Pipeline detection equipment capable of cleaning detection component

By integrating cleaning and drying components into pipeline inspection equipment, the problem of lens contamination in inspection components is solved, achieving automatic cleaning and efficient inspection.

CN223469936UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-24HAFU ENVIRONMENTAL TECH (SHANGHAI) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423003860.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-06
Publication Date
2025-10-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-06

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Technical Problem

The lenses of pipeline inspection equipment are easily contaminated by dirt, which can limit the field of view, affect the inspection results, and frequent cleaning of the equipment can reduce inspection efficiency.

Method used

A pipe inspection device with a washable inspection component is designed, comprising an inspection component, a cleaning component, and a drying component. The cleaning component sprays out cleaning material to clean the inspection lens, and the drying component sprays out drying material to dry the lens, ensuring the lens is clean. The lens can be cleaned and dried from multiple angles by means of a flip axis and an adjustment component.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic cleaning of the detection lens without affecting detection efficiency, maintaining a clear field of view and improving detection results and efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses pipeline detection equipment capable of cleaning a detection component, the pipeline detection equipment capable of cleaning the detection component comprises an equipment main body, a driving assembly, the detection component and a cleaning component, the equipment main body comprises a moving main body and a plurality of rotating parts, and the rotating parts are rotatably mounted at the bottom of the moving main body; the driving assembly is installed on the moving body and drives the rotating part to rotate, the detection component is installed at the front end of the moving body in the advancing direction in a turnover mode, the detection component comprises at least one detection lens, and the detection lens is used for detecting the inner wall of a pipeline. The cleaning member is attached to the moving body, a nozzle of the cleaning member faces the detection lens of the detection member, and the cleaning member is capable of spraying an object to be cleaned.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to pipeline detection equipment technical field especially pipeline detection equipment of washable detection component. BACKGROUND

[0002] Long time use can make the pipeline inside because of the influence of the external environment and be corroded and damaged, therefore the inside of pipeline needs to carry out the overhaul regularly. Because normal people cannot bear the smell of the pipeline inside, therefore the overhaul personnel will enter the pipeline inside through the robot carrying detection component to carry out the detection.

[0003] The detection component of pipeline detection equipment is usually installed at the front end part of the equipment body to detect the part pipeline inner wall in the front when the pipeline detection equipment advances. But the pipeline inside is dirty, and the lens of detection component is easy to be contaminated by dirt, which leads to the limited view of the lens of detection component, so that the detection effect of pipeline detection equipment is greatly reduced. In this way, the overhaul personnel need to move the pipeline detection equipment out of the pipeline for cleaning, but frequently moving the pipeline detection equipment out of the pipeline will inevitably affect the detection efficiency of pipeline detection equipment and waste the overhaul time of the overhaul personnel. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to achieve at least one advantage of the utility model, the utility model provides pipeline detection equipment of washable detection component, which comprises:

[0005] An equipment body, which comprises a moving body and a plurality of rotating members, wherein the rotating members are rotatably installed at the bottom of the moving body;

[0006] A driving assembly, which is installed on the moving body, and the rotating members are drivingly connected to the driving assembly;

[0007] A detection component, which is reversibly installed at the front end in the moving direction of the moving body, and the detection component comprises at least one detection lens for detecting the inner wall of the pipeline;

[0008] A cleaning component, which is installed on the moving body, wherein the nozzle of the cleaning component faces the detection lens of the detection component, and the cleaning component can spray cleaning objects.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the cleaning component comprises a cleaning member, a cleaning driving member and an auxiliary member, wherein one end of the cleaning member faces the detection lens, and the other end is connected to the cleaning driving member, one end of the auxiliary member is connected to the cleaning driving member, and the other end is connected to a container containing cleaning objects.

[0010] According to the pipeline detection equipment capable of cleaning detection component of the utility model one embodiment, still include drying component, drying component is installed to mobile main body, the detection lens of drying component's spout direction detection component, and drying component can spout dry matter to dry the surface of detection lens.

