Anti-collision camera for inspection robot

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cameras, and discloses an anti-collision camera for an inspection robot, which comprises a camera body mounted on a robot body, a rotating motor is fixedly connected to one side, close to the camera body, of the robot body, and a U-shaped support is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the outer wall of the camera body. The rotating motor is located in the U-shaped support, an output shaft of the rotating motor is fixedly connected with one end of the U-shaped support, the end, away from the output shaft, of the rotating motor is rotationally connected with the other end of the U-shaped support, the two ends of the rotating motor are both connected with extension rods, and one extension rod is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the rotating motor. According to the anti-collision camera for the inspection robot, when the robot body normally executes an inspection task, the camera body can be protected through the two transparent glass covers, and the camera body located in the transparent glass covers cannot be damaged even if the robot body is accidentally impacted by foreign objects.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cameras, in particular to an anti-collision camera for an inspection robot. Background Art

[0002] An inspection robot is a robotic system designed specifically for automated patrol and inspection tasks. It combines advanced sensing technology, autonomous navigation capabilities, and data analysis capabilities. The inspection robot's camera is an important component of its perception system, primarily used to collect visual information, enabling the robot to understand and interact with its environment.

[0003] The patent currently announced with the number CN214119453U discloses an adjustable angle camera for an inspection robot, which belongs to the field of inspection cameras. It includes a mounting plate and an angle adjustment mechanism. A servo motor is embedded in the upper surface of the mounting plate, and a rotating seat is sleeved on the output end of the servo motor. A slider jig cylinder is fixed to the upper surface of the rotating seat by screws, and an angle adjustment mechanism is fixed to the upper surface of the output end of the slider jig cylinder by screws. The angle adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment box, a dual-axis motor and a toothed belt. This camera can adjust the horizontal angle of the camera body by starting the servo motor, and can adjust the height of the camera body by starting the slider jig cylinder. The vertical angle of the camera body is adjusted by the toothed belt driven by the dual-axis motor. The dual-axis motor is arranged below the camera body, saving the overall volume of the camera body. A night vision light is embedded on the camera body to ensure the applicability of the inspection robot to monitoring different environments.

[0004] However, the above cameras still have the following problems in actual use:

[0005] When the inspection robot is performing its inspection tasks normally, it is likely to be hit by objects (such as falling objects) that suddenly appear in the external environment (such as construction sites and warehouses). Especially when the camera is facing upwards during inspection, the inspection robot's camera may be damaged, thereby affecting subsequent normal inspections. Utility Model Content

[0006] In response to the shortcomings of the existing technology, the utility model provides an anti-collision camera for an inspection robot. When the robot body is normally performing inspection tasks, the camera body can be protected by two transparent glass covers. Even if it is accidentally hit by foreign objects, the camera body located inside the transparent glass cover will not be damaged.

[0007] The utility model provides the following technical solution: an anti-collision camera for an inspection robot, comprising a camera body mounted on a robot body, a rotating motor fixedly connected to a side of the robot body close to the camera body, a U-shaped support fixedly connected to the bottom surface of an outer wall of the camera body, the rotating motor located inside the U-shaped support, and the output shaft of the rotating motor fixedly connected to one end of the U-shaped support, the end of the rotating motor away from the output shaft is rotatably connected to the other end of the U-shaped support, both ends of the rotating motor are connected to extension rods, one of the extension rods is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor, and the other extension rod is fixedly connected to an end of the U-shaped support away from the output shaft of the rotating motor, the ends of the two extension rods away from each other are fixedly connected to a support frame, a dust wiping mechanism is connected between the two support frames, the outer walls of the two extension rods are connected to two transparent glass covers, the camera body is located inside the two transparent glass covers, and the dust wiping mechanism matches the outer walls of the two transparent glass covers.

[0008] Furthermore, the dust-wiping mechanism includes a movable motor, a threaded rod and a cleaning assembly. The outer wall of the movable motor is fixedly connected to one end of one of the support frames away from the extension rod. The output shaft of the movable motor is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod. The other end of the threaded rod passes through the cleaning assembly and the two support frames, and is rotatably connected to the inner walls of the two support frames. The inner wall of the cleaning assembly matches the outer walls of the two transparent glass covers.

[0009] Furthermore, the cleaning assembly includes a moving block and a wiping strip. The moving block is sleeved and threadedly connected to the outer wall of the threaded rod. The bottom surface of the moving block is fixedly connected to the middle part of the outer side of the wiping strip. The inner side of the wiping strip is against the outer walls of the two transparent glass covers.

