Intelligent electric meter

Abstract

The utility model provides an intelligent ammeter, comprising a housing, an electrical assembly and an operating member, the housing is provided with a first accommodating cavity, and the housing is provided with a mounting groove. The electrical assembly comprises a circuit board and a light source, the circuit board and the light source are arranged in the first containing cavity, and the light source is electrically connected with the circuit board and used for emitting light. The operating part is provided with a light guide column which penetrates through the mounting groove, one end of the light guide column is a light incident face which is opposite to the light source, and light of the light source is conducted to the outer side of the shell through the light guide column. The intelligent electric meter is installed in a dark environment such as a basement, the operating member can emit light, and an operator can accurately determine the position of the operating member according to the light emitted by the operating member. An operator can determine the position of the operation piece without carrying a lighting tool, and convenience is brought to operation of the intelligent electric meter.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electric meter devices, and particularly relates to an intelligent electric meter. Background Art

[0002] Intelligent electric meters are usually equipped with buttons. The intelligent electric meter is operated through the buttons. The installation positions of intelligent electric meters are very extensive. When an intelligent electric meter is installed in a basement, the installation environment cannot provide effective lighting, and the operator needs to carry a lighting tool to accurately determine the position of the button. If the operator forgets to carry the lighting tool, it is very difficult to determine the position of the button of the intelligent electric meter, which brings inconvenience to the operation of the intelligent electric meter. Summary of the Invention

[0003] An object of the utility model is to solve the technical problem in the prior art that when the installation environment of an intelligent electric meter cannot provide effective lighting, an additional lighting tool is required to accurately determine the position of the button.

[0004] To solve the above technical problem, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] An intelligent electric meter, comprising:

[0006] A housing, forming a first accommodation cavity, and an installation groove is provided on the housing;

[0007] An electrical component, the electrical component includes a circuit board and a light source, the circuit board and the light source are arranged in the first accommodation cavity, the light source is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the light source is used for emitting light; and

[0008] An operating member, provided with a light guide column, the light guide column penetrates through the installation groove, one end of the light guide column is a light incident surface, the light incident surface is oppositely arranged with the light source, and the light of the light source is conducted to the outside of the housing through the light guide column.

[0009] In one embodiment, the electrical component further includes a switch, the switch is oppositely arranged with the operating member, the switch is arranged in the first accommodation cavity and is electrically connected to the circuit board, the operating member is slidably arranged in the installation groove, so that the operating member can move towards or away from the switch, and abut against or separate the switch.

[0010] In one embodiment, the switch has a second accommodation cavity, and the light source is arranged in the second accommodation cavity.

[0011] In one embodiment, the smart meter further includes an elastic member and a limiting member. The elastic member and the limiting member are disposed on the outer sidewall of the operating member. The elastic member is located in the installation groove, and the limiting member is located in the accommodating cavity. The elastic member is configured to provide an elastic acting force away from the switch to the operating member, so that the operating member is reset to a preset position. When the operating member is in the preset position, the limiting member abuts against the inner sidewall of the housing to limit the operating member from moving away from the switch.

[0012] In one embodiment, the operating member further includes a light-shielding member, and the light-shielding member is disposed at one end of the light guide column away from the switch.

[0013] In one embodiment, the light guide column includes a first column body and a second column body connected to each other. The diameter of the first column body is smaller than that of the second column body. The first column body is closer to the switch relative to the second column body. The light-shielding member is disposed on the second column body, and the light-shielding member can block the first column body.

[0014] In one embodiment, along the moving direction of the operating member, at least a part of the projection of the light-shielding member coincides with the projection of the first column body.

[0015] In one embodiment, the light-shielding member includes a first light-shielding portion and a second light-shielding portion. Along the moving direction of the operating member, at least a part of the projection of the first light-shielding portion coincides with the projection of the first column body. The second light-shielding portion is disposed on the outer periphery of the second column body, and there is a gap between the first light-shielding portion and the second light-shielding portion.

[0016] In one embodiment, along the length direction of the operating member, at least a part of the projection of the light guide column coincides with the projection of the light source.

[0017] In one embodiment, the light source is a light-emitting diode.

