Inspection robot and lifting device thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses an inspection robot and a lifting device thereof, and relates to the technical field of inspection robots. The inspection robot comprises an inspection robot body, and grooves are formed in the front face and the back face of the inspection robot body. By designing the monitoring camera box, the environment of the four faces of the inspection robot body can be conveniently monitored at the same time, and by designing the mirror surface wiping assembly, a cleaning brush in the mirror surface wiping assembly can clean a glass dust-proof window regularly; the camera can transmit the surrounding environment to a control center in a wireless transmission mode, the control center analyzes the surrounding environment through an image, and when a high obstacle is encountered, the camera can monitor the surrounding environment through the camera. The lifting assembly drives the whole inspection robot body to move upwards, the distance between the bottom of the inspection robot body and the ground is increased, the inspection robot jumps across obstacles, and the environment passing rate is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of inspection robots, in particular to an inspection robot and a lifting device thereof. Background Art

[0002] Inspection robots are now widely used in the industrial and power fields. These robots have the functions of obstacle detection, identification and positioning, autonomous operation planning, autonomous obstacle crossing, autonomous inspection of transmission lines and their corridors, automatic storage and remote wireless transmission of inspection images and data by the robot body, remote wireless monitoring and remote control on the ground, real-time online power supply, and background inspection operation management and analysis and diagnosis.

[0003] In order to avoid blind spots, existing inspection robots are usually equipped with a rotatable camera device to monitor the environment. However, this type of camera device still cannot monitor the surrounding environment at all times. In addition, in order to ensure stability, the chassis height of existing inspection robots is reduced, which makes them difficult to use in some specific environments and has a low environmental pass rate.

[0004] To this end, we provide an inspection robot and a lifting device thereof to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an inspection robot and a lifting device thereof. Through the cooperation of the lifting component and the mirror wiping component, the problem that the camera device of the inspection robot in the prior art cannot monitor the surrounding environment at all times is solved, and in order to ensure stability, the chassis height of the existing inspection robot is reduced, which makes it difficult to use in some specific environments and has a low environmental pass rate.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model is a patrol robot and a lifting device thereof, comprising a patrol robot body, the front and back of the patrol robot body are both provided with grooves, the inner cavity of the grooves is provided with a lifting assembly, the top of the patrol robot body is provided with a monitoring camera box, the inner cavity of the monitoring camera box is provided with a mirror wiping assembly, and the surface of the monitoring camera box is provided with a glass dust protection window;

[0008] The lifting assembly includes a fixed motor fixedly connected to the top of the groove inner cavity, the output shaft of the fixed motor is fixedly connected to a threaded rod, the surface of the threaded rod is sleeved with a threaded tube, the bottom of the threaded tube is fixedly connected to a steering mechanism, the bottom of the steering mechanism is fixedly connected to a mounting plate, a buffer assembly is provided on one side of the mounting plate, a drive motor is fixedly connected to one side of the buffer assembly, and the output shaft of the drive motor is fixedly connected to a walking wheel;

[0009] The mirror wiping assembly includes a servo motor fixed on the top of the inner cavity of the monitoring camera box, the output shaft of the servo motor is fixedly connected to the extension assembly, one side of the extension assembly is fixedly connected to a sliding sleeve, the inner cavity of the sliding sleeve is slidably connected to a sliding rod, and the surface of the sliding sleeve is fixedly connected to a cleaning brush.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution and designing a monitoring camera box, it is convenient to monitor the environment of the four sides of the inspection robot body at the same time. By designing a mirror wiping component, the cleaning brush in the mirror wiping component can regularly clean the glass protective dust window to prevent dust adhering to the surface of the glass protective dust window from reducing the shooting effect of the camera inside the monitoring camera box. The camera can transmit the surrounding environment to the control center through wireless transmission. The control center analyzes the surrounding environment through images. When encountering a higher obstacle, the lifting component drives the entire inspection robot body to move upward, increasing the distance between its bottom and the ground, allowing it to jump over the obstacle and increase the environmental pass rate.

[0011] The utility model is further configured such that the surface of the threaded tube is fixedly connected to a limiting block, one side of the limiting block is slidably connected to a limiting groove, and the limiting groove is provided in an inner cavity of the groove.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the threaded pipe can be easily limited by the cooperation of the limiting block and the limiting groove, thereby preventing the threaded pipe from rotating during the feeding process.

[0013] The utility model is further configured such that the buffer assembly includes a damper fixed to the bottom of the mounting plate, the bottom of the damper is fixedly connected to the buffer plate, the surface of the damper is sleeved with a first spring, one end of the first spring is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting plate, and the other end of the first spring is fixedly connected to the top of the buffer plate.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, through the mutual cooperation of the damper and the first spring, the vibration amplitude of the inspection robot body can be reduced during its movement, thereby protecting the electronic components in the inner cavity of the inspection robot body.

