Water meter for metering positive flow and reverse flow

By designing a purely mechanical structure of the metering positive and reverse flow water meter and using the transmission mechanism of the wing wheel and worm, the problem of forward and reverse flow metering in marine equipment is solved, and stable and accurate flow metering is achieved, avoiding electromagnetic interference and power supply sealing problems.

CN222978876UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-13ZHONGHUAN TIG
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Application Number
CN202422295407.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-20
Publication Date
2025-06-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-20

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, instruments used to measure the flow of liquid in the reverse direction on marine equipment are not common, and most of them need to consider power supply and sealing issues. At the same time, anti-signal interference under seawater is more difficult.

Method used

A purely mechanical structure metering positive and counterflow water meter is designed, including a metering mechanism, transmission mechanism and indicator mechanism. The worm and shaft gear are driven by rotation of the wing wheel to accurately measure the liquid flow during the rising and diving of the marine equipment, avoiding electromagnetic interference.

Benefits of technology

It realizes stable and precise measurement of positive and countercurrent flow, avoids electromagnetic interference and power supply sealing problems, and is suitable for underwater high voltage and corrosion environments.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of metering positive and reverse flows, in particular to a water meter for metering positive and reverse flows. Comprising a metering mechanism, a transmission mechanism and an indicating mechanism, the transmission mechanism is arranged in a metering main body upper cover of the metering mechanism, and the indicating mechanism is arranged above the metering main body upper cover; an upper end gear of a rotating shaft of the metering mechanism penetrates through the metering body frame and is meshed with a rotating shaft gear I of the transmission mechanism, and a bottom end gear of a rotating shaft gear VI of the indicating mechanism penetrates through the gear box and is meshed with a gear of the transmission mechanism. The device has the advantages of being stable, high in accuracy and the like while having the function of metering the positive flow and the negative flow, is of a pure mechanical structure, and can avoid the problems of electromagnetic interference and the like.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of metering positive and reverse flow rates, and particularly relates to a water meter for metering positive and reverse flow rates. Background Art

[0002] For marine equipment, it is crucial to measure the positive and reverse flow rates during ascending and descending, which is of great significance for maintaining the equipment and understanding its status.

[0003] Positive and reverse flow rate metering is an important part of the flow rate metering field. As the proportion of positive and reverse flow rates in the flow rate metering field is increasing, the demand for positive and reverse flow water meters in real life is also increasing.

[0004] In the market, instruments for measuring the positive and reverse liquid flow rates used on marine equipment are not common, and most of them need to consider power supply and sealing problems. At the same time, it is more difficult to resist signal interference underwater. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Aiming at the deficiencies of existing positive and reverse flow rate metering instruments, the utility model provides a water meter for metering positive and reverse flow rates, which has the function of metering positive and reverse flow rates, and has characteristics such as stability and high accuracy. Moreover, it is a pure mechanical structure, which can avoid problems such as electromagnetic interference.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solution: A water meter for metering positive and reverse flow rates includes a metering mechanism, a transmission mechanism, and an indicating mechanism. The transmission mechanism is arranged inside the upper cover of the metering main body of the metering mechanism, and the indicating mechanism is arranged above the upper cover of the metering main body. The upper-end gear of the rotating shaft of the metering mechanism passes through the metering main body frame and meshes with the rotating shaft gear I of the transmission mechanism, and the bottom gear of the rotating shaft gear VI of the indicating mechanism passes through the gear box and meshes with the gear of the transmission mechanism.

[0007] In the above technical solution, the metering mechanism includes a front rectifier, a rear rectifier, a worm, a wing wheel, a rotating shaft, a metering main body frame, and an upper cover of the metering main body. The front rectifier, the wing wheel, the rotating shaft, and the rear rectifier are sequentially arranged inside the metering main body frame. The spiral part of the worm is arranged inside the wing wheel, the rotating shaft is vertically arranged inside the gear of the worm, and the gear of the worm meshes with the bottom gear of the rotating shaft. The front rectifier is arranged at the end of the spiral part of the worm, the rear rectifier is arranged at the end of the gear of the worm, and the upper cover of the metering main body is arranged at the upper end of the metering main body frame.