[0011] According to the utility model one embodiment, the detection component includes detection main body and turnover shaft, wherein at least one detection lens is installed on the detection main body, the turnover shaft is installed on the detection main body, and the turnover shaft is obliquely protruded between the adjacent two detection lenses on the detection main body at least one end, and the turnover shaft is rotatably connected to the mobile main body.

[0012] According to the pipeline detection equipment capable of cleaning detection component of the utility model one embodiment, still include adjusting assembly, adjusting assembly includes first adjusting component, first adjusting component is installed to mobile main body, and the detection component is controllably connected to the first adjusting component and is turned over.

[0013] According to the utility model one embodiment, the first adjusting component includes a first driving member and a first driving member, wherein the first driving member is installed on the mobile main body, the first driving member is rotatably connected to the first driving member, and the first driving member is installed on the part of the turnover shaft protruding from the detection main body.

[0014] According to the utility model one embodiment, the mobile main body includes a mobile body and a mounting member, wherein the rotating member and the driving assembly are installed on the mobile body, the mounting member is rotatably installed on the front end of the mobile body, and the mounting member extends in the direction away from the mobile body to form at least one mounting portion, the end of the turnover shaft protruding from the detection main body is rotatably installed on the mounting portion, the first adjusting component is installed on the mounting member and can drive the detection component to turn over, the adjusting assembly includes a second adjusting component, the adjusting component is installed on the mobile body, and the mounting member is rotatably connected to the second adjusting component in the direction perpendicular to the turnover shaft.

[0015] According to the utility model one embodiment, the number of detection lenses of the detection component is five, wherein one detection lens is arranged in front of the detection main body, and the other four detection lenses are respectively located in the upper, lower, left and right directions of the detection main body.

[0016] According to the utility model one embodiment, the pipeline detection equipment of washable detection component still includes protection subassembly, protection subassembly includes lower end protection piece, lower end protection piece includes two connecting portions and blocking portion, two connecting portions oppositely connect the front end portion of mobile body, and be located the below of detection component, the other end portion of connecting portion extends in the direction of moving away from mobile body along the advancing direction of mobile body, and the end portion of connecting portion moving away from mobile body is in the front of detection component, the both ends of blocking portion are connected to one end portion of connecting portion moving away from mobile body respectively, and the length of blocking portion is greater than the width of detection component.

[0017] According to the utility model one embodiment, protection subassembly still includes turnover protection piece, turnover protection piece is set to U type, both ends of turnover protection piece are assembled with the two side walls of mobile body respectively, and turnover protection piece is set to be able to overturn to switch between horizontal and vertical placement state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Fig. 1 The structure schematic diagram of the pipeline detection equipment of washable detection component of the utility model is shown.

[0019] Fig. 2 The cross section schematic diagram of the inside of the pipeline detection equipment of washable detection component of the utility model is shown.

[0020] Fig. 3 The cross section schematic diagram of part structure of the pipeline detection equipment of washable detection component of the utility model is shown.

[0021] Fig. 4 The cross section schematic diagram of another part structure of the pipeline detection equipment of washable detection component of the utility model is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following description is used to disclose the utility model to enable those skilled in the art to realize the utility model. The preferred embodiments in the following description are only as examples, and other obvious variants can be thought of by those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the utility model defined in the following description can be applied to other implementation schemes, variant schemes, improved schemes, equivalent schemes and other technical schemes without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

[0023] Those skilled in the art shall understand that in the disclosure of the utility model, the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore the above terms cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.

[0024] It can be understood that the term "one" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", that is, in one embodiment, the number of one element can be one, and in another embodiment, the number of the element can be multiple, and the term "one" cannot be understood as a limitation on the number.

[0025] Reference Figs. 1 to 4 The pipeline detection equipment of the washable detection component according to a preferred embodiment of the utility model will be described in detail below, which comprises an equipment main body 10, a driving assembly 20, a detection component 30 and a washing component 40.