[0015] The utility model is further configured such that a rubber ring is sleeved on the surface of the walking wheel, and an anti-sliding block is provided on the surface of the rubber ring.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution and designing an anti-sliding block, the friction force on the surface of the walking wheel is increased to prevent it from slipping.

[0017] The present invention is further configured such that maintenance doors are provided on the front and back sides of the inspection robot body, and the number of the maintenance doors is four.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution and designing four maintenance doors, it is convenient to carry out targeted maintenance and inspection of the lifting structure of the inspection robot body.

[0019] The utility model is further configured such that the extension and expansion component includes a fixed shaft fixed on the surface of the output shaft of the driving motor, the other end of the fixed shaft is fixedly connected to an extension tube, the inner cavity of the extension tube is fixedly connected to a second spring, the other end of the second spring is fixedly connected to a baffle, and one side of the baffle is fixedly connected to an extension rod.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, through the cooperation of the fixed shaft, extension tube, second spring, baffle and extension rod, it is convenient to provide a certain stroke margin when the output end shaft of the driving motor drives the sliding sleeve to slide on the sliding rod, making its movement smoother.

[0021] The present invention is further configured such that the slide bar is frame-shaped, and both the inner and outer corners of the frame-shaped slide bar are rounded, and the surface of the slide bar is fixed to the top of the surveillance camera box via a fixing block.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the frame-shaped sliding rod is designed with rounded corners to ensure that the cleaning brush driven by the sliding sleeve can clean the surface of the glass dust protection window in all directions.

[0023] The present invention is further configured such that the inner cavity of the monitoring camera box is provided with cameras, the number of the cameras is four, and the four cameras are oriented towards the four surfaces of the inspection robot body respectively.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution and designing four cameras, it is convenient to monitor the environment of the four sides of the inspection robot body at the same time.

[0025] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0026] The utility model is designed with a monitoring camera box, which is convenient for monitoring the environment of the four sides of the inspection robot body at the same time. By designing a mirror wiping component, the cleaning brush in the mirror wiping component can clean the glass dust protection window regularly to prevent dust adhering to the surface of the glass dust protection window from reducing the shooting effect of the camera inside the monitoring camera box.

[0027] By designing a lifting component, the utility model allows the camera to transmit the surrounding environment to the control center through wireless transmission. The control center analyzes the surrounding environment through images. The lifting component drives the entire inspection robot body to move upward, increasing the distance between its bottom and the ground, allowing it to jump over obstacles and increase the environmental pass rate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments.

[0029] Figure 1 This is a structural stereogram of an inspection robot and its lifting device;

[0030] Figure 2 A rear perspective view of an inspection robot and its lifting device;

[0031] Figure 3 A three-dimensional diagram of a patrol robot and a lifting component in its lifting device;

[0032] Figure 4 A three-dimensional diagram of a patrol robot and a buffer component in its lifting device;

[0033] Figure 5 A three-dimensional diagram of an inspection robot and an extension component in its lifting device;

[0034] Figure 6 A patrol robot and its lifting device Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0035] In the attached figure: 1. Inspection robot body; 2. Groove; 3. Monitoring camera box; 4. Glass dust protection window; 5. Fixed motor; 6. Threaded rod; 7. Threaded pipe; 8. Steering mechanism; 9. Mounting plate; 10. Drive motor; 11. Travel wheel; 12. Servo motor; 13. Sleeve; 14. Slide rod; 15. Cleaning brush; 16. Limit block; 17. Limit groove; 18. Damper; 19. Buffer plate; 20. First spring; 21. Rubber ring; 22. Anti-sliding block; 23. Maintenance door; 24. Fixed shaft; 25. Extension cylinder; 26. Second spring; 27. Baffle; 28. Extension rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Specific embodiments

[0037] See also Figures 1-6 The utility model is a patrol robot and its lifting device, comprising a patrol robot body 1, a groove 2 is provided on the front and back of the patrol robot body 1, a lifting assembly is provided in the inner cavity of the groove 2, a monitoring camera box 3 is provided on the top of the patrol robot body 1, a mirror wiping assembly is provided in the inner cavity of the monitoring camera box 3, and a glass dust protection window 4 is provided on the surface of the monitoring camera box 3;