[0008] In the above technical scheme, the transmission mechanism comprises a sealing shaft plate, shaft plate I, shaft plate II, a pillar, a rotating shaft gear I, a rotating shaft gear II, a rotating shaft gear III, a rotating shaft gear IV, a supporting member, a rotating shaft gear V and a gear; the shaft plate II is embedded in the bottom of the shaft plate I, the supporting member is arranged on the shaft plate I, the rotating shaft gear V is arranged on the supporting member, the gear (2-12) is arranged on the upper end of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft gear V, the rotating shaft gear I, the rotating shaft gear II, the rotating shaft gear (2-8) and the rotating shaft gear IV are arranged on the shaft plate I in sequence, the rotating shaft gear IV is meshed with the rotating shaft gear V, the rotating shaft gear III is meshed with the rotating shaft gear IV, the rotating shaft gear II is meshed with the rotating shaft gear III, and the rotating shaft gear I is meshed with the rotating shaft gear II; the sealing shaft plate is connected to the shaft plate I through the pillar.

[0009] In the above technical solution, the indicating mechanism uses a water meter of model LXN-50.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0011] The utility model drives the subsequent worm and the shaft gear through the rotation of the impeller, and finally displays the positive and negative flow on the indicating mechanism under the transmission of the precise transmission ratio of the shaft gear in the transmission mechanism, and accurately measures the liquid flow when the marine equipment rises and dives.

[0012] The utility model uses the kinetic energy generated by the fluid based on the number of revolutions of the impeller to drive the rotation of the worm gear transmission device, which is transmitted to the indicating mechanism through the rotating shaft, and finally displays the total amount of seawater. It does not involve power supply and other issues, and fully solves the problems of underwater circuit sealing and signal interference. At the same time, the working pressure and seawater corrosion under seawater are fully considered in the design to prevent salt spray and pressure resistance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the forward and reverse flow water meter of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure rotated 90 degrees horizontally;

[0015] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-section structure in the AA direction;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the measuring mechanism of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure rotated 90 degrees horizontally;

[0018] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the cross-section structure in the middle BB direction;

[0019] Figure 7 This is the explosion diagram of the metering mechanism of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 8 This is the structural schematic diagram of the transmission mechanism of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 9 is Figure 8 the structural schematic diagram of the back side;

[0022] Figure 10 This is the explosion diagram of the transmission mechanism of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 11 This is the internal structural schematic diagram of the indicating mechanism of the present utility model.

[0024] Wherein: 1. Metering mechanism, 1-1. Front rectifier, 1-2. Rear rectifier, 1-3. Worm, 1-4. Impeller, 1-5. Pin, 1-6. Nut, 1-7. Rotating shaft gear, 1-8. Metering main body frame, 1-9. Metering main body upper cover; 2. Transmission mechanism, 2-1. Sealing shaft plate, 2-2. Shaft plate I, 2-3. Shaft plate II, 2-4. Support column, 2-5. Countersunk head screw, 2-6. Rotating shaft gear I, 2-7. Rotating shaft gear II, 2-8. Rotating shaft gear III, 2-9. Rotating shaft gear IV, 2-10. Support member, 2-11. Rotating shaft gear V, 2-12. Gear, 2-13. Pin; 3. Indicating mechanism, 3-1. Rotating shaft gear VI, 3-2. Gear box, 3-3. Rotating shaft gear VII, 3-4. Rotating shaft gear VIII, 3-5. Dial, 3-6. Pointer. Specific embodiments

[0025] 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 of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of 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.

