Inspection robot with anti-collision structure
By designing a deployable and storage anti-collision plate structure in the inspection robot, the problem of existing inspection robots being susceptible to collision damage is solved, achieving a longer service life and higher anti-collision effect.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422385751.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-29
AI Technical Summary
Existing inspection robots are susceptible to collisions by hard objects such as walls during work, resulting in damage to the fuselage and high maintenance frequency. Existing methods such as enhancing sensor functions cannot effectively prevent collisions.
A patrol robot with an anti-collision structure is designed, and a combined structure of a storage box and an anti-collision plate is adopted. Through the fixing mechanism of a lifting rod, a connecting rod and a return spring, the anti-collision plate is realized, thereby increasing the anti-collision range of the robot main body.
By unfolding the anti-collision plate, the anti-collision range of the robot body is increased, effectively preventing the robot from colliding with the wall, extending the service life of the robot body, and facilitating the storage and use of the anti-collision plate.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of inspection robots, and particularly relates to an inspection robot with an anti-collision structure. Background Art
[0002] An inspection robot is an automated device mainly used for monitoring and inspection in specific environments. They are widely used in industries such as power, transportation, and petroleum, aiming to improve inspection efficiency, reduce labor costs, and promptly detect potential faults. Such robots are usually equipped with various sensors such as high-definition cameras, temperature and humidity sensors, and lidar, and can obtain real-time data and conduct environmental monitoring. In order to ensure the flexibility of their movement, existing inspection robots often do not have an anti-collision structure in their design, which leads to the inspection robot being easily collided with hard objects such as walls during operation, resulting in damage to the body of the inspection robot, increasing the maintenance frequency of the inspection robot. The conventional countermeasure is to enhance the sensor function and use sensors such as ultrasonic waves and infrared rays to improve the robot's perception ability of the surrounding environment to avoid accidental collisions. However, the disadvantage of this method is that the performance of the sensors may be unstable in different environments (such as dim light or multi-reflective surfaces), increasing the potential for faults and unable to effectively enable the inspection robot to avoid obstacles, thus unable to effectively prevent the inspection robot from being collided. Therefore, a new structure is proposed to solve the above problems. Content of the Utility Model
[0003] Aiming at the deficiencies of the existing technology, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an inspection robot with an anti-collision structure.
[0004] The utility model is realized through the following technical solutions: An inspection robot with an anti-collision structure includes: a robot main body, a fixing mechanism, and an anti-collision plate. A storage box is provided on the top of the robot main body. A set of storage cavities are opened on the front and back of the storage box, and sliding grooves are opened on the left and right sides at the top of the storage cavity.
[0005] A set of anti-collision plates are provided inside each set of storage cavities. A handle is installed on the front of the anti-collision plate. Slide bars are provided on the left and right sides at the top of the anti-collision plate. Fixing grooves one are opened on the left and right sides in front of the top of the anti-collision plate, and fixing grooves two are opened on the left and right sides behind the top of the anti-collision plate.
[0006] A set of fixing mechanisms are respectively provided at the front and rear positions on the top of the storage box. The fixing mechanism is composed of a set of lifting rods, two sets of connecting rods, and two sets of fixing rods. Telescopic cavities are opened on the left and right sides below the fixing mechanism, and a return spring is provided inside the telescopic cavity.
[0007] As a preferred embodiment, a camera is provided on the left side of the robot body, and the top of the robot body is fixedly welded to the bottom of the storage box. The internal structures at the front and rear positions of the storage box are exactly the same.
[0008] As a preferred embodiment, four sets of lifting holes are provided through the four corners of the top of the storage box. The bottom of the lifting holes is connected to the top of the telescopic cavity in a through manner, and a connecting rod is provided inside the lifting holes.
[0009] As a preferred embodiment, the lower part of the connecting rod is inside the telescopic cavity. The lower part of the connecting rod passes through the return spring and is fixedly connected to the top of the fixed rod. A lifting rod is welded between the two connecting rods.