[0026] The equipment main body 10 comprises a moving main body 11 and a plurality of rotating members 12, wherein the rotating members 12 are rotatably installed at the bottom of the moving main body 11, so that the moving main body 11 can move through the rotating rotating members 12.

[0027] As an example, the rotating members 12 are implemented to comprise wheels.

[0028] The driving assembly 20 is installed on the moving main body 11, and the rotating members 12 are drivingly connected to the driving assembly 20 for rotation, so that the rotating members 12 are driven to rotate and drive the moving main body 11 to move.

[0029] The detection component 30 is reversibly installed at the front end of the moving direction of the moving main body 11, and the detection component 30 comprises at least one detection lens 31, and the detection lens 31 is used for detecting the inner wall of the pipeline when the moving main body 11 is driven to move by the rotating members 12, and the detection component 30 is detected by the detection lens 31 The inner wall of the pipeline around the moving main body 11.

[0030] As an example, the detection lens 31 is implemented to comprise a camera.

[0031] The cleaning member 40 is installed on the moving body 11, the nozzle of the cleaning member 40 is directed to the detection lens 31 of the detection member 30, and the cleaning member 40 can spray cleaning agent, such as cleaning liquid, to clean the surface of the detection lens 31, thus completing the cleaning operation of the detection lens 31 and ensuring that the surface of the detection lens 31 is free of dirt.

[0032] For example, the cleaning member 40 is implemented to include a water spraying pipe.

[0033] Preferably, the cleaning member 40 includes a cleaning piece 41, a cleaning driving piece 42, and an auxiliary piece 43, wherein one end of the cleaning piece 41 is directed to the detection lens 31 and the other end is connected to the cleaning driving piece 42, one end of the auxiliary piece 43 is connected to the cleaning driving piece 42 and the other end is connected to a container containing cleaning agent, so that under the driving of the cleaning driving piece 42, the cleaning agent enters the cleaning piece 41 along the auxiliary piece 43 and is sprayed towards the detection lens 31.

[0034] For example, the cleaning piece 41 is implemented to include a water spraying pipe. The cleaning driving piece 42 is implemented to include a pump. The auxiliary piece 43 is implemented to include a connecting pipe.

[0035] In another embodiment, the auxiliary piece 43 is implemented to include a container containing cleaning agent, and the auxiliary piece 43 is installed on the moving body 11. One end of the cleaning driving piece 42 is connected to the other end of the auxiliary piece 43, and the other end is connected to the cleaning piece 41, so that the cleaning operation can be performed without connecting to the outside.

[0036] Preferably, the pipe detection device with cleanable detection member further comprises a drying member 50, which is installed on the moving body 11, the nozzle of the drying member 50 is directed to the detection lens 31 of the detection member 30, and the drying member 50 can spray drying agent, such as warm air, to dry the surface of the detection lens 31, thus removing water stains left on the surface of the detection lens 31 due to the cleaning operation, and further ensuring a good field of view of the detection lens 31.

[0037] For example, the drying member 50 is implemented to include a hair dryer. It is worth mentioning that in general, the drying member 50 is better powered directly, so the end of the drying member 50 away from the detection member 30 is connected to the external power source by a wire.

[0038] Preferably, the detection member 30 comprises a detection body 32 and a turning shaft 33, wherein at least one of the detection lens 31 is mounted on the detection body 32. The turning shaft 33 is mounted on the detection body 32, and at least one end of the turning shaft 33 is obliquely protruded between two adjacent detection lens 31 on the detection body 32 to serve as the axis of the detection body 32 without interfering with the orientation of the detection lens 31. The turning shaft 33 is rotatably connected to the moving body 11 to enable the detection body 32 to turn around the turning shaft 33.

[0039] It can be understood that the detection lens 31 is mounted on the detection body 32 which is capable of turning around the turning shaft 33, so that the fixed cleaning member 41 can clean all the detection lens 31 when the detection body 32 rotates, and the fixed drying member 50 can dry all the detection lens 31 when the detection body 32 rotates.

