Anti-shielding underwater image acquisition device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of underwater detection, in particular to an anti-shielding underwater image acquisition device, which comprises a mounting plate, a steering assembly arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate, a frame-shaped bracket arranged at the bottom end of the steering assembly, a detachable transparent protection assembly arranged in the frame-shaped bracket, and a camera body arranged in the transparent protection assembly. The top of the transparent protection assembly is provided with an anti-shielding assembly. According to the anti-shielding underwater image acquisition device, a second waterproof motor drives a second rotating shaft to rotate, so that the second rotating shaft drives a connecting rod, a moving plate and a silica gel brush to synchronously move, the silica gel brush cleans the outer wall of a transparent protection assembly, and dirt adhered to the outer wall of the transparent protection assembly is prevented from shielding a lens of a camera body; therefore, the camera body is ensured to perform image acquisition operation smoothly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of underwater detection, in particular to an anti-shielding underwater image acquisition device. Background Art

[0002] An underwater image acquisition device is a device used to acquire images or video data in an underwater environment, and usually includes components such as an underwater camera, a light source, a transmission line, and a controller. Underwater image acquisition devices can be used in underwater resource exploration, marine ecological monitoring, underwater archaeology, underwater security, and other fields.

[0003] The patent with publication number CN214397163U discloses an underwater robot image acquisition device, including a mounting plate, a driving member, a support plate, a screw, a movable block, a camera, a fixed block and a limit block. The utility model can conveniently replace and disassemble the camera through the sliding track of the fixed block, the protruding ribs of the camera and the limit block, which is convenient for replacing or cleaning the camera and ensuring the acquisition effect of the camera. At the same time, the position of the camera can be moved and changed through the driving member, the screw and the movable block, so that the camera can collect image data at different positions, which is convenient for the camera to collect work.

[0004] During the specific use of the above-mentioned prior art, if the camera is blocked by dirt during underwater image acquisition, the image acquisition work needs to be stopped, and the entire device needs to be taken out from underwater to clean the camera, which will affect the efficiency of underwater image acquisition. In view of this, we propose an anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an anti-shielding underwater image acquisition device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device comprises a mounting plate, a steering assembly is provided in the middle of the bottom of the mounting plate, a frame-shaped bracket is provided at the bottom end of the steering assembly, and the steering assembly can drive the frame-shaped bracket to rotate horizontally, thereby adjusting the horizontal angle of the camera body, and preventing the camera body from being blocked by the frame-shaped bracket when the horizontal angle is adjusted;

[0008] The frame-shaped bracket includes a first strip-shaped horizontal plate, and strip-shaped vertical plates are provided at both left and right ends of the bottom of the first strip-shaped horizontal plate, and the bottom ends of the two strip-shaped vertical plates are commonly connected to a second strip-shaped horizontal plate, and a detachable transparent protective component is provided on the top of the second strip-shaped horizontal plate, and the transparent protective component includes a hemispherical transparent cover, and a circular transparent cover is provided on the top of the hemispherical transparent cover, and an annular top plate is provided on the top of the circular transparent cover, and a circular cover plate is detachably connected to the top of the annular top plate by bolts, and a camera body is provided at the bottom of the circular cover plate, and the camera body passes from the annular top plate into the hemispherical transparent cover, so that the camera body is protected by the transparent protective component and does not affect the image acquisition work of the camera body;

[0009] An anti-shielding component is provided on the top of the circular cover plate, and the anti-shielding component includes a second waterproof shell fixedly connected to the middle part of the top of the circular cover plate, a second waterproof motor is provided in the second waterproof shell, and the output shaft of the second waterproof motor is coaxially connected with the second rotating shaft, the top end of the second rotating shaft passes through the top of the inner wall of the second waterproof shell to the outside, and a shaft seal is provided at the connection between the second rotating shaft and the second waterproof shell to prevent water from entering the second waterproof shell, a connecting rod is provided on the outer wall of the second rotating shaft, a moving plate is provided on the outer end of the bottom of the connecting rod, and a silicone brush is provided on the inner side of the moving plate. The second rotating shaft is driven to rotate by the second waterproof motor, so that the second rotating shaft drives the connecting rod, the moving plate and the silicone brush to move synchronously, so that the silicone brush cleans the outer wall of the transparent protective component to prevent the dirt adhered to the outer wall of the transparent protective component from blocking the lens of the camera body, and the second waterproof motor rotates back and forth and cannot rotate 360° to avoid collision with the wires of the camera body.

