Quadruped robot dog with protective camera structure

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of robots, and discloses a quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure, which comprises a robot dog body, a camera hole is arranged at the front end of the head of the robot dog body, a camera component is connected in the camera hole, a turnover groove is arranged on one side of the camera hole close to the robot dog body, and the camera component is connected with the turnover groove. A containing groove is formed in the top of the overturning groove, a driving groove is formed in the side, close to the image head hole, of the containing groove, an overturning assembly is connected into the driving groove, and the overturning assembly is connected with the camera assembly. According to the quadruped robot dog with the camera protection structure, through the overturning assembly, the camera shooting assembly is overturned towards the interior of the storage groove when being collided and extruded, so that rigid collision between the camera shooting assembly and a contact object is avoided, a camera is protected, and the damage rate of the camera shooting assembly is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of robotics technology, specifically to a quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure. Background Technology

[0002] A quadruped robot dog is a robot designed to mimic the walking style of animals. It typically has four movable legs, enabling it to move on various terrains, such as flat ground, grass, sand, and even stairs. During movement and adjustment, the robot dog needs to collect information about its surroundings using cameras, making the camera a crucial component. To prevent damage to the camera from collisions with external objects during use, protective structures are usually installed at the camera's location.

[0003] For example, patent CN219467887U discloses a quadruped robot dog, including a leg structure and a body. The leg structure has four legs, arranged symmetrically in pairs on both sides of the body. The body includes a front part and a rear part. The front part has a mounting base, a camera, and a protective shell. The protective shell is located outside the mounting base. The leg structures are mounted on the side of the mounting base, and the upper end has a base for connecting external devices. The camera is located at the front end of the mounting base. The protective shell includes an integrally connected abutment part and a protective part. The abutment part is inclined and protrudes outward to form a protective cavity for mounting the camera. The abutment part has a camera hole. The other side of the protective part is connected to the mounting base. By setting a protective shell with a special structure, the camera is protected without obstructing the camera's acquisition range, ensuring stable protection for the camera.

[0004] However, the quadruped robot dog described above still has the following problems:

[0005] Although the protective shell can protect the camera at the front of the robot dog, if the end of a thin, rod-like object such as a stick pokes into the camera during use, it may cause collision damage to the camera without contacting the protective shell, affecting the normal use of the robot dog. The actual protective effect is limited. Utility Model Content

[0006] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure. For example, when the camera is squeezed, the squeezing force can retract the camera into the robot dog, thereby avoiding rigid collisions between the camera and the object it contacts and reducing potential collision damage to the camera.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure, comprising a robot dog body, an image hole at the front end of the head of the robot dog body, a camera component connected inside the image hole, a flip groove on the side of the image hole near the robot dog body, a storage groove at the top of the flip groove, a drive groove on the side of the storage groove near the image hole, a flip component connected inside the drive groove, and the flip component connected to the camera component.

[0008] Furthermore, the camera assembly includes a camera frame and a camera body. The camera frame is slidably connected to the camera hole. A mounting hole is provided on the side of the camera frame away from the robot dog body. The camera body is located in the mounting hole and is fixedly connected to the mounting hole. The flipping component is connected to the front end of the top of the camera frame. The edge of the camera frame away from the flipping component is slidably connected to the flipping groove. The storage groove is matched and set with the camera frame.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom of the head hole is designed with a bevel.

[0010] Furthermore, the flipping assembly includes a flipping bar and two flipping shafts. The flipping bar is slidably connected to the drive groove. Rotating holes are provided on both sides of the drive groove. The two flipping shafts are fixedly connected to both ends of the flipping bar, and the two flipping shafts are rotatably connected to the two rotating holes. The flipping bar is fixedly connected to the front end of the camera frame away from the top of the machine hook body.

[0011] Furthermore, a spring groove is provided on the inner wall of the rotating hole, and a torsion spring is fixedly connected in the spring groove. The torsion spring is sleeved on the adjacent rotating shaft, and one end of the torsion spring is fixedly connected to the spring groove, while the other end is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft.

[0012] Furthermore, a protective glass is attached to the side of the head frame that is away from the robot dog's main body.

[0013] Furthermore, a mounting slot is provided on the side of the camera frame away from the robot dog body, and the protective glass is fixedly connected to the mounting slot. The protective glass is located on the side of the camera body away from the robot dog body.

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

[0015] This quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure uses a flipping component to flip the camera component into a storage slot when it is subjected to collision or pressure, thereby avoiding rigid collision between the camera component and the object it contacts, protecting the camera and reducing the damage rate of the camera component. Attached Figure Description

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

[0017] Figure 2This is an exploded view of the head connection structure of the robot dog body of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 Based on Figure 2 A partial cross-sectional view of the connection structure;

[0019] Figure 4 Based on Figure 3 Another angle of the connecting structure cross-sectional diagram;

[0020] