Guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot rail

By setting up an auxiliary structure on the carrier of the cleaning robot track of the rail-type photovoltaic module, the coordination of screws, worm gears and meshing grooves is used to solve the problem of the rail derailment due to wear, and the stability and service life of the rail are improved.

CN222831864UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-06ZHONGKE QIYU TECH (TIANJIN) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421648082.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-12
Publication Date
2025-05-06
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-12

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Technical Problem

After long-term use of the existing rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track, due to the wear of the drive wheel and the guide rail, it is easy to cause loose connection between the guide rail and the drive wheel, which leads to the problem of the guide rail derailment.

Method used

A guide rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track including a carrier, a guide rail and a guide plate is designed. By setting an auxiliary structure on the carrier, the screw, worm gear and meshing groove are used to adjust the support force of the guide rail to avoid derailment due to wear.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids the rail loosely connecting with the drive wheel due to wear, resulting in derailment, and improves the stability and service life of the rail.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track which comprises a carrier, a guide rail and a guide plate, personnel can increase supporting force for a conduction frame through an arranged auxiliary framework, a worm is driven to rotate by rotating a rotating handle, and due to the fact that a screw penetrates into a meshing groove and the peripheral face of the screw is matched with the side face of the meshing groove in a meshed mode, the transmission frame can rotate. In the displacement process, the positions of the positioning grooves are different, so that the positioning rods ascend or descend along with the position changes of the positioning grooves, and when the positioning rods ascend, the fluctuating blocks ascend along with the positioning rods, penetrate through and protrude out of the openings and are located below the inner side of the conduction frame, and the contact wheels are in transmission fit with the inner side face of the conduction frame; therefore, the situation that the transmission frame is in loose connection with the driving wheel due to abrasion, and consequently the transmission frame is prone to derailing is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of robot tracks, in particular to a guide rail type photovoltaic assembly cleaning robot track. Background Art

[0002] Cleaning robots are mostly used for cleaning distributed photovoltaic power stations due to their light weight and compactness. Their main advantages include high flexibility, convenient operation, and a wide range of applications. They can adapt to photovoltaic power stations of different types and sizes.

[0003] When optimizing the existing rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot tracks, most of them are reflected in enhancing the mobility of the cleaning robot. For example, the Chinese utility model patent with application number CN202320568727.4 discloses "A rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track". In this device, two groups of symmetrically arranged rails and a bracket body are included. The bottom of the bracket body is provided with multiple groups of rollers with embedded grooves, and the embedded grooves of the rollers are embedded in the guide rails. The bracket body is also provided with a travel drive motor for driving the rollers to rotate. A square ring-shaped mounting frame is fixedly and tilted on the bracket body. The photovoltaic panel is used to be placed in the mounting frame. A cleaning module for realizing the cleaning function is also provided on the photovoltaic panel. The cleaning robot track has high strength, and the photovoltaic module cleaning robot track used for installing the trunk has mobility and can adjust its position during use.

[0004] Although the above-mentioned rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track has certain advantages in enhancing the mobility of the cleaning robot, it still has certain disadvantages: the guide rail is driven to move under the rotation of the driving wheel, but the driving wheel and the guide rail will wear out during use, and the loose connection between the guide rail and the driving wheel can easily cause the guide rail to derail outside the driving wheel. Utility Model Content

[0005] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a guide rail type photovoltaic assembly cleaning robot track.

[0007] (II) Technical solution

[0008] Based on this, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track, comprising a carrier, a rail and a guide plate, the guide rail gap moves on the left and right sides of the carrier, the guide plate is arranged on the outer end face of the guide rail and is in transmission cooperation; the carrier comprises a conduction frame, a driving motor, an auxiliary structure, a carrier plate and a driving wheel, the driving motor is embedded and installed inside the carrier plate, the driving motor passes through the inside of the conduction frame, the rear end of the conduction frame is welded to the side end edge of the carrier plate, the output end of the driving motor is embedded and pressed into the inside of the driving wheel and is rotationally cooperated, and the rear end face of the auxiliary structure is embedded and connected with the outer end face of the conduction frame.