[0010] Preferably, the steering assembly includes a first waterproof shell fixedly connected to the middle part of the bottom of the mounting plate, a first waterproof motor is arranged in the first waterproof shell, the output shaft of the first waterproof motor is coaxially connected to the first rotating shaft, the bottom end of the first rotating shaft passes through the bottom of the inner wall of the first waterproof shell and is fixedly connected to the middle part of the top of the first strip horizontal plate, a shaft seal is provided at the connection between the first rotating shaft and the first waterproof shell to prevent water from entering the first waterproof shell, and the first rotating shaft is driven to rotate by the first waterproof motor, so that the first rotating shaft drives the first strip horizontal plate to rotate, and then the frame-shaped bracket drives the transparent protective assembly and the camera body to rotate synchronously.

[0011] Preferably, an annular limit block is provided in the middle of the bottom of the first strip-shaped horizontal plate, and the top end of the second rotating shaft is rotatably connected in the annular limit block, which plays an auxiliary positioning role for the second rotating shaft and is conducive to the stable rotation of the second rotating shaft.

[0012] Preferably, rectangular sleeves are provided at both ends of the top of the second strip horizontal plate, and the bottom ends of the two strip vertical plates are detachably connected to the two rectangular sleeves by bolts, so that the frame bracket can be disassembled and assembled, thereby facilitating the staff to repair or maintain the camera body later.

[0013] Preferably, a rectangular slot is provided in the middle of the top of the second strip horizontal plate, a circular boss is provided at the bottom end of the hemispherical transparent cover, a rectangular plug is provided at the bottom of the circular boss, and the rectangular plug is detachably connected to the rectangular slot by bolts, so that the hemispherical transparent cover can be disassembled and assembled with the second strip horizontal plate, making it convenient for the staff to disassemble and assemble the transparent protective assembly.

[0014] Preferably, a first annular groove is provided at the top of the annular top plate, and a second annular groove is provided at the bottom of the circular cover plate, the first annular groove and the second annular groove are symmetrically arranged up and down, and an annular sealing rubber is provided between the first annular groove and the second annular groove to ensure the sealing of the connection between the circular cover plate and the annular top plate and prevent water from entering the hemispherical transparent cover.

[0015] Preferably, the movable plate and the silicone brush are both rotatably connected to the outer side of the circular boss, which plays an auxiliary positioning role for the bottom end of the movable plate and the silicone brush, and is conducive to the stable rotation of the movable plate and the silicone brush. The outer walls of the hemispherical transparent cover and the circular transparent cover are both in contact with the inner side of the silicone brush, ensuring that the silicone brush can clean the dirt blocking the camera body lens, thereby achieving an anti-blocking effect.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0017] 1. The anti-obstruction underwater image acquisition device drives the second rotating shaft to rotate through the second waterproof motor, so that the second rotating shaft drives the connecting rod, the moving plate and the silicone brush to move synchronously, so that the silicone brush cleans the outer wall of the transparent protective component to prevent the dirt adhered to the outer wall of the transparent protective component from obstructing the lens of the camera body, thereby ensuring that the camera body can smoothly perform image acquisition operations.

[0018] 2. In the anti-obstruction underwater image acquisition device, the steering assembly can drive the frame-shaped bracket to rotate horizontally, thereby adjusting the horizontal angle of the camera body to prevent the camera body from being blocked by the frame-shaped bracket when the horizontal angle is adjusted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a partial assembly structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 This is one of the partial structural schematic diagrams of the frame-shaped bracket in the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 This is the second schematic diagram of the partial structure of the frame-shaped bracket in the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the transparent protection component in the utility model;

[0025] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the circular cover plate, the annular sealing rubber and the camera body in the utility model;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the anti-shielding component in the utility model.

