Digital hail and rain separate measuring instrument

Through a unique hail and rain filter grid design and an automatic water replenishment system, the problem of existing instruments being unable to accurately separate hail and rainwater has been solved, achieving high-precision and stable hail and rain measurements, adapting to complex environments, and reducing maintenance costs.

CN223501190UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-31HEBEI WEATHER MODIFICATION OFFICE
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Application Number
CN202423037903.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-10
Publication Date
2025-10-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-10

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Technical Problem

Existing hail and rain measurement instruments cannot accurately separate hail and rainwater, and lack an effective automatic water replenishment system, which affects measurement accuracy and stability.

Method used

Employing a unique hail and rain filter grid design and an automatic water replenishment system, it measures the volume of water displaced by hail using Archimedes' principle. Combined with buffer components and a metering tipping bucket, it achieves precise separation of hail and rainwater and automatic water replenishment, ensuring measurement accuracy and stability.

Benefits of technology

It achieves precise separation of hail and rainwater, improves measurement accuracy, ensures long-term stability of measurement data, reduces maintenance costs and difficulty, and adapts to complex field environments.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of meteorological observation, and discloses a digital hail rain separate measuring instrument which comprises a shell, the top end of the outer wall of the shell is fixedly connected with a barrel body, the side wall of the inner side of the barrel body is fixedly connected with a guide pipe, the bottom end of the inner wall of the shell is fixedly connected with a support, and the end, away from the shell, of the support is fixedly connected with a rainfall sewer pipe. The top end of the outer wall of the rainfall sewer pipe is fixedly connected with a rainfall water container, the inner side wall of the rainfall water container is fixedly connected with a hail filtering grid a, the bottom end of the inner side wall of the shell is fixedly connected with a hail filtering grid b, the surface of the base is rotationally connected with a metering tipping bucket, and the side wall of the shell is provided with a buffer assembly. According to the utility model, the hail and rain filtering grids are reasonable in design and spacing, hail and rain can be accurately separated, and the hail and the rain are respectively guided into the corresponding components such as the measuring system, the rainfall water container and the guide pipe for cooperative work, so that the accuracy of rain measurement is ensured.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of meteorological observation, and in particular to a digital hail and rain measuring instrument. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of meteorological observation, accurate measurement of hail data is of paramount importance for meteorological research, agricultural production, and disaster early warning. Precise hail measurements help meteorologists gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics and patterns of atmospheric precipitation processes, providing crucial data support for weather forecasting models and improving the accuracy of weather predictions.

[0003] Currently, existing hail and rain measurement instruments have some shortcomings: On the one hand, the filter devices of some instruments are not designed reasonably enough, and cannot accurately separate hail and rainwater completely, resulting in deviations in measurement results. For example, some simple filter structures cannot effectively cope with hail of different sizes and complex precipitation conditions, which may cause some hail to mix into the rainwater measurement system or rainwater to mix into the hail measurement system. On the other hand, many instruments lack an effective automatic water replenishment system or their water replenishment system is not accurate and intelligent enough. When working in the field for a long time, the measurement medium (such as water) will decrease due to water evaporation or other reasons, affecting the measurement accuracy, and it cannot automatically adjust and replenish according to the actual situation. Therefore, a digital hail and rain measurement instrument is proposed to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] To overcome the above shortcomings, this utility model provides a digital hail and rain separation instrument, which aims to improve the problem in the prior art that it is impossible to accurately separate hail and rainwater completely, resulting in deviations in the measurement results.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a digital hail and rain measuring instrument, comprising a housing, a barrel fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the housing, a guide tube fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the barrel, a bracket fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the housing, a rain gauge drain pipe fixedly connected to the end of the bracket away from the housing, a rain gauge water container fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the rain gauge drain pipe, a hail filter grid a fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the rain gauge water container, a hail filter grid b fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner side wall of the housing, a guide plate fixedly connected to the bottom of the hail filter grid b, an automatic water replenishment tank fixedly connected to the left side of the bottom of the inner wall of the housing, a hail and rain converter fixedly connected to the right side of the bottom of the inner wall of the housing, two sets of bases fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the housing, a connection port fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the base, a metering tipping bucket rotatably connected to the surface of the base, and a buffer assembly provided on the side wall of the housing.