[0040] Preferably, the pipe detection device of the cleanable detection member comprises an adjusting assembly 60, wherein the adjusting assembly 60 comprises a first adjusting member 61 mounted on the moving body 11, and the detection member 30 is controllably connected to the first adjusting member 61 to freely turn to a predetermined position under the control of an operator.

[0041] Specifically, the first adjusting member 61 comprises a first driving member 611 mounted on the moving body 11 and a first driving member 612 rotatably connected to the first driving member 611. The first driving member 612 is mounted on the part of the turning shaft 33 protruding from the detection body 32. Under the driving of the first driving member 611, the first driving member 612 is driven to rotate to drive the turning shaft 33 to rotate, thereby enabling the detection body 32 and the detection lens 31 to turn upward or downward along the turning shaft 33.

[0042] As an example, the first driving member 611 is implemented by a driving motor.

[0043] In one embodiment, the first driving member 612 is implemented by a belt. The first driving member 612 is sleeved on the turning shaft 33 and the driving shaft of the first driving member 611, so that when the driving shaft of the first driving member 611 rotates, the first driving member 612 is driven by the first driving member 611 to drive the turning shaft 33 to rotate, thereby enabling the first adjusting member 61 to adjust the turning angle of the detection member 30.

[0044] In another embodiment, the first driving member 612 is implemented as a gear. The protruding portion of the turning shaft 33 is formed with sawteeth, and the outer side of the driving shaft of the first driving member 611 is also formed with sawteeth. The first driving member 612 is engaged with the turning shaft 33 and the driving shaft of the first driving member 611, so that when the driving shaft of the first driving member 611 rotates, the first driving member 612 is driven to rotate by the first driving member 611, so that the rotating first driving member 612 drives the turning shaft 33 to rotate, thereby enabling the first adjusting member 61 to adjust the turning angle of the detection member 30.

[0045] Preferably, the moving body 11 comprises a moving body 111 and a mounting member 112, wherein the rotating member 12 and the driving assembly 20 are mounted on the moving body 111, so that under the driving of the driving assembly 20, the rotating member 12 rotates to drive the moving body 111 to move. The mounting member 112 is rotatably mounted on the front end of the moving body 111, and extends away from the moving body 111 to form at least one mounting portion 1121. The turning shaft 33 protruding from the end of the detection body 32 is rotatably mounted on the mounting portion 1121, and the first adjusting member 61 is mounted on the mounting member 112 to drive the detection member 30 to turn.

[0046] The adjusting assembly 60 comprises a second adjusting member 62, which is mounted on the moving body 111. The mounting member 112 is rotatably connected to the second adjusting member 62 in a direction perpendicular to the turning shaft 33, so as to cooperate with the first adjusting member 61 to enable the detection lens 31 of the detection member 30 to face more directions.

[0047] Preferably, the number of the detection lens 31 of the detection member 30 is five, one of which is arranged in front of the detection body 32, and the other four are arranged in the upper, lower, left and right directions of the detection body 32, so as to detect the inner wall of the pipeline in front of the moving body 11 from multiple directions. Moreover, under the adjustment of the first adjusting member 61 and the second adjusting member 62, the detection body 32 can rotate in two directions perpendicular to each other, so that the detection lens 31 mounted on the detection body 32 can face the cleaning member 41 and the drying member 50 through the turning of the detection body 32, thereby enabling the detection lens 31 to be cleaned and dried.

[0048] Preferably, the number of the mounting portions 1121 is two, the both ends of the turning shaft 33 protrude from the detection main body 32, and the both ends of the turning shaft 33 are rotatably connected to the two mounting portions 1121 respectively, so that the turning of the detection member 30 is more stable.

[0049] Preferably, the second adjusting member 62 is a driving motor. The mounting member 112 extends to the moving body 111 to form a rotating shaft 1122, the rotating shaft 1122 and the second adjusting member 62 are both formed with serrations, the driving shaft of the second adjusting member 62 engages with the rotating shaft 1122, so that the second adjusting member 62 drives the rotating shaft 1122 to rotate, thereby adjusting the rotating angle of the mounting member 112.

