shaft of the forward and reverse motor 21. The mounting seat 22 supports and fixes the forward and reverse motor 21.

[0044] Please see attached Figure 3 and 4 In a preferred embodiment, the first rack 18 and the second rack 19 are vertically meshed on opposite sides of the gear 20, respectively. The first rack 18 and the second rack 19 are alternately arranged, and the first rack 18 and the second rack 19 are vertically welded to the top of the lifting plate 9 and the frame 7, respectively.

[0045] When the entire device needs to be moved, the forward and reverse motor 21 is started to drive the gear 20 to rotate counterclockwise, the gear 20 drives the second rack 19 to move downward and the first rack 18 to move upward, the second rack 19 drives the roller 11 to move downward through the frame 7 until it touches the ground, and the first rack 18 drives the pointed cone 8 to move upward and leave the ground through the lifting plate 9, so that the entire device can be moved conveniently using the roller 11; when the device moves to the position for plant measurement, the forward and reverse motor 21 is started again to drive the gear 20 to rotate clockwise, and similarly drives the roller 11 to move upward and leave the ground, drives the pointed cone 8 to move downward until it is inserted into the ground so that the lifting plate 9 is flush with the ground, and the pointed cone 8 fixes the position of the device to facilitate measurement, thereby not only facilitating the movement and fixation of the entire device, but also the added roller 11 and pointed cone 8 do not affect the measurement of the plant height.

[0046] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiment of the utility model achieves the following technical effects: when the entire device needs to be moved, the hydraulic telescopic rod 13 is started to drive the two support plates 5 to move down until they touch the ground, providing support force for the entire device, thereby facilitating the conversion of the positions of the roller 11 and the pointed cone 8, the forward and reverse motor 21 is started to drive the gear 20 to rotate counterclockwise, the gear 20 drives the second rack 19 to move downward and the first rack 18 to move upward, the second rack 19 drives the roller 11 to move downward through the square frame 7 until it touches the ground, the first rack 18 drives the pointed cone 8 to move upward and leave the ground through the lifting plate 9, and then the hydraulic telescopic rod 13 is started to drive the support plate 5 off the ground, so that the entire device can be conveniently moved using the roller 11;

[0047] When the device moves to the position for plant measurement, the hydraulic telescopic rod 13 is started again to drive the two support plates 5 to move down until they touch the ground, providing support force for the entire device, and the forward and reverse motors 21 are started again to drive the gear 20 to rotate clockwise, and similarly drive the roller 11 to move upward and leave the ground, and drive the pointed cone 8 to move downward until it is inserted into the ground so that the lifting plate 9 is flush with the ground. The pointed cone 8 fixes the position of the device, which is convenient for measurement and convenient for moving and fixing the entire device;

[0048] After the measuring platform 6 is fixed on one side of the plant, the collar 14 is manually pulled up, and the collar 14 drives the mounting plate 1 and the comparison rod 15 to move up together until the end of the comparison rod 15 is directly opposite the top of the plant. The collar 14 can be suspended on the vertical rod 2. At this time, the distance sensor 17 is started to measure the distance between it and the lifting plate 9. Since the lifting plate 9 is flush with the ground, this distance is the height of the plant. There is no need for manual measurement. The height measurement of the plant is convenient and fast, and the result is more accurate. The added roller 11 and pointed cone 8 do not affect the measurement of the plant height.

[0049] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0050] The utility model is intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A plant height measurement platform, characterized in that: include: A measuring platform (6), wherein a vertical rod (2) is vertically welded at one corner of the top of the measuring platform (6), a collar (14) is sleeved on the vertical rod (2), a mounting plate (1) and a comparison rod (15) are horizontally welded on opposite sides of the collar (14), and a distance sensor (17) is embedded and installed at the bottom of the mounting plate (1); A pointed cone (8), a lifting plate (9) is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform (6), and the pointed cone (8) is welded to the bottom of the lifting plate (9); Rollers (11), a square frame (7) is horizontally arranged below the measuring platform (6), and four rollers (11) are arranged and are respectively welded to the four bottom corners of the square frame (7); A lifting mechanism is provided, wherein the lifting mechanism is used to drive the lifting plate (9) and the square frame (7) to rise and fall.

2. A plant height measurement platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: A push rod (4) is welded obliquely on one side of the measuring platform (6), a controller (10) is fixedly mounted on one side of the top of the measuring platform (6), and a storage battery (3) is fixedly mounted in the middle of the top of the measuring platform (6).

3. The plant height measurement platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collar (14) is connected to the outside of the vertical rod (2) by means of damping sliding, and the collar (14) can be suspended at any position on the vertical rod (2).

4. The plant height measurement platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: A through slot (16) is provided on the measuring platform (6) just below the mounting plate (1), and the through slot (16) is located above the lifting plate (9).

5. The plant height measurement platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pointed cones (8) are provided in plurality, and the plurality of pointed cones (8) are uniformly welded to the bottom of the lifting plate (9), and the square frame (7) is located outside the lifting plate (9).

6. The plant height measurement platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: Limit rods (12) are vertically welded to the four corners of the top of the lifting plate (9) and the square frame (7), and the top ends of the plurality of limit rods (12) penetrate the measuring platform (6) and are slidably connected to the measuring platform (6).

7. The plant height measurement platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: Hydraulic telescopic rods (13) are vertically fixedly installed in the middle of both sides of the top of the measuring platform (6), and the telescopic ends of the two hydraulic telescopic rods (13) penetrate the measuring platform (6) and are slidably connected to the measuring platform (6), and the bottom ends of the telescopic ends of the two hydraulic telescopic rods (13) are horizontally fixedly installed with support plates (5).

8. The plant height measurement platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism comprises a forward and reverse motor (21); a mounting seat (22) is welded to the bottom of the measuring platform (6); the forward and reverse motor (21) is horizontally fixedly mounted on the bottom of the mounting seat (22); and a gear (20) is fixedly mounted on the front end of the output shaft of the forward and reverse motor (21).

9. The plant height measurement platform according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first rack (18) and the second rack (19) are respectively vertically meshed on opposite sides of the gear (20); the first rack (18) and the second rack (19) are arranged alternately; the first rack (18) and the second rack (19) are respectively vertically welded to the top of the lifting plate (9) and the frame (7).