[0006] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0007] The buffer assembly includes buffer plate a and buffer plate b. Buffer plate a is fixedly connected to the side wall at the top of the housing, and buffer plate b is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the automatic water replenishment tank. A connecting pipe is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the automatic water replenishment tank. The housing is detachably equipped with four sets of baffles.

[0008] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0009] The rainwater drain pipe runs through and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hail filter grid b.

[0010] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0011] The guide plate is fixedly connected to the side wall at the top of the housing.

[0012] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0013] The base has two sets of feed inlets on its surface.

[0014] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0015] The end of the connecting pipe corresponds to the left connection port, and the end of the rainwater drain pipe corresponds to the right connection port.

[0016] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0017] Both the buffer plate b and the top of the automatic water replenishment tank are provided with feed inlets.

[0018] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0019] The rainwater drain pipe runs through and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide plate.

[0020] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] 1. In this utility model, the unique hail and rain filter grid design, with reasonable spacing, can accurately separate hail and rainwater and introduce them into the corresponding measurement systems. The coordinated work of components such as the rainwater collector and guide tube ensures the accuracy of rainwater measurement. The hail and rain converter, based on Archimedes' principle, determines the amount of hail by measuring the volume of water displaced by the hail, effectively improving the accuracy of hail and rain measurement and providing reliable data support for meteorological research, agricultural production, and other fields.

[0022] 2. In this utility model, the automatic water replenishment system can automatically replenish water according to the water level changes in the hail and rain converter, adapt to water evaporation and other conditions in complex outdoor environments, ensure the long-term stability of measurement data, and the detachable baffle and reasonable internal structure design facilitate equipment inspection and maintenance, reduce maintenance costs and difficulties, improve the reliability and service life of the equipment, and are conducive to long-term stable operation at meteorological observation stations. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall three-dimensional structure of the digital hail and rain measuring instrument proposed in this utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the shell and barrel of the digital hail and rain analyzer proposed in this utility model.

[0025] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the metering tipping bucket and base of the digital hail and rain measuring instrument proposed in this utility model.

[0026] Legend:

[0027] 1. Shell; 2. Baffle; 3. Bucket body; 4. Guide tube; 5. Bracket; 6. Rainwater drain pipe; 7. Rainwater collector; 8. Hail filter grid a; 9. Hail filter grid b; 10. Guide plate; 11. Buffer plate a; 12. Buffer plate b; 13. Automatic water replenishment tank; 14. Hail-rain converter; 15. Base; 16. Connection port; 17. Metering tipping bucket; 18. Connecting pipe. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0029] Reference Figure 1 - Figure 3This utility model provides an embodiment of a digital hail and rain measuring instrument, including a housing 1. The housing 1 is detachably equipped with four sets of baffles 2. The surface of the baffles 2 is provided with handles, which can be used to easily disassemble and open the baffles 2 to inspect the inside of the housing 1. A barrel 3 is fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the housing 1. A guide tube 4 is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the barrel 3. The guide tube 4 is conical in shape, which can guide the collected hail and rain. A bracket 5 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the housing 1. A rain gauge drain pipe 6 is fixedly connected to the end of the bracket 5 away from the housing 1. The rain gauge drain pipe 6 is a rigid pipe. The bracket 5 can fix the installation position of the rain gauge drain pipe 6. The rain gauge drain pipe 6 passes through and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide plate 10.