[0018] From the above technical solutions, it can be seen that the present utility model has at least the following advantages and positive effects:

[0019] In the present utility model, a light guide column is provided on the operating member. The light emitted by the light source can be conducted through the light guide column to the outside of the housing. Even if the smart meter is installed in a dark environment such as a basement, the operating member can emit light. According to the light emitted by the operating member, the operator can accurately determine the position of the operating member. The operator can determine the position of the operating member without carrying a lighting tool, which brings convenience to the operation of the smart meter. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a smart meter in an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0021] Figure 2 Yes Figure 1 The enlarged view of part A in

[0022] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of an intelligent electric meter in an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0023] The description of the reference numerals in the drawings is as follows:

[0024] 100, housing; 110, first accommodating cavity; 120, mounting groove;

[0025] 200, electrical component; 210, circuit board; 220, light source; 230, switch;

[0026] 300, operating member; 310, light guide column; 311, first column; 312, second column;

[0027] 410, elastic member; 420, limiting member;

[0028] 500, light-shielding member; 510, first light-shielding portion; 520, second light-shielding portion. Detailed implementation manners

[0029] Typical implementation manners reflecting the features and advantages of the present utility model will be described in detail in the following description. It should be understood that the present utility model can have various changes in different implementation manners, all of which do not depart from the scope of the present utility model, and the descriptions and illustrations therein are essentially for illustrative purposes and not for limiting the present utility model.

[0030] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application 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 therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0031] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown in the figure, an intelligent electricity meter includes a housing 100, an electrical component 200, and an operating member 300. The housing 100 is specifically the outer shell of the intelligent electricity meter and can protect the devices and components inside the intelligent electricity meter. The housing 100 forms a first accommodation cavity 110. The first accommodation cavity 110 is enclosed by the housing 100. The housing 100 is provided with a mounting groove 120. The mounting groove 120 is opened on the side wall of the housing 100. The mounting groove 120 can communicate with the first accommodation cavity 110.

[0032] Specifically, the electrical component 200 includes a circuit board 210 and a light source 220. The circuit board 210 and the light source 220 are disposed in the first accommodation cavity 110. The light source 220 is used to emit light. The light source 220 can be, but is not limited to, a light-emitting diode. A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor component. The light-emitting diode has a small volume, which can save space in the first accommodation cavity 110.

[0033] More specifically, the light source 220 is electrically connected to the circuit board 210. The light source 220 can be used as an indicator light for whether the circuit board 210 is powered on. That is, when the light source 220 can emit light, the circuit board 210 is in a powered-on state. When the light source 220 does not emit light, the circuit board 210 is in a powered-off state.

[0034] In this embodiment, an intelligent electricity meter further includes an operating member 300. Specifically, the operating member 300 can be a button.

[0035] More specifically, the operating member 300 is provided with a light guide column 310. The light guide column 310 is made of a transparent material. The light guide column 310 passes through the mounting groove 120. One end of the light guide column 310 is an incident light surface. The incident light surface is disposed opposite to the light source 220, which can increase the light of the light source 220 penetrating through the light guide column 310 and enhance the brightness of the light guide column 310. The light of the light source 220 is conducted to the outside of the housing 100 through the light guide column 310. That is, the operator can see the light emitted by the operating member 300. Even if the intelligent electricity meter is installed in a dark environment such as a basement, the operating member 300 can emit light. According to the light emitted by the operating member 300, the operator can accurately determine the position of the operating member 300. The operator can determine the position of the operating member 300 without carrying a lighting tool, which brings convenience to operating the intelligent electricity meter.

[0036] Specifically, along the length direction of the operating member 300, the projection of the light guide column 310 and the projection of the light source 220 at least partially overlap, which can increase the light of the light source 220 penetrating through the light guide column 310 and enhance the brightness of the light guide column 310.

[0037] More specifically, the light guide column 310 includes a first column body 311 and a second column body 312 that are connected. The diameter of the first column body 311 is smaller than the diameter of the second column body 312. The length of the first column body 311 is greater than the length of the second column body 312. The first column body 311 is closer to the switch 230 relative to the second column body 312. The second column body 312 is closer to the outer side of the housing 100 relative to the first column body 311. It can be understood that when the second column body 312 is not pressed, the end surface of the second column body 312 away from the first column body 311 is flush with the outer side surface of the housing 100. It can be understood that the first column body 311 and the second column body 312 can be an integrally formed structure.