[0010] As a preferred embodiment, the radius length of the bottom of the fixed rod matches the radius length of the first fixing groove. The radius lengths and depths of the first fixing groove and the second fixing groove are the same.
[0011] As a preferred embodiment, the interval length between the two first fixing grooves is equal to the interval length between the two second fixing grooves. The interval length between the two fixed rods is equal to the interval length between the two first fixing grooves. During actual use, hold the handle with the right hand and pull the anti-collision plate forward. While pulling the anti-collision plate, the left hand can release the lifting rod, allowing the return spring to naturally stretch and push the fixed rod downward, making the bottom of the fixed rod contact the upper surface of the anti-collision plate. When the anti-collision plate moves forward, the slide bars on both sides of the anti-collision plate slide forward along the inner sides of the chutes on the left and right sides of the storage cavity, facilitating the pulling out of the anti-collision plate. When the anti-collision plate moves outward to the position where the two second fixing grooves are opposite to the two fixed rods, the fixed rod is no longer squeezed by the upper surface of the anti-collision plate. Under the elastic force of the return spring, the fixed rod is inserted downward into the second fixing groove, thus completing the fixation of one anti-collision plate. Pull out the anti-collision plate at the rear of the storage box according to the above steps to complete the deployment of the two anti-collision plates. The final effect is that by deploying the two anti-collision plates, the anti-collision range of the robot body is increased, thereby preventing the robot body from colliding with the wall during movement and causing damage (the robot body is a kind of inspection robot, and its internal structure and working principle are all prior arts and will not be elaborated), and prolonging the service life of the robot body.
[0012] As a preferred embodiment, the length, width and height of the sliding bar match those of the sliding groove, and the interval length between the two groups of sliding bars is equal to the interval length between the two groups of sliding grooves. During actual use, pull the lifting rod upward with the left hand, so that the two connecting rods drive the two fixing rods to move upward. The bottoms of the two fixing rods are disengaged upward from the two fixing grooves, thereby releasing the fixing relationship between the fixing rod and the fixing groove two, and then releasing the fixing relationship of the fixing mechanism to the anti-collision plate. Then keep the left hand still, hold the handle with the right hand and push the anti-collision plate backward, so that the two sliding bars slide backward inside the two sliding grooves. After the anti-collision plate starts to move backward, release the left hand and then continue to push the anti-collision plate backward until the anti-collision plate is completely pushed into the storage box. At this time, the two fixing rods are inserted downward into the two fixing grooves one under the elastic force of the return spring, thereby completing the storage and fixing of one anti-collision plate. Follow the above steps to store the rear anti-collision plate, thereby completing the storage of the two anti-collision plates. The final effect is to facilitate the storage and use of the anti-collision plate.
[0013] After adopting the above technical solutions, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows: By providing a storage box and an anti-collision plate, the protection range of the anti-collision plate is increased by pulling out the two anti-collision plates outward, so as to provide anti-collision protection for the robot main body, prevent the robot main body from being damaged due to collision, and extend the service life of the robot main body. By providing sliding bars, sliding grooves and a fixing mechanism, the sliding of the sliding bars inside the sliding grooves can facilitate the pulling out and storage of the anti-collision plate, and at the same time can also ensure the stability of the anti-collision plate inside the storage box. By pulling the lifting rod, the two connecting rods can be driven to move upward, so as to drive the two fixing rods to move upward inside the telescopic cavity. Then, the fixing and unlocking effects of the fixing rod with the fixing groove one and the fixing groove two can be realized by pulling the lifting rod, which is convenient for fixing the anti-collision plate, making the anti-collision plate structure stable, and at the same time facilitating the storage of the anti-collision plate into the storage box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.
[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an inspection robot with an anti-collision structure according to the present utility model.
[0016] Figure 2 It is a top view of an inspection robot with an anti-collision structure according to the present utility model.
