Sand-proof rain gauge for complex scene

By incorporating cleaning and driving components into the rain gauge, the filter cartridge is made to rotate and vibrate in both directions. Combined with the water storage component and impeller, this solves the problem of filter pore clogging in windy and sandy environments, enabling efficient cleaning and accurate measurement of the rain gauge.

CN223450180UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17XIAN ZHENGHENG ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422997741.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-05
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-05

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Technical Problem

Existing rain gauges are prone to clogging of their filter components in complex environments with strong winds and sandstorms, affecting measurement accuracy and normal operation.

Method used

A sand-proof rain gauge was designed. By setting a cleaning component and a driving component on the filter cartridge, the filter cartridge is made to rotate and shake in both directions under the drive of the guide tube. Combined with the movement of the cleaning tube, impurities in the filter holes are removed. At the same time, the rainwater utilization rate and cleaning effect are improved by using the cooperation of the water storage component and the impeller.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents filter clogging, ensuring that the rain gauge works normally and maintains measurement accuracy in complex environments, thereby improving rainwater utilization and cleaning efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a sand-proof rain gauge for complex scenes, which comprises a storage bin and a filter cartridge, the bottom end of a guide pipe is arranged in the storage bin, the top end of the guide pipe penetrates through the top of the storage bin and is fixedly connected with the bottom of the filter cartridge, and a cleaning assembly is arranged on the outer side of the filter cartridge and plays a role in cleaning and blocking prevention of the filter cartridge. The filter cartridge is rotationally connected to the top of the storage bin, the lower portion of the filter cartridge is connected with the driving assembly through the guide pipe, the guide pipe drives the filter cartridge to rotate and shake forwards and backwards within a certain angle, rainwater can better pass through the filter cartridge, and the self-cleaning capacity of the filter cartridge is enhanced; meanwhile, a cleaning pipe is arranged on the outer side of the filter cartridge, impurities on the surface of the filter cartridge are further cleaned through relative movement between the cleaning pipe and the filter cartridge, blockage is prevented, and the problems that in an existing complex environment with large wind and sand, the content of rainwater impurities is high, a filter assembly is likely to be blocked, and normal work and measurement accuracy of the rain gauge are affected are solved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to rain gauge technical field, concretely is a sandproof rain gauge for complex scene. BACKGROUND

[0002] Rain gauge is used for a kind of instrument for measuring rainfall in a period, and the rain gauge under different scenes is required differently, and the rain gauge used in some windy and sandy areas is usually equipped with filter assembly, separates impurities such as sand and stone, to ensure that rain gauge can effectively measure rainfall in complex field accurately.

[0003] In the Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN24676320U, a sandproof rain gauge is disclosed, which is provided with a filter assembly and a bearing assembly above the collecting bin to prevent sand and stone from colliding with the filter screen and entering the inside of the collecting bin.However, the filter assembly mainly relies on rainwater passing through the filter hole naturally when working, and in the complex environment with high wind and sand, the rainwater contains high impurities, which can easily cause the filter assembly to be blocked, affecting the normal work and measurement accuracy of the rain gauge. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at making up for the deficiency of prior art, and provides a sandproof rain gauge for complex scene.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme.

[0006] A sandproof rain gauge for complex scene, comprising a storage bin and a filter cartridge, the filter cartridge is installed above the storage bin, the inside of the storage bin is provided with a guide pipe, the guide pipe is movably connected with the storage bin, the top end of the guide pipe penetrates through the top of the storage bin and is fixedly connected with the bottom of the filter cartridge, the side wall of the filter cartridge is provided with filter holes, the outside of the filter cartridge is provided with a cleaning assembly for cleaning the side wall of the filter cartridge to prevent the filter holes from being blocked.

[0007] The cleaning assembly comprises a plurality of cleaning pipes, the bottom end of each cleaning pipe is detachably connected with the top of the storage bin, the plurality of cleaning pipes are arranged in a ring array on the outside of the filter cartridge, and the side of the plurality of cleaning pipes close to the filter cartridge is provided with a protrusion, and the side of the protrusion away from the cleaning pipe is in contact with the outer surface of the filter cartridge.

[0008] The bottom of the guide pipe is provided with a driving assembly, the filter cartridge is driven to rotate and shake by the driving assembly, and the movement distance of the filter cartridge is adapted to the distance between adjacent cleaning pipes during the movement of the filter cartridge.

[0009] Further, the driving assembly comprises a control cylinder, one side of the control cylinder is fixed outside the storage bin, an impeller is rotatably connected inside the control cylinder, a first channel is formed in the sidewall of the control cylinder, the first channels are respectively located above and below the impeller, and the top of the first channel located above the impeller is communicated with a water storage assembly, so that rainwater impacts the impeller to rotate through the first channel;

[0010] One side of the impeller is provided with a control rod, one end of the control rod away from the impeller penetrates the control cylinder, and a reset assembly is further arranged on the control rod for driving the control rod to move towards the side close to the impeller;

[0011] The end of the control rod away from the control cylinder extends to the inside of the storage bin, and a connecting assembly is arranged between the side of the control rod inside the storage bin and the guide pipe, so that the control rod moves the guide pipe through the connecting assembly.

[0012] Further, the connecting assembly comprises a toothed plate, one end of the toothed plate is connected with the end of the control rod inside the storage bin, and an outer gear ring is meshingly connected to the side of the toothed plate close to the guide pipe, and the top of the outer gear ring is fixedly connected with the bottom of the guide pipe.

[0013] Further, a reset bin is arranged inside / outside the control cylinder, and the control rod penetrates the reset bin to extend out of the control cylinder;

[0014] The reset assembly is arranged inside the reset bin, and the reset assembly comprises an elastic member sleeved outside the control rod, one end of the elastic member abuts against the inner wall of the side of the reset bin away from the impeller, the other end of the elastic member abuts against a control ring, and the control ring is fixedly connected to the outer side of the control rod.

[0015] Further, the water storage assembly comprises a collecting cylinder, the bottom of the collecting cylinder is mounted outside the storage bin, the bottom of the collecting cylinder is provided with a water outlet, one end of the water outlet is communicated with the first channel, and a safety valve is further arranged on the water outlet, so that the water outlet is opened after collecting a proper amount of rainwater.

[0016] Further, a second channel is further arranged on the control cylinder, the bottom of the second channel is communicated with the outside of the control cylinder, and the top of the second channel is communicated with the collecting cylinder; a regulating assembly is further arranged on the first channel and the second channel, which regulates the flow rate entering the inside of the first channel and the second channel.

[0017] Further, the regulating assembly comprises a cavity formed in the inside of the control cylinder, a first sealing plate and a second sealing plate are slidably connected in the cavity, one side of the first sealing plate and the second sealing plate away from the cavity is respectively inserted into the first channel and the second channel, and the first sealing plate and the second sealing plate respectively play the role of opening / closing the first channel and the second channel;

[0018] A pair of racks are installed in parallel in the cavity, the teeth of the racks are located on opposite sides, the ends / non-toothed sides of the two racks are connected with one side of the first sealing plate and the second sealing plate respectively, a gear meshing connected with the teeth is installed between the opposite sides of the racks, the gear is rotationally connected with the inner wall of the cavity, and one side of the second sealing plate is provided with a driving member.

[0019] Further, the top of the storage bin is provided with a turbidity sensor to detect the turbidity of rainwater outside the filter cartridge.

[0020] Further, the bottom of the collecting cylinder is installed outside the storage bin through a support, and a telescopic assembly is arranged between the support and the collecting cylinder to adjust the height of the collecting cylinder.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the sand-proof rain gauge for complex scenes has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] First, the filter cartridge is rotationally connected to the top of the storage bin, and the guide pipe passing below the filter cartridge is connected with the driving assembly, so that the driving assembly drives the filter cartridge to rotate forward and backward within a certain angle through the guide pipe to shake, so that rainwater can pass through the filter cartridge better and the self-cleaning ability of the filter cartridge is enhanced, and a cleaning pipe is arranged outside the filter cartridge, and the impurities on the surface of the filter cartridge are further cleaned through the relative movement between the cleaning pipe and the filter cartridge, preventing blockage, solving the problem that in the existing complex environment with more wind and sand, the rainwater contains more impurities, which easily causes the filter assembly to be blocked, affecting the normal work and measurement accuracy of the rain gauge.

[0023] Second, the rainwater is collected by the water storage assembly, and after a proper amount of rainwater is collected, the impeller rotates, the impeller rotates to drive the control rod to reciprocate, so that the control rod drives the filter cartridge to shake, improves the utilization rate of rainwater, and better adapts to complex environments such as humidity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the cleaning pipe in the utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a sectional view of the storage bin in the utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a sectional view of the guide pipe in the utility model;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a sectional view of the collecting cylinder in the utility model;

[0029] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model Figure 5A structure enlarged schematic view at A of figure 1;

[0030] Figure 7 A sectional view of the control cylinder in the utility model.