[0038] In this embodiment, the operating member 300 further includes a light-shielding member 500. The light-shielding member 500 is disposed at one end of the light guide column 310 away from the switch 230. The shape of the light-shielding member 500 corresponds to the light-emitting shape of the operating member 300. An operator can more accurately identify the operating member 300 according to the light-emitting shape of the operating member 300. For example, the light-shielding member 500 corresponding to the opening operating member is triangular. When the operator sees that the light-emitting shape is triangular, the operator can identify that the operating member is an opening operating member. The light-shielding member 500 corresponding to the closing operating member is circular. When the operator sees that the light-emitting shape is circular, the operator can identify that the operating member is a closing operating member.

[0039] Specifically, the light-shielding member 500 is disposed on the second column body 312. The light-shielding member 500 can block the first column body 311 to prevent the internal structure of the first accommodating cavity 110 from being seen through the light guide column 310.

[0040] Specifically, along the moving direction of the operating member 300, the projection of the light-shielding member 500 and the projection of the first column body 311 at least partially overlap, thereby increasing the area of the first column body 311 blocked by the light-shielding member 500. More specifically, along the moving direction of the operating member 300, the projection of the light-shielding member 500 and the projection of the first column body 311 completely overlap, which can further increase the area of the first column body 311 blocked by the light-shielding member 500.

[0041] In one of the embodiments, the light-shielding member 500 includes a first light-shielding portion 510 and a second light-shielding portion 520. Along the moving direction of the operating member 300, the projection of the first light-shielding portion 510 and the projection of the first column body 311 at least partially overlap. The second light-shielding portion 520 is disposed on the outer periphery of the second column body 312. That is, the second light-shielding portion 520 is disposed on the circular outer edge of the second column body 312. There is a gap between the first light-shielding portion 510 and the second light-shielding portion 520. With such a setting, the first light-shielding portion 510 and the second light-shielding portion 520 can be combined into more different shapes, and multiple different shapes correspond to multiple different operating members 300.

[0042] In this embodiment, the electrical component 200 further includes a switch 230. The switch 230 is disposed opposite to the operating member 300. The switch 230 is disposed in the first accommodating cavity 110. The switch 230 is electrically connected to the circuit board 210. The operating member 300 is slidably disposed in the mounting groove 120 so that the operating member 300 can move in a direction approaching or departing from the switch 230, and abut against or separate from the switch 230. During operation, the operating member 300 moves in a direction approaching the switch 230 under an external force and abuts against and triggers the switch 230. After the operating member 300 finishes triggering the switch 230, under the external force, the operating member 300 separates from the switch 230 and moves away from the switch 230.

[0043] Specifically, the switch 230 has a second accommodating cavity. The light source 220 is disposed in the second accommodating cavity, thereby saving installation space and materials.

[0044] In this embodiment, the smart meter further includes an elastic member 410 and a limiting member 420. The elastic member 410 and the limiting member 420 are disposed on the outer sidewall of the operating member 300. The elastic member 410 is located in the mounting groove 120. The limiting member 420 is located in the accommodating cavity. The elastic member 410 is used to provide an elastic force for the operating member 300 to move away from the switch 230 so that the operating member 300 is reset to a preset position. When the operating member 300 is in the preset position, the limiting member 420 abuts against the inner sidewall of the housing 100 to limit the operating member 300 from moving away from the switch 230.

[0045] Specifically, the operating member 300 can be in a "T" shape. The end face of the operating member 300 opposite to the switch 230 is the first abutting end face. The groove wall of the mounting groove 120 opposite to the first abutting end face is the second abutting end face. One end of the elastic member 410 abuts against the first abutting end face, and the other end abuts against the second abutting end face. It can be understood that the elastic member 410 abuts between the first abutting end face and the second abutting end face.

