Self-cleaning device for underwater camera of sedimentation tank

Abstract

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of camera cleaning, and provides a sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device which comprises a mounting plate. The mounting shell is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, and a placement frame is fixedly mounted on the mounting shell; the camera body is fixedly mounted on the placement frame and is used for monitoring the interior of the sedimentation tank; the transparent protective cover is fixedly arranged on the placing frame and is positioned outside the camera body; the mounting disc is hermetically and rotatably mounted on the mounting shell; the cleaning brush is arranged on the mounting disc, the cleaning brush is in contact with the transparent protective cover, and the cleaning brush is used for cleaning the outside of the transparent protective cover. According to the self-cleaning device for the underwater camera of the sedimentation tank, provided by the scheme, the camera can be subjected to self-cleaning operation, and the monitoring definition of the camera is improved, so that the condition in the sedimentation tank can be better known.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of camera cleaning, and particularly relates to a self-cleaning device for an underwater camera in a sedimentation tank. Background Art

[0002] During the use of some sedimentation tanks, in order to better understand the situation inside the sedimentation tank, cameras are sometimes installed inside the sedimentation tank for viewing.

[0003] The situation inside the sedimentation tank can be well understood through the camera. However, during the long-term use of the camera, some impurities will adhere to the outer shell of the camera, blocking the camera and resulting in unclear shooting. Since the camera is installed underwater, cleaning is relatively inconvenient. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] The utility model provides a self-cleaning device for an underwater camera in a sedimentation tank, aiming to solve the problem of relatively inconvenient cleaning of the underwater camera proposed in the above background art.

[0005] To solve the above problems, the utility model is realized as follows. A self-cleaning device for an underwater camera in a sedimentation tank includes: a mounting plate; a mounting shell fixedly installed on the mounting plate, with a placement rack fixedly installed on the mounting shell; a camera body fixedly installed on the placement rack, which is used to monitor the inside of the sedimentation tank; a transparent protective cover fixedly installed on the placement rack, which is located outside the camera body; a mounting disk rotatably and sealingly installed on the mounting shell; a cleaning brush arranged on the mounting disk, which is in contact with the transparent protective cover and is used to clean the outside of the transparent protective cover; a cleaning mechanism assembled on the mounting shell and the mounting disk, which is used to drive the cleaning brush to rotate to clean the outside of the transparent protective cover; and an adjusting mechanism assembled on the mounting disk and the cleaning brush, which is used to adjust the use position of the cleaning brush.

[0006] Preferably, the cleaning mechanism includes: a driving motor fixedly installed on the mounting shell; two circular gears fixedly sleeved on the output shaft of the driving motor and the mounting disk respectively, and the two circular gears are meshed with each other.

[0007] Preferably, the adjusting mechanism includes: a connecting frame fixedly installed on the mounting disk, with a connecting shaft rotatably installed on the connecting frame; a servo motor fixedly installed on the connecting frame, and the output shaft of the servo motor is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting shaft; a connecting block fixedly sleeved on the connecting shaft, and the connecting block is fixedly connected to the cleaning brush.

[0008] Preferably, a rotating mechanism is provided on the mounting plate. The rotating mechanism is used to adjust the monitoring orientation of the camera body. The rotating mechanism includes: a mounting frame provided on one side of the mounting plate, and a power motor fixedly installed on the mounting frame; a rotating shaft rotatably installed on the mounting frame, one end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the power motor, and the other end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the mounting plate.

[0009] Preferably, a connecting mechanism is provided on the mounting frame and the mounting plate. The connecting mechanism is used to connect the mounting plate and the mounting frame. The connecting mechanism includes: a sliding groove opened on the mounting frame, the sliding groove is circular; a plurality of sliding blocks fixedly installed on the mounting plate, and the plurality of sliding blocks are all slidably connected to the sliding groove.

[0010] Preferably, a mounting member is fixedly installed on the mounting frame, and a mounting bar is provided on the mounting member. The mounting member and the mounting bar are slidably connected.