[0010] Furthermore, a mounting opening is provided on one side of the movable block, and a mounting block is fixedly connected to the middle portion of the outer side of the putty strip. The mounting block is located in the mounting opening, and the mounting block is fastened to the mounting opening by bolts.

[0011] Furthermore, the inner walls on both sides of the lower ends of the two transparent glass covers are fixedly connected with clamping blocks, the two clamping blocks are respectively sleeved and slidably connected to the outer walls of the two extension rods, and the two clamping blocks on the two transparent glass covers respectively abut against each other.

[0012] Furthermore, connecting plates are fixedly connected to the outer walls on both sides of the lower ends of the two transparent glass covers, and the two connecting plates on the two transparent glass covers are aligned and fastened together by bolts.

[0013] Furthermore, one of the two adjacent transparent glass covers is fixedly connected to a sealing strip, and the other is provided with a sealing opening. The sealing strip is located in the sealing opening, and the outer wall of the sealing strip is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sealing opening.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] This anti-collision camera for an inspection robot is configured by arranging a U-shaped support and a rotating motor below the camera body, and connecting two extension rods and two transparent glass covers through the U-shaped support and the rotating motor. When the robot body is normally performing an inspection task, the two transparent glass covers can protect the camera body. Even if it is accidentally hit by foreign objects, the camera body located inside the transparent glass cover will not be damaged. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall appearance of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a detailed connection diagram of the robot body, camera body and rotating motor of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a detailed connection diagram of the support frame, transparent glass cover, and dust wiping mechanism of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 For this utility model Figure 3 Exploded diagram of each component;

[0020] Figure 5 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the various components in the dust wiping mechanism of the utility model.

[0021] In the figure: 1. Robot body; 2. Support frame; 3. Moving motor; 4. Threaded rod; 5. Moving block; 6. Dust strip; 7. Transparent glass cover; 8. Camera body; 9. Rotating motor; 10. Connecting plate; 11. Block; 12. Extension rod; 13. Mounting block; 14. U-shaped support; 15. Sealing strip; 501. Mounting port; 701. Sealing port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0023] See also Figure 1-Figure 5, an anti-collision camera for an inspection robot, comprising a camera body 8 mounted on a robot body 1, a rotating motor 9 is fixedly connected to one side of the robot body 1 close to the camera body 8, a U-shaped support 14 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the outer wall of the camera body 8, the rotating motor 9 is located inside the U-shaped support 14, and the output shaft of the rotating motor 9 is fixedly connected to one end of the U-shaped support 14, the end of the rotating motor 9 away from the output shaft is rotatably connected to the other end of the U-shaped support 14, and both ends of the rotating motor 9 are connected to an extension rod 12, one of the extension rods 12 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor 9, and the other extension rod 12 is fixedly connected to one end of the U-shaped support 14 away from the output shaft of the rotating motor 9. The ends of the two extension rods 12 away from each other are fixedly connected to a support frame 2, a dust wiping mechanism is connected between the two support frames 2, the outer walls of the two extension rods 12 are connected to two transparent glass covers 7, the camera body 8 is located inside the two transparent glass covers 7, and the dust wiping mechanism matches the outer walls of the two transparent glass covers 7.

[0024] The anti-collision camera for patrol robots in the present invention is similar to the existing camera structure for patrol robots, such as the adjustable angle camera for patrol robots disclosed in the patent with announcement number CN214119453U. Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the anti-collision camera for the inspection robot of the present invention can protect the camera body 8 by two transparent glass covers 7 during normal inspection tasks. Even if there is an accidental collision with an external object, the camera body 8 located inside the transparent glass covers 7 will not be damaged. If dust or other debris from the external environment falls on the two transparent glass covers 7 during the inspection, affecting the clarity of the image, the dust wiping mechanism can be used to wipe the surface of the transparent glass covers 7 to remove the obstruction.

[0025] Special mention should be made here:

[0026] 1. Because the camera body 8 occasionally needs to change its angle up and down during normal inspection and detection, the rotary motor 9 is provided to drive the camera body 8 to adjust its angle up and down when the angle needs to be changed up and down.

[0027] 2. Providing a U-shaped support 14 between the rotating motor 9 and the camera body 8 has the following advantages:

[0028] A: It can provide stable support for the camera body 8.

[0029] B: The camera body 8 and the rotating motor 9 can be better connected.

[0030] C: It can provide support points and clamping fixing points for the two transparent glass covers 7.

[0031] D: It can provide support for the two extension rods 12 and the two support frames 2, and then a dusting mechanism can be set between the two extension rods 12 and the two support frames 2 to dust the surfaces of the two transparent glass covers 7.

[0032] 3. The robot body 1 and the camera body 8 have the function of rotating left and right in current technology, so it will not be described in detail; and even if the camera body 8 and the rotating motor 9 rotate left and right following the rotating pan-tilt platform of the robot body 1, it will not affect the transparent glass cover 7 and the dust-wiping mechanism installed on the camera body 8 and the rotating motor 9.

[0033] 4. The dust wiping mechanism is connected to the internal controller of the robot body 1 and can be controlled to clean at regular intervals (for example, every one or two hours), or automatically start cleaning when there is an obstruction through sensor monitoring, without specific limitation.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 3-Figure 5 The dust wiping mechanism includes a mobile motor 3, a threaded rod 4 and a cleaning assembly. The outer wall of the mobile motor 3 is fixedly connected to one end of one of the support frames 2 away from the extension rod 12. The output shaft of the mobile motor 3 is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod 4. The other end of the threaded rod 4 passes through the cleaning assembly and the two support frames 2, and is rotatably connected to the inner walls of the two support frames 2. The inner wall of the cleaning assembly matches the outer wall of the two transparent glass covers 7.

[0035] More specifically, when the surfaces of the two transparent glass covers 7 need to be cleaned, the controller only needs to turn on the switch of the moving motor 3. After the moving motor 3 is started, the output shaft drives the threaded rod 4 to rotate. After the threaded rod 4 rotates, it can drive the cleaning components located outside the two transparent glass covers 7 to move left and right according to the direction of the threaded rod 4, so that the dust or other debris standing on the surfaces of the two transparent glass covers 7 can be cleaned.

[0036] It should be noted here that the threaded rod 4 can be a bidirectional screw rod. When the mobile motor 3 is started, the output shaft drives the cleaning component to move back and forth. The mobile motor 3 can also be a model that can rotate forward and reverse, and there is no specific limitation.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 5 The cleaning assembly includes a moving block 5 and a wiping strip 6. The moving block 5 is sleeved and threadedly connected to the outer wall of the threaded rod 4. The bottom surface of the moving block 5 is fixedly connected to the middle part of the outer side of the wiping strip 6. The inner side of the wiping strip 6 is against the outer walls of the two transparent glass covers 7.

[0038] More specifically, when the threaded rod 4 rotates, the moving block 5 threadedly connected to its surface drives the dust-wiping strip 6 to move along the surfaces of the two transparent glass covers 7, thereby cleaning away dust and other debris adhering to the surfaces of the two transparent glass covers 7.

[0039] Please refer to Figure 5 A mounting opening 501 is provided on one side of the movable block 5, and a mounting block 13 is fixedly connected to the middle of the outer side of the putty strip 6. The mounting block 13 is located in the mounting opening 501, and the mounting block 13 is fastened to the mounting opening 501 by bolts.

[0040] More specifically, since the plaster strip 6 will inevitably wear out during long-term use, by providing the mounting opening 501 and the mounting block 13, the plaster strip 6 can be removed and replaced when it wears out.

[0041] Please refer to Figure 4 The inner walls on both sides of the lower ends of the two transparent glass covers 7 are fixedly connected with blocks 11, and the two blocks 11 are respectively sleeved and slidably connected to the outer walls of the two extension rods 12, and the two blocks 11 on the two transparent glass covers 7 are respectively against each other.

[0042] More specifically, by providing the clamping block 11 , the connection area between the two transparent glass covers 7 and the extension rod 12 can be increased, thereby increasing the connection stability between the two transparent glass covers 7 and the extension rod 12 .

[0043] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The outer walls on both sides of the lower ends of the two transparent glass covers 7 are fixedly connected with connecting plates 10, and the two connecting plates 10 on the two transparent glass covers 7 are aligned respectively and fastened by bolts.

[0044] More specifically, by providing the connecting plate 10 , the connection stability between the two transparent glass covers 7 can be increased, and the two transparent glass covers 7 are less likely to shake, tilt, and rotate.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 4 On the adjacent sides of the two transparent glass covers 7, one is fixedly connected with a sealing strip 15, and the other is provided with a sealing opening 701. The sealing strip 15 is located in the sealing opening 701, and the outer wall of the sealing strip 15 is slidably connected with the inner wall of the sealing opening 701.