[0030] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 A rainwater collection device 7 is fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the rainwater collection pipe 6. The surface of the rainwater collection device 7 has a notch, allowing hail to be discharged outwards from the notch when it enters the device, while rainwater enters the rainwater collection pipe 6 through the filter holes of the hail filter grid a8, then flows into the corresponding connection port 16 and falls onto the surface of the metering tipping bucket 17 for measurement. The inner side wall of the rainwater collection device 7 is fixedly connected to the hail filter grid a8, and the bottom of the inner side wall of the housing 1... A hail filter grid b9 is fixedly connected. The surface of the hail filter grid b9 has multiple sets of filter holes, so that when hail falls on the surface of the hail filter grid b9, rainwater will fall down along the filter holes of the hail filter grid b9, and the hail will enter the surface of the guide plate 10 along the inclined surface of the hail filter grid b9, thereby guiding it to the interior of the hail-rain converter 14. The rainwater drain pipe 6 passes through and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hail filter grid b9. The bottom end of the hail filter grid b9 is fixedly connected to the guide plate 10, and the guide plate 10 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the top of the housing 1.

[0031] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3An automatic water replenishment tank 13 is fixedly connected to the left side of the bottom of the inner wall of the housing 1. Both the buffer plate b12 and the top of the automatic water replenishment tank 13 have inlets. A hail / rain converter 14 is fixedly connected to the right side of the bottom of the inner wall of the housing 1. Two sets of bases 15 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the housing 1. Two sets of inlets are opened on the surface of the bases 15. By setting two sets of bases 15, rainwater falling on the surface of the metering tipping bucket 17 will cause the metering tipping bucket 17 to shake, allowing rainwater to enter the interior of the bases 15 from the inlets on both sides. A connection port 16 is fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the base 15. The end of the connecting pipe 18 corresponds to the left connection port 16. Rainwater drain pipe 6... The end of the device corresponds to the right connection port 16. The surface of the base 15 is rotatably connected to the metering tipping bucket 17. The side wall of the housing 1 is provided with a buffer assembly, which includes a buffer plate a11 and a buffer plate b12. The buffer plate a11 is fixedly connected to the side wall at the top of the housing 1, and the buffer plate b12 is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the automatic water replenishment tank 13. By setting the buffer plate a11 and the buffer plate b12, the collected hail and rain can be buffered when they fall. The outer side wall of the automatic water replenishment tank 13 is fixedly connected to a connecting pipe 18. By setting the connecting pipe 18, the water inside the automatic water replenishment tank 13 can enter the corresponding connection port 16 from the connecting pipe 18 for measurement.

[0032] Working principle: When hail occurs, rainwater and hail are collected by the barrel body 3 and guided into the shell 1 through the guide tube 4. At the rainwater collector 7, due to the notch on its surface, hail will be discharged out through the notch, while rainwater will enter the rainwater drain pipe 6 through the filter holes of the hail filter grid a8, and then flow into the corresponding connection port 16 through the rainwater drain pipe 6, and finally fall on the surface of the metering tipping bucket 17. As for hail, when it falls on the surface of the hail filter grid b9, rainwater falls down along the filter holes, while hail enters the surface of the guide plate 10 along the slope, and is then guided into the hail-rain converter 14, thus realizing the initial separation and collection of hail and rain.

[0033] The metering tipping bucket 17 is rotatably connected to the surface of the base 15. The base 15 is fixed to the bottom of the inner wall of the housing 1 and has a connection port 16 on its surface. When rainwater flows into the connection port 16 through the rainwater drain pipe 6 and falls onto the surface of the metering tipping bucket 17, the metering tipping bucket 17 will shake due to gravity as the rainwater accumulates. When the water collection volume reaches a certain amount (e.g., 1mm), the metering tipping bucket 17 flips over, and the other chamber rises to the water-collecting state. When the water collection reaches the set value, it flips over again, and so on, forming a water-collecting and flipping process. During the flipping process of the metering tipping bucket 17, the magnet on its side scans the magnetic control switch on the top, and the magnetic control switch then connects to the magnetic control switch. The magnetic switch is turned on and off. Each time the magnetic switch is turned on and off, a pulse signal is output, representing 0.1 mm of precipitation. This pulse signal is output to the secondary instrument through the signal cable, thereby realizing remote measurement of precipitation and accurate recording of rainfall data. The hail-rain converter 14 is located on the right side of the bottom of the inner wall of the housing 1. Its interior is filled with a certain amount of water. When the separated hail is introduced into the hail-rain converter 14, according to Archimedes' principle, the volume of water that the hail entering the hail-rain converter 14 turns into is equal to the volume of water displaced by the hail. That is, the hail will displace water when it enters. By measuring the amount of water displaced, the amount of hail can be obtained, thereby realizing the indirect measurement and statistics of hail.