[0031] In the figure: 1, storage bin; 2, filter cartridge; 3, cleaning pipe; 4, collection cylinder; 5, guide pipe; 6, gear ring; 7, control rod; 8, control cylinder; 9, elastic member; 10, control ring; 11, impeller; 12, first channel; 13, second channel; 14, first sealing plate; 15, second sealing plate; 16, rack; 17, gear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0033] As Figures 1-7 shown, the utility model provides a technical scheme: a sand and rain gauge for complex scene, including storage bin 1 and filter cartridge 2, filter cartridge 2 is installed on the top of storage bin 1, the inside of storage bin 1 is provided with guide pipe 5, guide pipe 5 is movably connected with storage bin 1, the top of guide pipe 5 penetrates the top of storage bin 1 and is fixedly connected with the bottom of filter cartridge 2, the lateral wall of filter cartridge 2 is provided with filter hole, the outside of filter cartridge 2 is provided with cleaning assembly, is used for cleaning the lateral wall of filter cartridge 2, prevents filter hole from being blocked up, cleaning assembly includes several cleaning pipes 3, the bottom of several cleaning pipes 3 is detachably connected at the top of storage bin 1, several cleaning pipes 3 are annular array distribution on the outside of filter cartridge 2, and the side of several cleaning pipes 3 close to filter cartridge 2 is provided with protrusion, the side of protrusion away from cleaning pipe 3 is in contact with the outside surface of filter cartridge 2, the bottom of guide pipe 5 is provided with drive assembly, filter cartridge 2 is driven to rotate and shake through drive assembly, and in filter cartridge 2 movement, the distance of filter cartridge 2 movement is adapted to the distance between adjacent cleaning pipe 3.

[0034] In use, through drive assembly, guide pipe 5 is rotated clockwise by a proper angle, then guide pipe 5 is reversely rotated by a proper angle, and the path length of angle rotation adjustment is adapted to the arc length between two cleaning pipes 3, so that the position of filter cartridge 2 corresponding to one of cleaning pipes 3 can be rotated to the next cleaning pipe 3, and then the surface of filter cartridge 2 is contacted by several cleaning pipes 3, avoiding dead angle, and the shaking of filter cartridge 2 itself further makes surface impurities fall off, and the cleaning effect is improved by cooperating with cleaning pipe 3, to ensure the smoothness of filter hole.

[0035] The driving assembly comprises a control cylinder 8 fixed on one side of the storage bin 1, an impeller 11 rotatably connected inside the control cylinder 8, a first channel 12 formed in the side wall of the control cylinder 8, the first channel 12 being located above and below the impeller 11 respectively, and a water storage assembly communicated with the top of the first channel 12 located above the impeller 11, so that the rainwater can impact the impeller 11 to rotate through the first channel 12; one side of the impeller 11 is provided with a control rod 7, one end of the control rod 7 away from the impeller 11 penetrates through the control cylinder 8, and a reset assembly is further arranged on the control rod 7 for driving the control rod 7 to move towards the side close to the impeller 11; one end of the control rod 7 away from the control cylinder 8 extends to the inside of the storage bin 1, and a connecting assembly is arranged between the side of the control rod 7 inside the storage bin 1 and the guide pipe 5, so that the control rod 7 can move the guide pipe 5 through the connecting assembly; in use, the rainwater is stored through the water storage assembly, and after a certain amount of rainwater is accumulated, the rainwater is discharged to impact the impeller 11 to rotate, the control rod 7 is first moved towards the outside of the control cylinder 8 by the impeller 11, the control rod 7 and the control cylinder 8 are slidably connected, and the utilization rate of the rainwater is improved; after the control rod 7 moves towards the outside, the guide pipe 5 is rotated by a proper angle, then the blade of the impeller 11 is separated from the control rod 7, and the next blade is contacted, the control rod 7 is reset through the reset assembly, so that the control rod 7 reciprocates, and the guide pipe 5 is reciprocally rotated and shaken, and the rainwater outside the filter cartridge 2 is assisted to pass through.

[0036] The connecting assembly comprises a toothed plate, one end of the toothed plate is connected with the end of the control rod 7 inside the storage bin 1, the side of the toothed plate close to the guide pipe 5 is engaged with an outer gear ring 6, and the top of the outer gear ring 6 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the guide pipe 5; in use, the control rod 7 moves linearly, and the gear ring 6 is rotated through the teeth on the surface of the control rod 7, so that the guide pipe 5 is positively and reversely rotated and shaken.