[0009] Preferably, the auxiliary structure includes a frame, an opening, a movable body, a screw, a bearing seat, a rotating handle, a worm wheel, a worm and a rotating seat. The opening and the frame are an integrated structure and are arranged through the frame. The movable body is movably engaged with the worm wheel through the screw, the worm wheel is meshingly engaged with the worm, the rotating seat is connected to the middle end of the worm wheel and is movably engaged, one side end of the worm is connected to the bearing seat and is rotatably engaged, the bearing seat is embedded and connected to the inner wall surface of the frame, and the rotating handle is connected to the outer end of the worm.

[0010] Preferably, the movable body includes an undulating block, a contact wheel, a moving block, a positioning rod, a positioning groove and an engaging groove, the contact wheel is mounted on the undulating block, the moving block is located beside the undulating block, the engaging groove and the moving block are an integrated structure and are located inside the undulating block, the positioning groove and the moving block are an integrated structure, the positioning rod is connected to the undulating block and movably cooperates with it by passing through the moving block, and the positioning rod is slidably engaged with the positioning groove.

[0011] Preferably, the outer periphery of the driving wheel contacts and movably fits with the inner side surface of the guide rail, and the auxiliary structure is fitted at the middle section of the inner side of the guide rail. The auxiliary structure is provided at two locations and is symmetrically distributed up and down with respect to the carrier plate.

[0012] Preferably, the outer rear end of the frame is embedded and connected with the outer end surface of the conductive frame, the worm gear is provided at two locations, the screw rod is provided at two locations, and the screw rod rotates under the drive of the worm gear, so that the movable body generates displacement movement.

[0013] Preferably, the positioning rod is slidably connected to the inner wall surface of the frame, the moving block moves inside the frame, the undulating block penetrates the opening, and the moving block meshes with the screw rod through the meshing groove.

[0014] Preferably, the contact wheel is loosely fitted on the inner side of the guide rail, five contact wheels are provided on the undulating block, and the contact wheels can provide supporting force under the guide rail and assist the guide rail in transmission contact.

[0015] (III) Beneficial effects

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. A rail-type photovoltaic panel cleaning robot track, the cleaning robot is installed on a carrier, the operating drive system inside the carrier is started, the driving motor is started to drive the driving wheel to rotate, and then the conductive frame is transmitted, driving the cleaning robot to perform rail-type displacement on the photovoltaic panel, and can clean different positions of the photovoltaic panel. After long-term use, the guide rail will become loose due to wear between the guide rail and the driving wheel.

[0018] 2. In the track of the guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot, personnel can increase the supporting force of the guide rail through the auxiliary structure, and drive the worm to rotate by turning the handle. Since the screw penetrates into the meshing groove and the outer peripheral surface meshes with the side of the meshing groove, the moving block can be displaced. During the displacement process, the position of the positioning groove is different, so that the positioning rod rises or moves down with the change of the position of the positioning groove. When the positioning rod is raised, the rising and falling block also rises accordingly, and penetrates and protrudes out of the opening. The contact wheel is matched with the inner side of the guide rail for transmission, thereby avoiding the loose connection between the guide rail and the drive wheel due to wear, which makes the guide rail easy to derail. 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 the top view structure of the carrier of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the auxiliary structure of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the structure of the movable body of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the undulating block of the utility model.

[0024] In the figure: carrier-1, guide rail-2, guide plate-3, conduction frame-11, driving machine-12, auxiliary structure-13, carrier plate-14, driving wheel-15, frame-a1, opening-a2, movable body-a3, screw-a4, bearing seat-a5, rotating handle-a6, worm gear-a7, worm-a8, rotating seat-a9, undulating block-a31, contact wheel-a32, moving block-a33, positioning rod-a34, positioning groove-a35, meshing groove-a36. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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