[0011] Preferably, a supplementary light is provided on the placement rack, and the supplementary light is located inside the transparent protective cover.

[0012] Compared with the related art, the sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device provided by the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device provided by this solution:

[0014] The situation inside the sedimentation tank is monitored and understood through the camera body. The transparent protective cover is used to protect the camera body. The cleaning mechanism drives the cleaning brush to rotate around the outer wall of the transparent protective cover, so as to clean the impurities adhered to the outside of the transparent protective cover, thereby avoiding the situation that the impurities block the camera body. During the use of the entire device, it is convenient to perform self-cleaning operations on the camera body installed underwater in the sedimentation tank, improve the monitoring clarity of the camera body, and thus better understand the situation inside the sedimentation tank. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is the front view structural schematic diagram of a sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device provided by the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 is the front view sectional structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 is Figure 2 the enlarged structural schematic diagram of part A shown in

[0018] Figure 4 isFigure 3 Schematic enlarged structure diagram of part B shown in

[0019] Figure 5 is Figure 2 Schematic enlarged structure diagram of part C shown in

[0020] Figure 6 3D structure diagram of the cleaning brush in the present utility model.

[0021] Reference numerals: 1, mounting plate; 2, mounting shell; 3, placement rack; 4, camera body; 5, transparent protective cover; 6, mounting disc; 7, cleaning brush; 8, drive motor; 9, circular gear; 10, connecting frame; 11, connecting shaft; 12, servo motor; 13, connecting block; 14, mounting frame; 15, power motor; 16, rotating shaft; 17, chute; 18, slider; 19, mounting member; 20, mounting bar; 21, supplementary light. Detailed implementation manners

[0022] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this application belongs; the terms used in the description of this application in the specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of this application and the above accompanying drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of this application or the above accompanying drawings are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order; the terms "inner", "outer", "left", "right" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as a limitation of the present utility model.

[0023] Referring to "embodiments" herein means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments can be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The phrase appears in various places in the specification and does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those skilled in the art will explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0024] An embodiment of the present utility model provides an underwater camera self-cleaning device for sedimentation tanks, as shown in Figures 1-6As shown in the figure, the self-cleaning device for the underwater camera of the sedimentation tank includes: a mounting plate 1; a mounting shell 2 fixedly installed on the mounting plate 1, and a placement rack 3 fixedly installed on the mounting shell 2; a camera body 4 fixedly installed on the placement rack 3, and the camera body 4 is used to monitor the inside of the sedimentation tank; a transparent protective cover 5 fixedly installed on the placement rack 3, and the transparent protective cover 5 is located outside the camera body 4; a mounting disk 6 rotatably installed on the mounting shell 2 in a sealed manner; a cleaning brush 7 arranged on the mounting disk 6, and the cleaning brush 7 is in contact with the transparent protective cover 5, and the cleaning brush 7 is used to clean the outside of the transparent protective cover 5; a cleaning mechanism assembled on the mounting shell 2 and the mounting disk 6, and the cleaning mechanism is used to drive the cleaning brush 7 to rotate to clean the outside of the transparent protective cover 5; an adjusting mechanism assembled on the mounting disk 6 and the cleaning brush 7, and the adjusting mechanism is used to adjust the use position of the cleaning brush 7.

[0025] In this embodiment, the entire device is installed at a corresponding position inside the sedimentation tank, and the situation inside the sedimentation tank is understood through the camera body 4. There is a controller on the device (the controller can be operated remotely, which is a prior art). When impurities adhere to the transparent protective cover 5 and need to be cleaned, the adjusting mechanism is started through the controller to adjust the cleaning brush 7 to contact the outer wall of the transparent protective cover 5. Then the controller starts the cleaning mechanism to drive the mounting disk 6 to rotate, thereby driving the cleaning brush 7 to rotate around the outer wall of the transparent protective cover 5, so as to clean the impurities adhering to the outside of the transparent protective cover 5, thus avoiding the situation that the impurities block the camera body 4. After the cleaning is completed, the adjusting mechanism is started through the controller to adjust the cleaning brush 7 to one side of the transparent protective cover 5, so as to avoid blocking the camera body 4. During the use of the entire device, it is convenient to perform self-cleaning operations on the underwater camera body 4 installed in the sedimentation tank, improve the monitoring clarity of the camera body 4, and thus better understand the situation inside the sedimentation tank.