[0026] As Figure 1-11 shown, a water meter for measuring forward and reverse flow rates includes a metering mechanism 1, a transmission mechanism 2, and an indicating mechanism 3;

[0027] The metering mechanism 1 includes a front rectifier 1-1, a rear rectifier 1-2, a worm 1-3, a vane wheel 1-4, a rotating shaft 1-7, a metering main body frame 1-8, and a metering main body upper cover 1-9; the front rectifier 1-1, the vane wheel 1-4, the rotating shaft 1-7, and the rear rectifier 1-2 are sequentially arranged within the metering main body frame 1-8; the spiral part of the worm 1-3 is fixed within the vane wheel 1-4 using a pin 1-5, and the bottom gear of the rotating shaft 1-7 is installed within the gear of the worm 1-3. At this time, the two gears mesh with each other, and the rotating shaft 1-7 and the worm 1-3 are perpendicular to each other; the front rectifier 1-1 is fixed to the metering main body frame 1-8 with screws, the end of the spiral part of the worm 1-3 is embedded within the front rectifier 1-1, the rear rectifier 1-2 is fixed to the gear end of the worm 1-3 with a nut, and the rear rectifier 1-2 is fixed to the metering main body frame 1-8 with screws. The metering main body upper cover 1-9 is arranged at the upper end of the metering main body frame 1-8;

[0028] The transmission mechanism 2 includes a sealing shaft plate 2-1, a shaft plate Ⅰ 2-2, a shaft plate Ⅱ 2-3, a support pillar 2-4, a rotating shaft gear Ⅰ 2-6, a rotating shaft gear Ⅱ 2-7, a rotating shaft gear Ⅲ 2-8, a rotating shaft gear Ⅳ 2-9, a support member 2-10, a rotating shaft gear Ⅴ 2-11, and a gear 2-12; the shaft plate Ⅱ 2-3 is embedded at the bottom of the shaft plate Ⅰ 2-2; the shaft plate Ⅰ 2-2 is connected to the sealing shaft plate 2-1 through the thread on the support pillar 2-4; the shaft plate Ⅰ 2-2 and the shaft plate Ⅱ 2-3 are fixed using countersunk head screws 2-5 and the support pillar 2-4; the support member 2-10 is fixed to the shaft plate Ⅰ 2-2; the gear 2-12 is fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft gear Ⅴ 2-11 using a pin 2-13. The rotating shaft gear Ⅰ 2-6, the rotating shaft gear Ⅱ 2-7, the rotating shaft gear Ⅲ 2-8, and the rotating shaft gear Ⅳ 2-9 are sequentially fixed to the shaft plate Ⅰ 2-2. The rotating shaft gear Ⅳ 2-9 meshes with the rotating shaft gear Ⅴ 2-11, the rotating shaft gear Ⅲ 2-8 meshes with the rotating shaft gear Ⅳ 2-9, the rotating shaft gear Ⅱ 2-7 meshes with the rotating shaft gear Ⅲ 2-8, and the rotating shaft gear Ⅰ 2-6 meshes with the rotating shaft gear Ⅱ 2-7;

[0029] The indicating mechanism 3 selects a water meter with the model number LXN-50;

[0030] The transmission mechanism 2 is installed within the metering main body upper cover 1-9 of the metering mechanism 1, and the indicating mechanism 3 is arranged above the metering main body upper cover 1-9; the upper end gear of the rotating shaft 1-7 of the metering mechanism 1 passes through the metering main body frame 1-8 and meshes with the rotating shaft gear Ⅰ 2-6 of the transmission mechanism 2. The bottom gear of the rotating shaft gear Ⅵ 3-1 of the indicating mechanism 3 passes through the gear box 3-2 and meshes with the gear 2-12 of the transmission mechanism 2.

[0031] During operation, the liquid passes through the rectifier 1-1 and enters the interior of the metering main body frame 1-8, striking the impeller 1-4, causing the impeller 1-4 to drive the worm 1-3 to rotate. The worm 1-3 drives the rotating shaft 1-7 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 1-7 drives the shaft gear I 2-6 of the transmission mechanism 2 to start rotating. The shaft gear I 2-6 meshes with the shaft gear II 2-7, driving the shaft gear II 2-7 to rotate; the shaft gear II 2-7 meshes with the shaft gear III 2-8, driving the shaft gear III 2-8 to rotate; the shaft gear III 2-8 meshes with the rotating shaft 2-9, driving the shaft gear IV 2-9 to rotate. The shaft gear IV 2-9 cooperates with the shaft gear V 2-11 mounted on the support member 2-10, driving the shaft gear V 2-11 to rotate, and then driving the gear 2-12 fixed to the top of the shaft gear V 2-11 to perform a rotational motion; the gear 2-12 meshes with the shaft gear VI 3-1 of the indicating mechanism 3, the shaft gear VI 3-1 meshes with the shaft gear VII 3-3, and the shaft gear VII 3-3 also cooperates with the shaft gear VIII 3-4. Finally, the rotation of the shaft gear VI 3-1 and the shaft gear VIII 3-4 drives the pointer 3-6 fixed on the shaft gear VI 3-1 and the shaft gear VIII 3-4 to rotate accordingly and indicate the water volume on the dial 3-5.