[0026] See also Figure 1-2 A guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track comprises a carrier 1, a guide rail 2 and a guide plate 3. The guide rail 2 is movable in the gap on the left and right sides of the carrier 1. The guide plate 3 is arranged on the outer end surface of the guide rail 2 and is in transmission cooperation; the carrier 1 comprises a conductive frame 11, a driving machine 12, an auxiliary frame 13, a carrier plate 14 and a driving wheel 15. The driving machine 12 is embedded and installed in the interior of the carrier plate 14. The driving machine 12 passes through the interior of the conductive frame 11. The rear end of the conductive frame 11 is welded to the side edge of the carrier plate 14. The output end of the driving machine 12 is pressed into the interior of the driving wheel 15 and is in rotation cooperation. The rear end surface of the auxiliary frame 13 is embedded and fixedly connected with the outer end surface of the conductive frame 11. The outer periphery of the driving wheel 15 is in contact with the inner side surface of the guide rail 2 and is in active cooperation. The auxiliary frame 13 is cooperated at the middle section of the inner side of the guide rail 2. The auxiliary frame 13 is provided with two locations and is symmetrically distributed about the carrier plate 14.

[0027] See also Figure 3-4A guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track, the auxiliary structure 13 includes a frame a1, an opening a2, a movable body a3, a screw a4, a bearing seat a5, a rotating handle a6, a worm gear a7, a worm a8 and a rotating seat a9, the opening a2 and the frame a1 are an integrated structure and are arranged through, the movable body a3 is movably matched with the worm gear a7 through the screw a4, the worm gear a7 is meshed with the worm a8, the rotating seat a9 is connected to the middle end of the worm gear a7 and is movably matched, one side end of the worm a8 is connected to the bearing seat a5 and is rotatably matched, the bearing seat a5 is embedded and connected to the inner wall surface of the frame a1, the rotating handle a6 is connected to the outer end of the worm a8, the movable body a3 includes an undulating block a31, a contact wheel a32, a moving block a33, a positioning rod a34, a positioning groove a35 and an engaging groove a36, the contact wheel a32 is installed on the undulating block a 31, the moving block a33 is located beside the undulating block a31, the meshing groove a36 and the moving block a33 are an integrated structure and are located inside it, the positioning groove a35 and the moving block a33 are an integrated structure, the positioning rod a34 is connected to the undulating block a31 and movably cooperates by passing through the moving block a33, the positioning rod a34 is slidably engaged with the positioning groove a35, the outer rear end of the frame a1 is embedded and connected with the outer end surface of the conductive frame 11, the worm gear a7 is provided at two locations, and the screw rod a4 is provided with two screw rods. The screw rod a4 rotates under the drive of the worm gear a7, so that the movable body a3 produces displacement movement, the positioning rod a34 is slidably connected with the inner wall surface of the frame a1, the moving block a33 moves inside the frame a1, the undulating block a31 passes through the opening a2, and the moving block a33 meshes with the screw rod a4 through the meshing groove a36.

[0028] See also Figure 5 A guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track, the contact wheel a32 is gap-fitted on the inner side of the guide rail 2, five contact wheels a32 are arranged on the undulating block a31, and the contact wheel a32 can provide supporting force under the guide rail 2 and assist the guide rail 2 in transmission contact.

[0029] In summary, the cleaning robot is installed on the carrier 1, and the operation drive system inside the carrier 1 is started, so that the driving machine 12 is started to drive the driving wheel 15 to rotate, and then the guide rail 2 is driven to drive the cleaning robot to perform guide rail displacement on the photovoltaic panel, and different positions of the photovoltaic panel can be cleaned. After long-term use, the guide rail 2 and the driving wheel 15 become loose due to wear. The personnel can increase the support force of the guide rail 2 through the auxiliary structure 13, and drive the worm a8 to rotate by turning the handle a6, so as to facilitate the rotation of the meshing worm wheel a7, and drive the screw a4 to rotate. a4 penetrates into the meshing groove a36 and the outer peripheral surface meshes with the side of the meshing groove a36, so that the moving block a33 can be displaced, and in the displacement process, the position of the positioning groove a35 is different, so that the positioning rod a34 rises or moves down with the change of the position of the positioning groove a35. When the positioning rod a34 is raised, the rising and falling block a31 also rises accordingly, and penetrates and protrudes out of the opening a2, and is located at the lower inner side of the guide rail 2, and the contact wheel a32 is matched with the inner side surface of the guide rail 2 for transmission, thereby avoiding the loose connection between the guide rail 2 and the driving wheel 15 due to wear, which makes the guide rail 2 easy to derail.