[0017] Figure 3This is a schematic structural diagram of a collision avoidance plate in an inspection robot with a collision avoidance structure according to the present utility model.
[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing mechanism in an inspection robot with a collision avoidance structure according to the present utility model.
[0019] In the figure, 100 - robot main body, 110 - storage box, 120 - collision avoidance plate, 130 - fixing mechanism, 140 - sliding groove, 150 - first fixing groove;
[0020] 160 - second fixing groove, 170 - handle, 180 - sliding bar, 190 - telescopic cavity, 200 - return spring;
[0021] 210 - connecting rod, 220 - fixing rod, 230 - lifting rod. Specific implementation mode
[0022] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0023] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 : An inspection robot with a collision avoidance structure, including: a robot main body 100, a fixing mechanism 130 and a collision avoidance plate 120. A storage box 110 is provided at the top of the robot main body 100. A set of storage cavities are opened on the front and back of the storage box 110, and sliding grooves 140 are opened on the left and right sides at the top of the storage cavity;
[0024] A set of collision avoidance plates 120 are provided inside each set of storage cavities. A handle 170 is installed on the front of the collision avoidance plate 120. Sliding bars 180 are provided on the left and right sides at the top of the collision avoidance plate 120. First fixing grooves 150 are opened on the left and right sides in front of the top of the collision avoidance plate 120. Second fixing grooves 160 are opened on the left and right sides behind the top of the collision avoidance plate 120;
[0025] A set of fixing mechanisms 130 are respectively provided at the front and rear positions of the top of the storage box 110. The fixing mechanism 130 is composed of a set of lifting rods 230, two sets of connecting rods 210 and two sets of fixing rods 220. Telescopic cavities 190 are opened on the left and right sides below the fixing mechanism 130, and return springs 200 are provided inside the telescopic cavities 190.
[0026] A camera is provided on the left side of the robot main body 100. The top of the robot main body 100 is fixedly welded to the bottom of the storage box 110. The internal structures at the front and rear positions of the storage box 110 are completely the same.
[0027] Four sets of lifting holes are provided through the four corners at the top of the storage box 110. The bottom of the lifting holes is connected to the top of the telescopic cavity 190 through connection. A connecting rod 210 is provided inside the lifting holes.
[0028] Below the connecting rod 210 is inside the telescopic cavity 190. The connecting rod 210 passes through the reset spring 200 below and is fixedly connected to the top of the fixed rod 220. A lifting rod 230 is welded between the two connecting rods 210.
[0029] The radius length of the bottom of the fixed rod 220 matches the radius length of the first fixing groove 150. The radius length and depth of the first fixing groove 150 and the second fixing groove 160 are the same.
[0030] The interval length between the two first fixing grooves 150 is equal to the interval length between the two second fixing grooves 160. The interval length between the two fixed rods 220 is equal to the interval length between the two first fixing grooves 150. During actual use, the right hand holds the handle 170 and pulls the anti-collision plate 120 forward. While pulling the anti-collision plate 120, the left hand can release the lifting rod 230, allowing the reset spring 200 to naturally extend and push the fixed rod 220 downward, so that the bottom of the fixed rod 220 contacts the upper surface of the anti-collision plate 120. When the anti-collision plate 120 moves forward, the slide bars 180 on both sides of the anti-collision plate 120 slide forward along the inner sides of the chutes 140 inside the storage cavity, facilitating the pulling out of the anti-collision plate 120. When the anti-collision plate 120 moves outward to the position where the two second fixing grooves 160 are opposite to the positions of the two fixed rods 220, the fixed rod 220 is no longer pressed by the upper surface of the anti-collision plate 120. Under the elastic force of the reset spring 200, the fixed rod 220 is inserted downward into the second fixing groove 160, thus completing the fixing of one anti-collision plate 120. Pull out the anti-collision plate 120 at the rear of the storage box 110 according to the above steps, thus completing the unfolding of the two anti-collision plates 120. The final effect is that by unfolding the two anti-collision plates 120, the anti-collision range of the robot main body 100 is increased, thereby preventing the robot main body 100 from colliding with the wall during movement and causing damage (the robot main body 100 is a kind of inspection robot, and its internal structure and working principle are all prior arts and will not be elaborated), and prolonging the service life of the robot main body 100.