[0026] In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning mechanism includes: a driving motor 8 fixedly installed on the mounting shell 2; two circular gears 9 respectively fixedly sleeved on the output shaft of the driving motor 8 and the mounting disk 6, and the two circular gears 9 are meshed with each other.

[0027] In this embodiment, when using the cleaning mechanism, the driving motor 8 is started through the controller. Under the interaction of the two circular gears 9, the cleaning brush 7 on the mounting disk 6 is driven to rotate around the outer wall of the transparent protective cover 5, so as to clean the impurities adhering to the outside of the transparent protective cover 5 and avoid the situation that the impurities block the camera body 4.

[0028] In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the adjusting mechanism includes: a connecting frame 10 fixedly installed on the mounting plate 6, a connecting shaft 11 rotatably installed on the connecting frame 10; a servo motor 12 fixedly installed on the connecting frame 10, an output shaft of the servo motor 12 being fixedly connected to one end of the connecting shaft 11; a connecting block 13 fixedly sleeved on the connecting shaft 11, the connecting block 13 being fixedly connected to the cleaning brush 7.

[0029] In this embodiment, after the cleaning of the transparent protective cover 5 is completed, the servo motor 12 is started by the controller to drive the connecting block 13 on the connecting shaft 11 to rotate, so as to drive the cleaning brush 7 to rotate for position adjustment, and the cleaning brush 7 is adjusted to one side of the transparent protective cover 5 to avoid the situation that the cleaning brush 7 blocks the camera body 4.

[0030] In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a rotating mechanism is provided on the mounting plate 1, and the rotating mechanism is used to adjust the monitoring orientation of the camera body 4. The rotating mechanism includes: a mounting frame 14 provided on one side of the mounting plate 1, a power motor 15 fixedly installed on the mounting frame 14; a rotating shaft 16 rotatably installed on the mounting frame 14, one end of the rotating shaft 16 being fixedly connected to the output shaft of the power motor 15, and the other end of the rotating shaft 16 being fixedly connected to the mounting plate 1.

[0031] In this embodiment, when it is necessary to monitor the upper position of the mounting plate 1, the power motor 15 is started by the controller to drive the rotating shaft 16 to rotate, so as to drive the camera body 4 on the mounting plate 1 to perform orientation adjustment, thereby facilitating the monitoring of the upper position of the mounting plate 1 and improving the monitoring effect of the sedimentation tank.

[0032] In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a connecting mechanism is provided on the mounting frame 14 and the mounting plate 1, and the connecting mechanism is used to connect the mounting plate 1 and the mounting frame 14. The connecting mechanism includes: a sliding groove 17 opened on the mounting frame 14, the sliding groove 17 being circularly arranged; a plurality of sliding blocks 18 fixedly installed on the mounting plate 1, and the plurality of sliding blocks 18 are all slidably connected to the sliding groove 17.

[0033] In this embodiment, through the mutual cooperation of the sliding block 18 and the sliding groove 17, the connection stability between the mounting plate 1 and the mounting frame 14 can be improved.

[0034] In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a mounting member 19 is fixedly installed on the mounting frame 14, a mounting bar 20 is provided on the mounting member 19, and the mounting member 19 is slidably connected to the mounting bar 20.