[0046] More specifically, the elastic member 410 is disposed on the outer sidewall of the first cylinder 311. One end of the elastic member 410 abuts against the end face of the second cylinder 312 facing the switch 230. That is, the first abutting end face is the end face of the second cylinder 312 facing the switch 230.

[0047] Specifically, the elastic member 410 can be, but is not limited to, a spring. The spring is sleeved on the outer sidewall of the operating member 300. More specifically, the spring is sleeved on the outer sidewall of the first cylinder 311.

[0048] In one of the embodiments, the limiting member 420 can be a ring. An annular groove adapted to the ring is formed at one end of the operating member 300 close to the switch 230. The ring is clamped in the annular groove, and the ring protrudes from the inner sidewall of the operating member 300. With such a setting, the ring can be more stably disposed on the operating member 300.

[0049] During operation, the operator presses the operating member 300, and the operating member 300 moves towards the proximity switch 230. The elastic member 410 deforms, and the operating member 300 abuts against the trigger switch 230. After the external force is removed, the elastic member 410 drives the operating member 300 to move away from the switch 230 so that the operating member 300 is reset to the preset position. At the same time, the limiting member 420 abuts against the inner side wall of the housing 100. When the operating member 300 is in the preset position, the end face of the operating member 300 facing away from the switch 230 is flush with the outer side surface of the housing 100.

[0050] Although the present utility model has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it should be understood that the terms used are illustrative and exemplary rather than restrictive. Since the present utility model can be embodied in many forms without departing from the spirit or essence of the invention, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited to any of the foregoing details, but should be broadly construed within the spirit and scope defined by the appended claims. Therefore, all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the claims or their equivalents should be covered by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent electricity meter, characterized in that, Comprising: A housing, which forms a first accommodating cavity, and an installation groove is provided on the housing; An electrical component, which includes a circuit board and a light source. The circuit board and the light source are arranged in the first accommodating cavity. The light source is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the light source is used for emitting light; and An operating member, which is provided with a light guide column. The light guide column passes through the installation groove. One end of the light guide column is a light incident surface, and the light incident surface is arranged opposite to the light source. The light of the light source is conducted to the outside of the housing through the light guide column.

2. The smart meter according to claim 1, characterized in that, The electrical component further includes a switch, which is arranged opposite to the operating member. The switch is arranged in the first accommodating cavity and is electrically connected to the circuit board. The operating member is slidably arranged in the installation groove so that the operating member can move in a direction close to or away from the switch, and abut against or separate the switch.

3. The smart meter according to claim 2, wherein The switch has a second accommodating cavity, and the light source is arranged in the second accommodating cavity.

4. The smart meter according to claim 2, wherein The smart meter further includes an elastic member and a limiting member. The elastic member and the limiting member are arranged on the outer side wall of the operating member. The elastic member is located in the installation groove, and the limiting member is located in the accommodating cavity. The elastic member is used for providing an elastic acting force away from the switch to the operating member so that the operating member is reset to a preset position. When the operating member is in the preset position, the limiting member abuts against the inner side wall of the housing to limit the operating member away from the switch.

5. The smart meter according to claim 1, wherein The operating member further includes a light shielding member, which is arranged at one end of the light guide column away from the switch.

6. The smart meter according to claim 5, characterized in that The light guide column includes a first column body and a second column body connected to each other. The diameter of the first column body is smaller than that of the second column body. The first column body is closer to the switch than the second column body. The light shielding member is arranged on the second column body, and the light shielding member can shield the first column body.

7. The smart meter according to claim 6, wherein Along the moving direction of the operating member, the projection of the light shielding member and the projection of the first column body at least partially overlap.

8. The smart meter according to claim 7, characterized in that, The light shielding member includes a first light shielding portion and a second light shielding portion. Along the moving direction of the operating member, the projection of the first light shielding portion and the projection of the first column body at least partially overlap. The second light shielding portion is arranged on the outer periphery of the second column body, and there is a gap between the first light shielding portion and the second light shielding portion.

9. The smart meter according to claim 1, characterized in that, Along the length direction of the operating member, the projection of the light guide column and the projection of the light source at least partially overlap.

10. The smart meter according to claim 1, characterized in that, The light source is a light emitting diode.

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