[0031] The length, width and height of the sliding bar 180 match those of the sliding groove 140, and the interval length between the two groups of sliding bars 180 is equal to the interval length between the two groups of sliding grooves 140. During actual use, pull the lifting rod 230 upward with the left hand, so that the two groups of connecting rods 210 drive the two groups of fixing rods 220 to move upward. The bottoms of the two groups of fixing rods 220 are disengaged upward from the inside of the two groups of fixing grooves, thereby releasing the fixing relationship between the fixing rod 220 and the fixing groove two 160, and then releasing the fixing relationship of the fixing mechanism 130 to the anti-collision plate 120. Then keep the left hand still, hold the handle 170 with the right hand and push the anti-collision plate 120 backward, so that the two groups of sliding bars 180 slide backward inside the two groups of sliding grooves 140. After the anti-collision plate 120 starts to move backward, release the left hand and then continue to push the anti-collision plate 120 backward until the anti-collision plate 120 is completely pushed into the storage box 110. At this time, the two groups of fixing rods 220 are inserted downward into the two groups of fixing grooves one 150 under the elastic force of the return spring 200, thereby completing the storage and fixing of one group of anti-collision plates 120. Store the rear anti-collision plate 120 according to the above steps, thereby completing the storage of the two groups of anti-collision plates 120. The final effect is to facilitate the storage and use of the anti-collision plate 120.
[0032] Example 1: Please refer to Figures 1 to 4, during actual use, before the robot body 100 performs inspection work, hold the lifting rod 230 with the left hand and pull it upward, so that the lifting rod 230 drives the two groups of connecting rods 210 to move upward. Through the two groups of connecting rods 210, drive the two groups of fixed rods 220 to move into the two telescopic cavities 190 and squeeze the return spring 200, so that the return spring 200 contracts and stores energy, thereby disconnecting the bottom of the two groups of fixed rods 220 from the two groups of fixing grooves one 150, and then releasing the fixed state of the anti-collision plate 120. Then, hold the handle 170 with the right hand and pull the anti-collision plate 120 forward. While pulling the anti-collision plate 120, the left hand can release the lifting rod 230, so that the return spring 200 naturally extends and pushes the fixed rod 220 downward, making the bottom of the fixed rod 220 contact the upper surface of the anti-collision plate 120. When the anti-collision plate 120 moves forward, the slide bars 180 on both sides of the anti-collision plate 120 slide forward along the inner sides of the two chutes 140 inside the storage cavity, facilitating the pulling out of the anti-collision plate 120. When the anti-collision plate 120 moves outward to the position where the two groups of fixing grooves two 160 are opposite to the positions of the two groups of fixed rods 220, the fixed rod 220 is no longer squeezed by the upper surface of the anti-collision plate 120. Under the elastic force of the return spring 200, the fixed rod 220 is inserted downward into the fixing groove two 160, thus completing the fixation of one group of anti-collision plates 120. Pull out the anti-collision plates 120 at the rear of the storage box 110 according to the above steps, thus completing the deployment of the two groups of anti-collision plates 120. The final effect is that by deploying the two groups of anti-collision plates 120, the anti-collision range of the robot body 100 is increased, thereby preventing the robot body 100 from colliding with the wall during movement and causing damage (the robot body 100 is an inspection robot, and its internal structure and working principle are all prior arts and will not be elaborated), and prolonging the service life of the robot body 100.