[0050] Those skilled in the art can understand that the mounting member 112 is driven to rotate around the axis perpendicular to the turning shaft 33 and parallel to the extending direction of the mounting portion 1121, so the detection member 30 mounted on the mounting member 112 also rotates with the mounting member 112, and the detection member 30 can turn around the turning shaft 33, so the detection member 30 can be adjusted to make the detection lens 31 face any position on the inner wall of the pipeline.

[0051] In one embodiment, the driving assembly 20 includes the same number of driving members 21 as the number of the rotating members 12, each driving member 21 is drivingly connected to one rotating member 12, so that the rotating member 12 is driven to rotate, thereby enabling the moving body 111 to be driven by the rotating member 12 to move.

[0052] For example, the driving member 21 is a driving motor.

[0053] In another preferred embodiment, the driving assembly 20 includes a driving member 21 and a driving member 22, wherein the driving member 22 is a gear set that engages with each other. The driving shaft of the driving member 21 and the rotating shaft of the rotating member 12 are both formed with serrations, and both engage with one gear of the driving member 22, so that the driving member 21 can drive the rotating member 12 to rotate through the driving member 22, thereby enabling the moving body 111 to move.

[0054] Preferably, the pipe detecting device of the cleanable detecting component further comprises a protection assembly 70, the protection assembly 70 comprises a lower end protection 71, the lower end protection 71 comprises two connecting parts 711 and a blocking part 712, the two connecting parts 711 are oppositely connected to the front end part of the moving body 111 and are located below the detecting component 30. The other end of the connecting part 711 extends away from the moving body 111 in the advancing direction of the moving body 111, and the end of the connecting part 711 away from the moving body 111 is in front of the detecting component 30. The two ends of the blocking part 712 are respectively connected to the end of the connecting part 711 away from the moving body 111, and the length of the blocking part 712 is greater than the width of the detecting component 30.

[0055] It can be understood that the lower end protection 71 is located outside the lower end of the detecting component 30 as a whole, the two connecting parts 711 are located on the sides of the detecting component 30, and the blocking part 712 is located in front of the detecting component 30. When the device body 10 moves, the lower end protection 71 can protect the detecting component 30 as a whole, without affecting the detection of the detecting component 30, so as to avoid obstacles at the lower end from colliding with the detecting component 30.

[0056] Preferably, the protection assembly 70 further comprises a turnover protection 72, the turnover protection 72 is arranged in a U shape, the two end parts of the turnover protection 72 are respectively assembled with the two side walls of the moving body 111, and the turnover protection 72 is arranged to be able to turn over to switch between the horizontal and vertical placement states. When the turnover protection 72 is in the vertical placement state, the user can hold the arc edge of the turnover protection 72 to lift the entire pipe detecting device of the cleanable detecting component. When the turnover protection 72 is in the horizontal placement state, the turnover protection 72 is partially located in front of and below the detecting component 30, so as to avoid affecting the detection of the detecting component 30.

[0057] Preferably, the moving body 111 further has a power supply part 1111, the power supply part 1111 is arranged at the rear end of the moving body 111, and the drying component 50 is connected to the power supply part 1111. The power supply part 1111 can be powered through an electric wire, so as to supply power to the pipe detecting device of the cleanable detecting component.

[0058] Preferably, the detection member 30 further comprises at least one light supplementing part 34, the at least one light supplementing part 34 is installed at the front end of the detection body 32, and the direction of light emission of the at least one light supplementing part 34 is the same as the direction of the detection lens 31 at the front end of the detection body 32, the light supplementing part 34 can be flipped along with the flipping of the detection body 32, thereby supplementing the light in front of the detection lens 31 to illuminate the inside of the pipeline to assist the detection of the detection lens 31.

[0059] As an example, the light supplementing part 34 is implemented to comprise a light supplementing lamp.

[0060] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the utility model shown in the above description and the drawings are only examples and do not limit the utility model. The advantages of the utility model have been completely and effectively realized. The function and structural principle of the utility model have been shown and explained in the embodiments, and the embodiments of the utility model can have any deformation or modification without departing from the principle.