[0035] In this embodiment, the integral unit is easily installed inside the sedimentation tank through the mounting member 19 and the mounting bar 20. During installation, the mounting bar 20 is installed at the corresponding position. Under the action of gravity, the mounting member 19 moves down along the mounting bar 20 to the corresponding installation position.

[0036] In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a supplementary light 21 is provided on the placement rack 3, and the supplementary light 21 is located inside the transparent protective cover 5.

[0037] In this embodiment, the supplementary light 21 can supplement light for the camera body 4, improving the monitoring clarity of the camera body 4. The use of the supplementary light 21 is based on actual situations.

[0038] In summary, compared with the related art, the situation inside the sedimentation tank is monitored through the camera body 4. The transparent protective cover 5 is used to protect the camera body 4. The cleaning mechanism drives the cleaning brush 7 to rotate around the outer wall of the transparent protective cover 5, thereby cleaning the impurities adhering to the outside of the transparent protective cover 5, thus avoiding the situation where impurities block the camera body 4. During the use of the entire device, it is convenient to perform self-cleaning operations on the camera body 4 installed underwater in the sedimentation tank, improving the monitoring clarity of the camera body 4, and thus better understanding the situation inside the sedimentation tank.

[0039] In several embodiments provided by this application, it should be understood that the disclosed device can be implemented in other ways.

[0040] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present utility model, rather than to limit the protection scope of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can still, without conflict, make combinations, additions, deletions, or other adjustments to the features in the embodiments of the present utility model according to the situation without creative efforts, so as to obtain different technical solutions that essentially do not deviate from the concept of the present utility model, and these technical solutions also belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A self-cleaning device for an underwater camera in a sedimentation tank, characterized in that: include: Mounting plate; A mounting shell fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, wherein a placement rack is fixedly mounted on the mounting shell; A camera body fixedly mounted on the placement rack, the camera body being used to monitor the sedimentation tank; A transparent protective cover fixedly mounted on the placement frame, wherein the transparent protective cover is located outside the camera body; A mounting disk sealingly and rotatably mounted on the mounting shell; A cleaning brush is disposed on the mounting plate, the cleaning brush is in contact with the transparent protective cover, and the cleaning brush is used to clean the outside of the transparent protective cover; A cleaning mechanism mounted on the mounting shell and the mounting plate, the cleaning mechanism being used to drive the cleaning brush to rotate to clean the outside of the transparent protective cover; An adjusting mechanism is mounted on the mounting plate and the cleaning brush, and is used to adjust the use position of the cleaning brush.

2. The sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning mechanism comprises: A driving motor fixedly mounted on the mounting shell; Two circular gears are respectively fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the driving motor and the mounting plate, and the two circular gears are meshed with each other.

3. The sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The regulating mechanism comprises: A connecting frame fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, with a connecting shaft rotatably mounted on the connecting frame; A servo motor fixedly mounted on the connecting frame, wherein an output shaft of the servo motor is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting shaft; A connecting block is fixedly sleeved on the connecting shaft, and the connecting block is fixedly connected to the cleaning brush.

4. The sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting plate is provided with a rotating mechanism, which is used to adjust the monitoring position of the camera body, and the rotating mechanism includes: A mounting frame is arranged on one side of the mounting plate, and a power motor is fixedly mounted on the mounting frame; A rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the mounting frame, one end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the power motor, and the other end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the mounting plate.

5. The sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The mounting frame and the mounting plate are provided with a connecting mechanism, and the connecting mechanism is used to connect the mounting plate and the mounting frame, and the connecting mechanism includes: A slide groove is provided on the mounting frame, and the slide groove is circular; A plurality of sliding blocks are fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, and the plurality of sliding blocks are all slidably connected to the sliding grooves.

6. The sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A mounting piece is fixedly mounted on the mounting frame, a mounting bar is arranged on the mounting piece, and the mounting piece and the mounting bar are slidably connected.

7. The sedimentation tank underwater camera self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fill light is arranged on the placement rack, and the fill light is located inside the transparent protective cover.

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