[0038] The lifting assembly includes a fixed motor 5 fixedly connected to the top of the inner cavity of the groove 2, the output shaft of the fixed motor 5 is fixedly connected to a threaded rod 6, the surface of the threaded rod 6 is sleeved with a threaded tube 7, the bottom of the threaded tube 7 is fixedly connected to a steering mechanism 8, the bottom of the steering mechanism 8 is fixedly connected to a mounting plate 9, a buffer assembly is provided on one side of the mounting plate 9, a drive motor 10 is fixedly connected to one side of the buffer assembly, and the output shaft of the drive motor 10 is fixedly connected to a walking wheel 11;

[0039] The mirror wiping assembly includes a servo motor 12 fixed on the top of the inner cavity of the monitoring camera box 3, the output shaft of the servo motor 12 is fixedly connected to the extension assembly, one side of the extension assembly is fixedly connected to a sliding sleeve 13, the inner cavity of the sliding sleeve 13 is slidably connected to a sliding rod 14, and the surface of the sliding sleeve 13 is fixedly connected to a cleaning brush 15.

[0040] Specifically: the inspection robot body 1 patrols along a set route. By designing four cameras, it is convenient to monitor the environment of the four sides of the inspection robot body 1 at the same time. The cleaning brush 15 in the mirror wiping component can regularly clean the glass dust protection window 4 to prevent the dust adhering to the surface of the glass dust protection window 4 from reducing the shooting effect of the camera inside the monitoring camera box 3. The camera can transmit the surrounding environment to the control center through wireless transmission. The control center analyzes the surrounding environment through images. When encountering a higher obstacle, the lifting component drives the entire inspection robot body 1 to move upward, increasing the distance between its bottom and the ground, so that it can jump over the obstacle. Specific embodiments

[0041] See also Figures 1-6On the basis of the specific embodiment 1, the surface of the threaded tube 7 is fixedly connected to the limiting block 16, and one side of the limiting block 16 is slidably connected to the limiting groove 17. The limiting groove 17 is opened in the inner cavity of the groove 2. The buffer assembly includes a damper 18 fixed to the bottom of the mounting plate 9, and the bottom of the damper 18 is fixedly connected to the buffer plate 19. The surface of the damper 18 is sleeved with a first spring 20, one end of the first spring 20 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting plate 9, and the other end of the first spring 20 is fixedly connected to the top of the buffer plate 19. The surface of the walking wheel 11 is sleeved with a rubber ring 21, and the surface of the rubber ring 21 is provided with an anti-sliding block 22. The front and back of the inspection robot body 1 are provided with maintenance doors 23. There are four maintenance doors 23. The extension component includes a fixed shaft 24 fixed on the surface of the output shaft of the drive motor 10. The other end of the fixed shaft 24 is fixedly connected to an extension tube 25. The inner cavity of the extension tube 25 is fixedly connected to a second spring 26. The other end of the second spring 26 is fixedly connected to a baffle 27. One side of the baffle 27 is fixedly connected to an extension rod 28. The shape of the slide bar 14 is frame-shaped, and the inner and outer corners of the frame-shaped slide bar 14 are both rounded. The surface of the slide bar 14 is fixed to the top of the monitoring camera box 3 through a fixed block. The inner cavity of the monitoring camera box 3 is provided with a camera. There are four cameras, and the four cameras are facing the four surfaces of the inspection robot body 1 respectively.

[0042] Specifically: through the cooperation of the limit block 16 and the limit groove 17, the threaded tube 7 can be limited to prevent the threaded tube 7 from rotating during the feeding process. Through the mutual cooperation of the damper 18 and the first spring 20, the vibration amplitude of the inspection robot body 1 can be reduced during its movement, and the electronic components in the inner cavity of the inspection robot body 1 can be protected. By designing the anti-sliding block 22, the friction force on the surface of the walking wheel 11 is increased to prevent it from slipping. By designing four maintenance doors 23, it is convenient to carry out targeted maintenance and inspection of the lifting structure of the inspection robot body 1. Through the cooperation of the fixed shaft 24, the extension tube 25, the second spring 26, the baffle 27 and the extension rod 28, it is convenient to provide a certain stroke margin when the output end shaft of the drive motor 10 drives the sliding sleeve 13 to slide on the sliding rod 14, making its movement smoother. The rounded corner design of the frame-shaped sliding rod 14 is used to ensure that the sliding sleeve 13 drives the cleaning brush 15 to clean the surface of the glass dust protection window 4 in all directions. By designing four cameras, it is convenient to monitor the environment of the four sides of the inspection robot body 1 at the same time.