Claims

1. A water meter for measuring forward and reverse flow, characterized in that: The invention comprises a metering mechanism (1), a transmission mechanism (2) and an indicating mechanism (3); the transmission mechanism (2) is arranged in an upper cover (1-9) of a metering body of the metering mechanism (1); and the indicating mechanism (3) is arranged above the upper cover (1-9) of the metering body; an upper end gear of a rotating shaft (1-7) of the metering mechanism (1) passes through a metering body frame (1-8) and meshes with a rotating shaft gear I (2-6) of the transmission mechanism (2); and a lower end gear of a rotating shaft gear VI (3-1) of the indicating mechanism (3) passes through a gear box (3-2) and meshes with a gear (2-12) of the transmission mechanism (2).

2. A water meter for measuring forward and reverse flow according to claim 1, characterized in that: The metering mechanism (1) comprises a front rectifier (1-1), a rear rectifier (1-2), a worm (1-3), a wing wheel (1-4), a rotating shaft (1-7), a metering main body frame (1-8) and a metering main body upper cover (1-9); the front rectifier (1-1), the wing wheel (1-4), the rotating shaft (1-7) and the rear rectifier (1-2) are arranged in sequence in the metering main body frame (1-8); the spiral portion of the worm (1-3) is arranged in the wing wheel (1-4), the rotating shaft (1-7) is vertically arranged in the gear of the worm (1-3), and the gear of the worm (1-3) is meshed with the bottom gear of the rotating shaft (1-7); the front rectifier (1-1) is arranged at the end of the spiral portion of the worm (1-3), the rear rectifier (1-2) is arranged at the gear end of the worm (1-3), and the metering main body upper cover (1-9) is arranged at the upper end of the metering main body frame (1-8).

3. A water meter for measuring forward and reverse flow according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission mechanism (2) comprises a sealing shaft plate (2-1), a shaft plate I (2-2), a shaft plate II (2-3), a support (2-4), a rotating shaft gear I (2-6), a rotating shaft gear II (2-7), a rotating shaft gear III (2-8), a rotating shaft gear IV (2-9), a support member (2-10), a rotating shaft gear V (2-11) and a gear (2-12); the shaft plate II (2-3) is embedded in the bottom of the shaft plate I (2-2), the support member (2-10) is arranged on the shaft plate I (2-2), the rotating shaft gear V (2-11) is arranged on the support member (2-10), and the gear (2-12) The rotating shaft gear is arranged at the upper end of the rotating shaft of the rotating shaft gear V (2-11); the rotating shaft gear I (2-6), the rotating shaft gear II (2-7), the rotating shaft gear III (2-8) and the rotating shaft gear IV (2-9) are arranged on the shaft plate I (2-2) in sequence; the rotating shaft gear IV (2-9) is meshed with the rotating shaft gear V (2-11); the rotating shaft gear III (2-8) is meshed with the rotating shaft gear IV (2-9); the rotating shaft gear II (2-7) is meshed with the rotating shaft gear III (2-8); and the rotating shaft gear I (2-6) is meshed with the rotating shaft gear II (2-7); the sealing shaft plate (2-1) is connected to the shaft plate I (2-2) via a support (2-4).

4. A water meter for measuring forward and reverse flow according to claim 1, characterized in that: The indicating mechanism (3) is a water meter of model LXN-50.