[0027] In the figure: 1. mounting plate; 2. steering assembly; 20. first waterproof shell; 21. first waterproof motor; 22. first rotating shaft; 3. frame bracket; 30. first horizontal strip plate; 31. second horizontal strip plate; 310. rectangular slot; 32. vertical strip plate; 33. rectangular sleeve; 34. annular limit block; 4. transparent protection assembly; 40. hemispherical transparent cover; 400. circular boss; 401. rectangular plug; 41. circular transparent cover; 42. annular top plate; 420. first annular groove; 43. circular cover plate; 430. second annular groove; 44. annular sealing rubber; 5. camera body; 6. anti-shielding assembly; 60. second waterproof shell; 61. second waterproof motor; 62. second rotating shaft; 63. connecting rod; 64. moving plate; 65. silicone brush. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] 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.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0030] See also Figure 1-Figure 8 , the utility model provides a technical solution:

[0031] The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device comprises a mounting plate 1, a steering assembly 2 is provided in the middle of the bottom of the mounting plate 1, a frame bracket 3 is provided at the bottom end of the steering assembly 2, and the steering assembly 2 can drive the frame bracket 3 to rotate horizontally, thereby adjusting the horizontal angle of a camera body 5, so as to prevent the camera body 5 from being blocked by the frame bracket 3 when adjusting the horizontal angle;

[0032] The frame bracket 3 includes a first strip-shaped horizontal plate 30, and strip-shaped vertical plates 32 are provided at both left and right ends of the bottom of the first strip-shaped horizontal plate 30. The bottom ends of the two strip-shaped vertical plates 32 are commonly connected to a second strip-shaped horizontal plate 31. A detachable transparent protective component 4 is provided on the top of the second strip-shaped horizontal plate 31. The transparent protective component 4 includes a hemispherical transparent cover 40. A circular transparent cover 41 is provided on the top of the hemispherical transparent cover 40. An annular top plate 42 is provided on the top of the circular transparent cover 41. A circular cover plate 43 is detachably connected to the top of the annular top plate 42 by bolts. A camera body 5 is provided on the bottom of the circular cover plate 43. The camera body 5 passes through the annular top plate 42 into the hemispherical transparent cover 40, so that the camera body 5 is protected by the transparent protective component 4 without affecting the image acquisition work of the camera body 5.

[0033] An anti-shielding component 6 is provided on the top of the circular cover plate 43. The anti-shielding component 6 includes a second waterproof housing 60 fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the circular cover plate 43. A second waterproof motor 61 is provided in the second waterproof housing 60. The output shaft of the second waterproof motor 61 is coaxially connected to a second rotating shaft 62. The top of the second rotating shaft 62 passes through the top of the inner wall of the second waterproof housing 60 to the outside. A shaft seal is provided at the connection between the second rotating shaft 62 and the second waterproof housing 60 to prevent water from entering the second waterproof housing 60. A connecting rod 63 is provided on the outer wall of the second rotating shaft 62. The connecting rod 63 is detachably connected to the second rotating shaft by bolts. The outer wall of the shaft 62 is convenient for the staff to replace the silicone brush 65. The outer end of the bottom of the connecting rod 63 is provided with a movable plate 64, and the inner side of the movable plate 64 is provided with a silicone brush 65. The second rotating shaft 62 is driven to rotate by the second waterproof motor 61, so that the second rotating shaft 62 drives the connecting rod 63, the movable plate 64 and the silicone brush 65 to move synchronously, so that the silicone brush 65 cleans the outer wall of the transparent protective component 4 to prevent the dirt adhered to the outer wall of the transparent protective component 4 from blocking the lens of the camera body 5. The second waterproof motor 61 rotates back and forth and cannot rotate 360° to avoid collision with the wires of the camera body 5.