[0037] The control cylinder 8 is provided with a reset bin inside and outside, and the control rod 7 penetrates through the reset bin to extend out of the control cylinder 8; the reset assembly is arranged inside the reset bin, and the reset assembly comprises an elastic member 9 sleeved outside the control rod 7, one end of the elastic member 9 abuts against the inner wall of the side of the reset bin away from the impeller 11, the other end of the elastic member 9 abuts against a control ring 10 fixedly connected with the outside of the control rod 7; in use, the elastic member 9 is a spring, the control rod 7 extrudes the spring through the control ring 10, the spring stores elastic force, then when one blade of the impeller 11 is separated from the control rod 7 and the other blade is not contacted, the control rod 7 is quickly reset, so that the filter cartridge 2 is quickly reset, the impurities on the surface are thrown out, and the filter hole is smooth; the movement distance of the control rod 7 is adapted to the angle of the rotation of the filter cartridge 2, so that the dead angle is avoided; the end of the control rod 7 close to the impeller 11 is provided with a rubber head, so that the impact on the blade is reduced.

[0038] The water storage assembly comprises a collecting cylinder 4, the bottom of the collecting cylinder 4 is mounted outside the storage bin 1, the bottom of the collecting cylinder 4 is provided with a water outlet end, one end of the water outlet end is communicated with the first channel 12, and a safety valve is further arranged on the water outlet end to open the water outlet end after collecting a proper amount of rainwater; in use, the water outlet end of the collecting cylinder 4 is communicated with the control cylinder 8 through an elastic hose, rainwater is collected through the collecting cylinder 4, when the rainwater is collected to a proper capacity, the safety valve is opened to discharge the water, and then the rainwater flows into the first channel 12 through the water outlet end to drive the impeller 11 to rotate, thereby improving the utilization rate of the rainwater; the bottom of the collecting cylinder 4 is mounted outside the storage bin 1 through a support, an elastic assembly is arranged between the support and the collecting cylinder 4 to adjust the height of the collecting cylinder 4; in use, the elastic assembly adopts a waterproof electric push rod or a manual telescopic rod, the collecting cylinder 4 is adjusted to a proper height through electricity or manually, and after being raised, the control cylinder 8 and the collecting cylinder 4 are kept communicated through the elastic hose, so that the potential energy of the collected rainwater is increased, the rainwater enters the control cylinder 8 through the elastic hose, and the rotation of the impeller 11 is more favorably impacted.

[0039] The control cylinder 8 is further provided with a second channel 13, the bottom of the second channel 13 is communicated with the outside of the control cylinder 8, and the top of the second channel 13 is communicated with the collecting cylinder 4; the first channel 12 and the second channel 13 are further provided with a regulating assembly to regulate the flow entering the first channel 12 and the second channel 13; the regulating assembly comprises a cavity formed in the control cylinder 8, a first sealing plate 14 and a second sealing plate 15 are slidably connected in the cavity, one side of the first sealing plate 14 and the second sealing plate 15 away from the cavity is respectively inserted into the first channel 12 and the second channel 13 to respectively open / close the first channel 12 and the second channel 13; a pair of racks 16 are parallelly mounted in the cavity, the tooth portions of the racks 16 are located at opposite sides of the racks 16, the ends / non-toothed sides of the two racks 16 are respectively connected with one side of the first sealing plate 14 and the second sealing plate 15, a gear 17 engaged with the tooth portions is mounted between the opposite sides of the racks 16, the gear 17 is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the cavity, and one side of the second sealing plate 15 is provided with a driving member; in use, the driving member adopts an electric push rod or a threaded rod, and the second sealing plate 15 is driven to move in a manual or automatic mode, when it is needed to increase the strength of the shaking and cleaning, the second sealing plate 15 is inserted into the second channel 13 to close or reduce the second channel 13, so that all or most of the rainwater enters the first channel 12, the impeller 11 is impacted for a longer time, and thus the shaking time is prolonged and the cleaning strength is improved.

[0040] The top of the storage bin 1 is provided with a turbidity sensor, which detects the turbidity of rainwater outside the filter cartridge 2; in use, the turbidity sensor detects impurities in the rainwater, and when it is detected that the impurities are high and are likely to cause filter hole blockage, the flow into the first channel 12 is adjusted through a threaded rod or a control electric push rod to adjust the cleaning intensity.