[0034] In outdoor working environments, the water level in the hail-rain converter 14 will decrease due to factors such as evaporation. When the water level in the hail-rain converter 14 drops, its built-in sensor detects the data change and triggers the water pump to work. The water pump draws water from the automatic water replenishment tank 13 into the hail-rain converter 14 to replenish it. When the water level returns to the original position, the water pump stops working. In addition, the system can also prompt the user to replenish water based on the sensor data of the automatic water replenishment tank 13. When the water level sensor of the hail-rain converter 14 detects that the water level is insufficient, the main board automatically turns on the water pump to pump water and automatically enters the calibration mode. When the system detects rainfall data in the metering tipping bucket 17 below, the system stops the water pump and automatically completes a water replenishment operation. The system also has multiple working modes such as timed water replenishment and water replenishment detected by the liquid level sensor to ensure that there is always an appropriate amount of water in the hail-rain converter 14 to ensure the accuracy and stability of the measurement data.

[0035] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A digital hail and rain analyzer, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that: A barrel body (3) is fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the shell (1). A guide tube (4) is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the barrel body (3). A bracket (5) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the shell (1). A rainwater drain pipe (6) is fixedly connected to the end of the bracket (5) away from the shell (1). A rainwater collector (7) is fixedly connected to the top of the outer wall of the rainwater drain pipe (6). A hail filter a (8) is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the rainwater collector (7). A hail filter a (8) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner side wall of the shell (1). b(9), the bottom end of the hail filter grid b(9) is fixedly connected to a guide plate (10), the left side of the bottom end of the inner wall of the housing (1) is fixedly connected to an automatic water replenishment tank (13), the right side of the bottom end of the inner wall of the housing (1) is fixedly connected to a hail-rain converter (14), the bottom end of the inner wall of the housing (1) is fixedly connected to two sets of bases (15), the top end of the outer wall of the base (15) is fixedly connected to a connection port (16), the surface of the base (15) is rotatably connected to a metering tipping bucket (17), and the side wall of the housing (1) is provided with a buffer assembly.

2. The digital hail and rain measuring instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The buffer assembly includes a buffer plate a (11) and a buffer plate b (12). The buffer plate a (11) is fixedly connected to the side wall at the top of the housing (1). The buffer plate b (12) is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the automatic water replenishment tank (13). The outer side wall of the automatic water replenishment tank (13) is fixedly connected to a connecting pipe (18). The housing (1) is detachably equipped with four sets of baffles (2).

3. The digital hail and rain measuring instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rainwater drain pipe (6) runs through and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hail filter b (9).

4. The digital hail and rain measuring instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide plate (10) is fixedly connected to the side wall at the top of the housing (1).

5. The digital hail and rain measuring instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (15) has two sets of feed ports on its surface.

6. The digital hail and rain measuring instrument according to claim 2, characterized in that: The end of the connecting pipe (18) corresponds to the left connecting port (16), and the end of the rainwater drain pipe (6) corresponds to the right connecting port (16).

7. The digital hail and rain measuring instrument according to claim 2, characterized in that: Both the buffer plate b (12) and the automatic water replenishment tank (13) have inlets at their top.

8. The digital hail and rain measuring instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rainwater drain pipe (6) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide plate (10).