[0034] In this embodiment, the steering assembly 2 includes a first waterproof shell 20 fixedly connected to the middle part of the bottom of the mounting plate 1, and a first waterproof motor 21 is arranged in the first waterproof shell 20. The output shaft of the first waterproof motor 21 is coaxially connected to the first rotating shaft 22. The bottom end of the first rotating shaft 22 passes through the bottom of the inner wall of the first waterproof shell 20 and is fixedly connected to the middle part of the top of the first strip horizontal plate 30. A shaft seal is provided at the connection between the first rotating shaft 22 and the first waterproof shell 20 to prevent water from entering the first waterproof shell 20. The first rotating shaft 22 is driven to rotate by the first waterproof motor 21, so that the first rotating shaft 22 drives the first strip horizontal plate 30 to rotate, and then the frame-shaped bracket 3 drives the transparent protection assembly 4 and the camera body 5 to rotate synchronously.

[0035] Specifically, an annular limit block 34 is provided in the middle of the bottom of the first strip horizontal plate 30, and the top end of the second rotating shaft 62 is rotatably connected in the annular limit block 34, which plays an auxiliary positioning role for the second rotating shaft 62 and is conducive to the stable rotation of the second rotating shaft 62.

[0036] Furthermore, rectangular sleeves 33 are provided at both ends of the top of the second horizontal strip 31, and the bottom ends of the two vertical strips 32 are detachably connected to the two rectangular sleeves 33 by bolts, so that the frame bracket 3 can be disassembled and assembled, thereby facilitating the staff to repair or maintain the camera body 5 later.

[0037] Furthermore, a rectangular slot 310 is provided in the middle of the top of the second horizontal strip plate 31, a circular boss 400 is provided at the bottom end of the hemispherical transparent cover 40, and a rectangular plug 401 is provided at the bottom of the circular boss 400. The rectangular plug 401 is detachably connected to the rectangular slot 310 by bolts, so that the hemispherical transparent cover 40 can be disassembled and assembled with the second horizontal strip plate 31, which is convenient for the staff to disassemble and assemble the transparent protective component 4.

[0038] Furthermore, a first annular groove 420 is provided at the top of the annular top plate 42, and a second annular groove 430 is provided at the bottom of the circular cover plate 43. The first annular groove 420 and the second annular groove 430 are symmetrically arranged up and down. An annular sealing rubber 44 is provided between the first annular groove 420 and the second annular groove 430 to ensure the sealing of the connection between the circular cover plate 43 and the annular top plate 42 to prevent water from entering the hemispherical transparent cover 40.

[0039] Furthermore, the movable plate 64 and the silicone brush 65 are both rotatably connected to the outer side of the circular boss 400, which plays an auxiliary positioning role for the bottom ends of the movable plate 64 and the silicone brush 65, and is conducive to the stable rotation of the movable plate 64 and the silicone brush 65. The outer walls of the hemispherical transparent cover 40 and the circular transparent cover 41 are both in contact with the inner side of the silicone brush 65, ensuring that the silicone brush 65 can clean the dirt blocking the lens of the camera body 5, thereby achieving the anti-blocking effect.

[0040] When the anti-obstruction underwater image acquisition device of this embodiment is in use, the staff uses bolts to install the mounting plate 1 on an underwater robot or other carrier, and then makes the carrier carry the underwater image acquisition device and move underwater. When the carrier moves to the desired position, the staff starts the camera body 5 to make the camera body 5 perform underwater image acquisition operations. When dirt adheres to the hemispherical transparent cover 40 and the circular transparent cover 41 and blocks the lens of the camera body 5, the staff starts the second waterproof motor 61, and the second waterproof motor 61 drives the second rotating shaft 62 to rotate, so that the second rotating shaft 62 drives the connecting rod 63, the moving plate 64 and the silicone brush 65 to move synchronously, and then the silicone brush 65 cleans the outer wall of the hemispherical transparent cover 40 and the circular transparent cover 41 to prevent the dirt adhered to the outer wall of the transparent protective component 4 from blocking the lens of the camera body 5, thereby ensuring that the camera body 5 can smoothly perform underwater image acquisition.