Claims

1. A sand-proof rain gauge for complex scenes, comprising a storage bin (1) and a filter cartridge (2), wherein the filter cartridge (2) is mounted above the storage bin (1), and characterized in that: A guide tube (5) is provided inside the storage bin (1), the guide tube (5) is movably connected to the storage bin (1), the top end of the guide tube (5) passes through the top of the storage bin (1) and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the filter cartridge (2), the side wall of the filter cartridge (2) is provided with filter holes, and a cleaning assembly is provided on the outside of the filter cartridge (2) for cleaning the side wall of the filter cartridge (2) to prevent the filter holes from being blocked; The cleaning assembly comprises a plurality of cleaning tubes (3), the bottom ends of the plurality of cleaning tubes (3) are detachably connected to the top of the storage bin (1), the plurality of cleaning tubes (3) are distributed in an annular array on the outside of the filter cartridge (2), and a protrusion is provided on a side of the plurality of cleaning tubes (3) close to the filter cartridge (2), and a side of the protrusion away from the cleaning tube (3) contacts the outer surface of the filter cartridge (2); A driving assembly is provided at the bottom of the guide tube (5), and the filter cartridge (2) is driven by the driving assembly to rotate and vibrate in both forward and reverse directions. During the movement of the filter cartridge (2), the movement distance of the filter cartridge (2) is adapted to the distance between adjacent cleaning tubes (3).

2. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises a control cylinder (8), one side of which is fixed to the outside of the storage bin (1), an impeller (11) being rotatably connected inside the control cylinder (8), a first channel (12) being provided on the side wall of the control cylinder (8), the first channel (12) being located above and below the impeller (11), and a water storage assembly being connected to the top of the first channel (12) located above the impeller (11), so that rainwater can impact the impeller (11) through the first channel (12) to rotate; A control rod (7) is provided on one side of the impeller (11), and an end of the control rod (7) away from the impeller (11) passes through the control cylinder (8). A reset assembly is also provided on the control rod (7), and the reset assembly is used to drive the control rod (7) to move toward a side close to the impeller (11); One end of the control rod (7) away from the control cylinder (8) extends to the interior of the storage bin (1), and a connecting assembly is provided between the side of the control rod (7) located inside the storage bin (1) and the guide tube (5), so that the control rod (7) can move the guide tube (5) through the connecting assembly.

3. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 2, characterized in that: The connecting assembly includes a tooth plate, one end of which is connected to the end of the control rod (7) located inside the storage bin (1), and the tooth plate is meshed with an outer tooth ring (6) on one side close to the guide tube (5), and the top of the outer tooth ring (6) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the guide tube (5).

4. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 2, characterized in that: A reset chamber is provided inside or outside the control cylinder (8), and the control rod (7) passes through the reset chamber and extends out of the control cylinder (8); The reset assembly is arranged inside the reset chamber, and comprises an elastic member (9) sleeved on the outside of the control rod (7), one end of the elastic member (9) abuts against the inner wall of the reset chamber away from the impeller (11), and the other end of the elastic member (9) abuts against a control ring (10), and the control ring (10) is fixedly connected to the outside of the control rod (7).

5. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water storage assembly comprises a collecting cylinder (4), the bottom of which is mounted outside the storage bin (1), a water outlet being provided at the bottom of the collecting cylinder (4), one end of which is in communication with the first channel (12), and a safety valve being provided on the water outlet so as to open the water outlet after collecting an appropriate amount of rainwater.

6. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control cylinder (8) is further provided with a second channel (13), the bottom of the second channel (13) is communicated with the outside of the control cylinder (8), and the top of the second channel (13) is communicated with the collecting cylinder (4); the first channel (12) and the second channel (13) are further provided with a regulating component, which plays a role in regulating the flow entering the first channel (12) and the second channel (13).

7. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 6, characterized in that: The regulating assembly comprises a cavity provided inside the control cylinder (8), wherein a first sealing plate (14) and a second sealing plate (15) are slidably connected in the cavity, and the first sealing plate (14) and the second sealing plate (15) are respectively plugged into the first channel (12) and the second channel (13) on a side away from the cavity, respectively playing the role of opening / closing the first channel (12) and the second channel (13); A pair of racks (16) are installed in parallel in the cavity, the teeth of the racks (16) are located on opposite sides thereof, the ends / non-toothed sides of the two racks (16) are respectively connected to one side of the first sealing plate (14) and the second sealing plate (15), a gear (17) meshing with the teeth is installed between the opposite sides of the racks (16), the gear (17) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the cavity, and a driving member is provided on one side of the second sealing plate (15).

8. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 1, characterized in that: A turbidity sensor is provided on the top of the storage bin (1) to detect the turbidity of rainwater outside the filter cartridge (2).

9. The anti-sand rain gauge for complex scenes according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom of the collecting cylinder (4) is mounted on the outside of the storage bin (1) via a bracket, and a telescopic assembly is provided between the bracket and the collecting cylinder (4) to adjust the height of the collecting cylinder (4).