[0046] More specifically, by providing the sealing strip 15 and the sealing port 701, firstly, the connectivity of the two transparent glass covers 7 at the end away from the connecting plate 10 can be increased; secondly, external dust, rainwater, etc. can be prevented from flowing into the interior of the two transparent glass covers 7 from the connection between the two transparent glass covers 7, causing the probability of damage to the camera body 8.

[0047] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An anti-collision camera for an inspection robot, comprising a camera body (8) mounted on a robot body (1), characterized in that: A rotating motor (9) is fixedly connected to one side of the robot body (1) close to the camera body (8), a U-shaped support (14) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the outer wall of the camera body (8), the rotating motor (9) is located inside the U-shaped support (14), and the output shaft of the rotating motor (9) is fixedly connected to one end of the U-shaped support (14), and the end of the rotating motor (9) away from the output shaft is rotatably connected to the other end of the U-shaped support (14), and both ends of the rotating motor (9) are connected to extension rods (12), one of which is connected to the extension rod (12). 2) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor (9), another extension rod (12) is fixedly connected to one end of the U-shaped support (14) away from the output shaft of the rotating motor (9), the ends of the two extension rods (12) away from each other are fixedly connected to the support frame (2), a dust wiping mechanism is connected between the two support frames (2), the outer walls of the two extension rods (12) are connected to two transparent glass covers (7), the camera body (8) is located in the two transparent glass covers (7), and the dust wiping mechanism matches the outer walls of the two transparent glass covers (7).

2. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dust wiping mechanism comprises a mobile motor (3), a threaded rod (4) and a cleaning assembly, wherein the outer wall of the mobile motor (3) is fixedly connected to one end of one of the support frames (2) away from the extension rod (12), the output shaft of the mobile motor (3) is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod (4), the other end of the threaded rod (4) passes through the cleaning assembly and the two support frames (2), and is rotatably connected to the inner walls of the two support frames (2), and the inner wall of the cleaning assembly matches the outer walls of the two transparent glass covers (7).

3. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cleaning assembly comprises a moving block (5) and a dust wiping strip (6); the moving block (5) is sleeved and threadedly connected to the outer wall of the threaded rod (4); the bottom surface of the moving block (5) is fixedly connected to the middle of the outer side of the dust wiping strip (6); and the inner side of the dust wiping strip (6) abuts against the outer walls of two transparent glass covers (7).

4. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 3, characterized in that: A mounting opening (501) is provided on one side of the moving block (5), and a mounting block (13) is fixedly connected to the middle portion of the outer side of the plastering strip (6). The mounting block (13) is located in the mounting opening (501), and the mounting block (13) is fastened to the mounting opening (501) by bolts.

5. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: The inner walls on both sides of the lower ends of the two transparent glass covers (7) are fixedly connected with clamping blocks (11), and the two clamping blocks (11) are respectively sleeved and slidably connected to the outer walls of the two extension rods (12), and the two clamping blocks (11) on the two transparent glass covers (7) respectively abut against each other.

6. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: The outer walls on both sides of the lower ends of the two transparent glass covers (7) are fixedly connected with connecting plates (10), and the two connecting plates (10) on the two transparent glass covers (7) are aligned respectively and fastened together by bolts.

7. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer walls on both sides of the lower ends of the two transparent glass covers (7) are fixedly connected with connecting plates (10), and the two connecting plates (10) on the two transparent glass covers (7) are aligned respectively and fastened together by bolts.

8. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 7, characterized in that: One of the two transparent glass covers (7) is fixedly connected to a sealing strip (15) on one side thereof, and the other is provided with a sealing opening (701). The sealing strip (15) is located in the sealing opening (701), and the outer wall of the sealing strip (15) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sealing opening (701).

9. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 5, characterized in that: One of the two transparent glass covers (7) is fixedly connected to a sealing strip (15) on one side thereof, and the other is provided with a sealing opening (701). The sealing strip (15) is located in the sealing opening (701), and the outer wall of the sealing strip (15) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sealing opening (701).

10. The anti-collision camera for an inspection robot according to claim 6, characterized in that: One of the two transparent glass covers (7) is fixedly connected to a sealing strip (15) on one side thereof, and the other is provided with a sealing opening (701). The sealing strip (15) is located in the sealing opening (701), and the outer wall of the sealing strip (15) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sealing opening (701).

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