[0041] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art 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 may 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 anti-shielding underwater image acquisition device, comprising a mounting plate (1), characterized in that: A steering assembly (2) is provided in the middle of the bottom of the mounting plate (1), and a frame-shaped bracket (3) is provided at the bottom end of the steering assembly (2). The frame-shaped bracket (3) comprises a first strip-shaped horizontal plate (30), and strip-shaped vertical plates (32) are provided at both left and right ends of the bottom of the first strip-shaped horizontal plate (30). The bottom ends of the two strip-shaped vertical plates (32) are commonly connected to a second strip-shaped horizontal plate (31), and a detachable transparent protective assembly (4) is provided at the top of the second strip-shaped horizontal plate (31). The transparent protective assembly (4) comprises a hemispherical transparent cover (40), and a circular transparent cover (41) is provided at the top of the hemispherical transparent cover (40). An annular top plate (42) is provided at the top of the circular transparent cover (41), and the top of the annular top plate (42) is detachably connected to a A circular cover plate (43), wherein a camera body (5) is provided at the bottom of the circular cover plate (43), and an anti-shielding component (6) is provided at the top of the circular cover plate (43), wherein the anti-shielding component (6) comprises a second waterproof housing (60) fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the circular cover plate (43), wherein a second waterproof motor (61) is provided in the second waterproof housing (60), wherein an output shaft of the second waterproof motor (61) is coaxially connected to a second rotating shaft (62), wherein the top end of the second rotating shaft (62) passes through the top of the inner wall of the second waterproof housing (60) to the outside, wherein a connecting rod (63) is provided on the outer wall of the second rotating shaft (62), wherein a movable plate (64) is provided at the outer end of the bottom of the connecting rod (63), and a silicone brush (65) is provided on the inner side of the movable plate (64).

2. The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steering assembly (2) comprises a first waterproof housing (20) fixedly connected to the middle part of the bottom of the mounting plate (1), a first waterproof motor (21) is arranged in the first waterproof housing (20), an output shaft of the first waterproof motor (21) is coaxially connected to a first rotating shaft (22), a bottom end of the first rotating shaft (22) passes through the bottom of the inner wall of the first waterproof housing (20) and is fixedly connected to the middle part of the top of the first strip-shaped horizontal plate (30).

3. The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An annular limiting block (34) is provided in the middle of the bottom of the first strip-shaped horizontal plate (30), and the top end of the second rotating shaft (62) is rotatably connected in the annular limiting block (34).

4. The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Rectangular sleeves (33) are provided at both left and right ends of the top of the second strip-shaped horizontal plate (31), and the bottom ends of the two strip-shaped vertical plates (32) are detachably connected to the two rectangular sleeves (33) by bolts.

5. The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rectangular slot (310) is provided in the middle of the top of the second strip-shaped horizontal plate (31), a circular convex column (400) is provided at the bottom end of the hemispherical transparent cover (40), a rectangular plug-in block (401) is provided at the bottom of the circular convex column (400), and the rectangular plug-in block (401) is detachably connected to the rectangular slot (310) by bolts.

6. The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the annular top plate (42) is provided with a first annular groove (420), and the bottom of the circular cover plate (43) is provided with a second annular groove (430). The first annular groove (420) and the second annular groove (430) are symmetrically arranged in an upper and lower direction, and an annular sealing rubber (44) is provided between the first annular groove (420) and the second annular groove (430).

7. The anti-blocking underwater image acquisition device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The movable plate (64) and the silicone brush (65) are both rotatably connected to the outer side of the circular convex column (400), and the outer walls of the hemispherical transparent cover (40) and the circular transparent cover (41) are both in contact with the inner side of the silicone brush (65).

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