Claims

1. A pipeline inspection apparatus having a cleanable inspection member, characterised in that, The pipe inspection device with cleanable detection member comprises: a device body, which comprises a moving body and a plurality of rotating members rotatably mounted on the bottom of the moving body; a driving assembly mounted on the moving body, the rotating members being rotatably connected to the driving assembly; a detection member reversibly mounted on the front end of the moving body in the direction of travel, the detection member comprising at least one detection lens for detecting the inner wall of the pipe; a cleaning member mounted on the moving body, the nozzle of the cleaning member facing the detection lens of the detection member, and the cleaning member being capable of spraying cleaning agent.

2. The pipe inspection apparatus of claim 1, wherein The cleaning member comprises a cleaning member, a cleaning driving member and an auxiliary member, one end of the cleaning member facing the detection lens and the other end being connected to the cleaning driving member, one end of the auxiliary member being connected to the cleaning driving member and the other end being connected to a container containing cleaning agent.

3. The pipe inspection apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The pipe inspection device with cleanable detection member further comprises a drying member mounted on the moving body, the nozzle of the drying member facing the detection lens of the detection member, and the drying member being capable of spraying drying agent to dry the surface of the detection lens.

4. The pipe inspection apparatus of claim 3, wherein The detection member comprises a detection body and a reversing shaft, at least one detection lens being mounted on the detection body, the reversing shaft being mounted on the detection body, and at least one end of the reversing shaft being obliquely protruding between two adjacent detection lenses on the detection body, the reversing shaft being rotatably connected to the moving body.

5. The pipeline detection device with a cleanable detection component according to claim 4, characterized in that: The pipe inspection device with cleanable detection member comprises an adjusting assembly, which comprises a first adjusting member mounted on the moving body, and the detection member being reversibly connected to the first adjusting member.

6. The pipe inspection apparatus of claim 5, wherein the washable detection member is a camera. The first adjusting member comprises a first driving member and a first driving belt, the first driving member being mounted on the moving body, and the first driving belt being rotatably connected to the first driving member, the first driving belt being mounted on the part of the reversing shaft protruding from the detection body.

7. The pipe inspection apparatus of claim 6, wherein the washable detection member is a camera. The moving body comprises a moving body and a mounting member, the rotating members and the driving assembly being mounted on the moving body, the mounting member being rotatably mounted on the front end of the moving body and extending away from the moving body to form at least one mounting part, the end of the reversing shaft protruding from the detection body being rotatably mounted on the mounting part, the first adjusting member being reversibly mounted on the mounting member to drive the detection member, and the adjusting assembly comprising a second adjusting member mounted on the moving body, the mounting member being rotatably connected to the second adjusting member with the direction perpendicular to the reversing shaft as the axis.

8. The pipe inspection apparatus of claim 7, wherein the washable detection member is a camera. The number of detection lenses of the detection member is five, wherein one detection lens is arranged in front of the detection body, and the other four detection lenses are arranged in the upper, lower, left and right directions of the detection body.

9. The pipe inspection apparatus of claim 7 wherein the washable detection member is a camera. The pipeline detection device further comprises a protection assembly, the protection assembly comprises a lower end protection piece, the lower end protection piece comprises two connecting parts and a blocking part, the two connecting parts are oppositely connected to the front end part of the moving body and located below the detection member, the other end part of the connecting part extends away from the moving body in the advancing direction of the moving body, and the end part of the connecting part away from the moving body is in front of the detection member, and the two ends of the blocking part are respectively connected to the end part of the connecting part away from the moving body, and the length of the blocking part is greater than the width of the detection member.

10. The pipe inspection apparatus of claim 9, wherein the washable detection member is a camera. The protection assembly further comprises a turnover protection piece, the turnover protection piece is arranged in a U shape, the two end parts of the turnover protection piece are respectively assembled with the two side walls of the moving body, and the turnover protection piece is arranged to be able to turn over to switch between horizontal and vertical placement states.