[0033] Embodiment 2: Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 , after the robot body 100 completes the inspection work, pull the lifting rod 230 upward with the left hand, so that the two groups of connecting rods 210 drive the two groups of fixed rods 220 to move upward. The bottoms of the two groups of fixed rods 220 are disengaged upward from the two groups of fixing grooves, thus releasing the fixing relationship between the fixed rod 220 and the fixing groove two 160, and then releasing the fixing relationship of the fixing mechanism 130 to the anti-collision plate 120. Then, keep the left hand still, hold the handle 170 with the right hand and push the anti-collision plate 120 backward, so that the two groups of slide bars 180 slide backward inside the two groups of chutes 140. After the anti-collision plate 120 starts to move backward, release the left hand and then continue to push the anti-collision plate 120 backward until the anti-collision plate 120 is completely pushed into the storage box 110. At this time, under the elastic force of the return spring 200, the two groups of fixed rods 220 are inserted downward into the two groups of fixing grooves one 150, thus completing the storage and fixation of one group of anti-collision plates 120. Store the anti-collision plates 120 at the rear according to the above steps, thus completing the storage of the two groups of anti-collision plates 120. The final effect is to facilitate the storage and use of the anti-collision plates 120.
[0034] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model shall be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A patrol robot with an anti-collision structure, comprising: A robot body (100), a fixing mechanism (130) and an anti-collision plate (120), characterized in that: a storage box (110) is provided on the top of the robot body (100), a group of storage cavities are provided on the front and back of the storage box (110), and slide grooves (140) are provided on the left and right sides of the top of the storage cavity; Each group of the storage chambers is provided with a group of anti-collision plates (120), a handle (170) is installed on the front of the anti-collision plates (120), sliding bars (180) are provided on the left and right sides of the top of the anti-collision plates (120), a fixing groove 1 (150) is opened on the left and right sides of the front of the top of the anti-collision plates (120), and a fixing groove 2 (160) is opened on the left and right sides of the rear of the top of the anti-collision plates (120); A set of fixing mechanisms (130) are respectively provided at the front and rear positions of the top of the storage box (110), and the fixing mechanisms (130) are composed of a set of lifting rods (230), two sets of connecting rods (210) and two sets of fixing rods (220). A telescopic cavity (190) is provided on the left and right sides below the fixing mechanism (130), and a return spring (200) is provided inside the telescopic cavity (190).
2. The inspection robot with an anti-collision structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: A camera is provided on the left side of the robot body (100); the top of the robot body (100) is welded and fixed to the bottom of the storage box (110); and the internal structures of the front and rear positions of the storage box (110) are completely the same.
3. The inspection robot with an anti-collision structure as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: Four groups of lifting holes are provided at the four corners of the top of the storage box (110); the bottom of the lifting hole is connected to the top of the telescopic cavity (190); and a connecting rod (210) is provided inside the lifting hole.
4. The inspection robot with an anti-collision structure as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom of the connecting rod (210) is located inside the telescopic cavity (190), the bottom of the connecting rod (210) passes through the return spring (200) and is connected and fixed to the top of the fixing rod (220), and a group of lifting rods (230) are welded between the two groups of connecting rods (210).
5. The inspection robot with an anti-collision structure as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The radius length of the bottom of the fixing rod (220) matches the radius length of the fixing groove 1 (150), and the radius length and depth of the fixing groove 1 (150) and the fixing groove 2 (160) are the same.
6. The inspection robot with an anti-collision structure as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The spacing length between the two groups of the fixing grooves 1 (150) is equal to the spacing length between the two groups of the fixing grooves 2 (160), and the spacing length between the two groups of the fixing rods (220) is equal to the spacing length between the two groups of the fixing grooves 1 (150).
7. The inspection robot with an anti-collision structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length, width and height of the slide bar (180) match the length, width and height of the slide groove (140), and the interval length between two groups of the slide bars (180) is equal to the interval length between two groups of the slide grooves (140).