[0030] The control method of the present invention is to control by manually starting and closing the switch. The wiring diagram of the power element and the provision of power supply are common knowledge in the field, and the present invention is mainly used to protect mechanical devices, so the present invention will not explain the control method and wiring arrangement in detail.

[0031] The control method of the present invention is automatic control through a controller. The control circuit of the controller can be realized by simple programming by technicians in this field. The provision of power is also common knowledge in this field. The present invention is mainly used to protect mechanical devices, so the present invention will no longer explain the control method and circuit connection in detail.

[0032] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track, characterized in that: It comprises a carrier (1), a guide rail (2) and a guide plate (3), wherein the guide rail (2) is movable in a gap on the left and right sides of the carrier (1), and the guide plate (3) is arranged on the outer end surface of the guide rail (2) and is transmission-matched; The carrier (1) comprises a conducting frame (11), a driving machine (12), an auxiliary structure (13), a carrier plate (14) and a driving wheel (15); the driving machine (12) is embedded and installed inside the carrier plate (14); the driving machine (12) passes through the inside of the conducting frame (11); the rear end of the conducting frame (11) is welded to the side edge of the carrier plate (14); the output end of the driving machine (12) is embedded and pressed into the inside of the driving wheel (15) and rotatably matched; the rear end surface of the auxiliary structure (13) is embedded and fixedly connected to the outer end surface of the conducting frame (11).

2. A rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track according to claim 1, characterized in that: The auxiliary structure (13) comprises a frame (a1), an opening (a2), a movable body (a3), a screw (a4), a bearing seat (a5), a rotating handle (a6), a worm wheel (a7), a worm (a8) and a rotating seat (a9); the opening (a2) and the frame (a1) are an integrated structure and are arranged in a through manner; the movable body (a3) ​​is movably matched with the worm wheel (a7) through the screw (a4); the worm wheel (a7) and the worm (a8) are meshed and matched; the rotating seat (a9) is connected to the middle end of the worm wheel (a7) and is movably matched; one side end of the worm (a8) is connected to the bearing seat (a5) and is rotatably matched; the bearing seat (a5) is embedded and connected to the inner wall surface of the frame (a1); and the rotating handle (a6) is connected to the outer end of the worm (a8).

3. A rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track according to claim 2, characterized in that: The movable body (a3) ​​includes an undulating block (a31), a contact wheel (a32), a moving block (a33), a positioning rod (a34), a positioning groove (a35) and an engagement groove (a36); the contact wheel (a32) is mounted on the undulating block (a31); the moving block (a33) is located beside the undulating block (a31); the engagement groove (a36) and the moving block (a33) are an integrated structure and are located inside the undulating block (a31); the positioning groove (a35) and the moving block (a33) are an integrated structure; the positioning rod (a34) is connected to the undulating block (a31) and movably cooperates with the undulating block (a31) by passing through the moving block (a33); the positioning rod (a34) and the positioning groove (a35) are slidably engaged.

4. The rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer periphery of the driving wheel (15) contacts and flexibly fits with the inner side surface of the guide rail (2), and the auxiliary structure (13) fits at the middle section of the inner side of the guide rail (2).

5. The rail-type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer rear end of the frame (a1) is embedded and connected with the outer end surface of the conductive frame (11), the worm gear (a7) is provided at two locations, the screw rods (a4) are provided at two locations, and the screw rods (a4) are driven by the worm gear (a7) to rotate, so that the movable body (a3) ​​generates displacement movement.

6. The guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning rod (a34) is slidably connected to the inner wall surface of the frame (a1), the moving block (a33) moves inside the frame (a1), the undulating block (a31) penetrates the opening (a2), and the moving block (a33) engages with the screw rod (a4) through the engagement groove (a36).

7. The guide rail type photovoltaic module cleaning robot track according to claim 3, characterized in that: The contact wheel (a32) is loosely fitted on the inner side surface of the guide rail (2).

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