[0043] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: the inspection robot body 1 inspects along a set route, and by designing four cameras, it is convenient to monitor the environment of the four sides of the inspection robot body 1 at the same time, and the servo motor 12 is started by an external timer, and the output shaft of the servo motor 12 drives the sliding sleeve 13 to slide on the sliding rod 14 through the extension component. The frame-shaped sliding rod 14 with rounded corners is used to ensure that the sliding sleeve 13 drives the cleaning brush 15 to clean the surface of the glass dust protection window 4 in an all-round manner, so as to avoid the dust adhering to the surface of the glass dust protection window 4 reducing the shooting effect of the camera inside the monitoring camera box 3, and the camera can transmit the surrounding environment to the control center by wireless transmission. The control center By analyzing the surrounding environment through images, when encountering a higher obstacle, the output shaft of the fixed motor 5 drives the steering mechanism 8 to move downward through the threaded rod 6 and the threaded tube 7. The steering mechanism 8 can realize the steering of the walking wheel 11 and it is also a connecting part. The threaded tube 7 drives the walking wheel 11 to move in the Z axis through the steering mechanism 8, the mounting plate 9 and the buffer assembly, driving the entire inspection robot body 1 to move upward, increasing the distance between its bottom and the ground, so that it can jump over the obstacle. After jumping over the obstacle, the fixed motor 5 is reset, so that the inspection robot body 1 is in a low position, and the driving motor 10 drives the walking wheel 11 to rotate, which can realize the displacement of the inspection robot body 1 and improve the overall applicability of the inspection robot body 1.

[0044] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all details in detail, nor do they limit the present invention to only the specific implementation methods described. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that technicians in the relevant technical field can better understand and utilize the present invention.

Claims

1. A patrol robot and a lifting device thereof, comprising a patrol robot body (1), characterized in that: The front and back sides of the inspection robot body (1) are both provided with grooves (2), the inner cavity of the grooves (2) is provided with a lifting assembly, the top of the inspection robot body (1) is provided with a monitoring camera box (3), the inner cavity of the monitoring camera box (3) is provided with a mirror wiping assembly, and the surface of the monitoring camera box (3) is provided with a glass dust protection window (4); The lifting assembly comprises a fixed motor (5) fixedly connected to the top of the inner cavity of the groove (2), the output shaft of the fixed motor (5) is fixedly connected to a threaded rod (6), the surface of the threaded rod (6) is sleeved with a threaded tube (7), the bottom of the threaded tube (7) is fixedly connected to a steering mechanism (8), the bottom of the steering mechanism (8) is fixedly connected to a mounting plate (9), a buffer assembly is provided on one side of the mounting plate (9), a drive motor (10) is fixedly connected to one side of the buffer assembly, and the output shaft of the drive motor (10) is fixedly connected to a walking wheel (11); The mirror wiping assembly comprises a servo motor (12) fixed on the top of the inner cavity of the monitoring camera box (3); the output shaft of the servo motor (12) is fixedly connected to the extension assembly; one side of the extension assembly is fixedly connected to a sliding sleeve (13); the inner cavity of the sliding sleeve (13) is slidably connected to a sliding rod (14); and the surface of the sliding sleeve (13) is fixedly connected to a cleaning brush (15).

2. The inspection robot and the lifting device thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the threaded tube (7) is fixedly connected to a limiting block (16), one side of the limiting block (16) is slidably connected to a limiting groove (17), and the limiting groove (17) is provided in the inner cavity of the groove (2).

3. The inspection robot and the lifting device thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: The buffer assembly includes a damper (18) fixed to the bottom of the mounting plate (9), the bottom of the damper (18) is fixedly connected to the buffer plate (19), the surface of the damper (18) is sleeved with a first spring (20), one end of the first spring (20) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting plate (9), and the other end of the first spring (20) is fixedly connected to the top of the buffer plate (19).

4. The inspection robot and the lifting device thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the traveling wheel (11) is sleeved with a rubber ring (21), and the surface of the rubber ring (21) is provided with an anti-sliding block (22).

5. The inspection robot and the lifting device thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: Maintenance doors (23) are provided on the front and back of the inspection robot body (1), and there are four maintenance doors (23).

6. The inspection robot and the lifting device thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: The extension and expansion component comprises a fixed shaft (24) fixed on the surface of the output shaft of the drive motor (10), the other end of the fixed shaft (24) is fixedly connected to an extension tube (25), the inner cavity of the extension tube (25) is fixedly connected to a second spring (26), the other end of the second spring (26) is fixedly connected to a baffle (27), and one side of the baffle (27) is fixedly connected to an extension rod (28).

7. The inspection robot and the lifting device thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shape of the slide bar (14) is frame-shaped, and the inner and outer corners of the frame-shaped slide bar (14) are both rounded. The surface of the slide bar (14) is fixed to the top of the monitoring camera box (3) through a fixing block.

8. The inspection robot and the lifting device thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner cavity of the monitoring camera box (3) is provided with cameras, the number of which is four, and the four cameras are oriented towards the four surfaces of the inspection robot body (1) respectively.

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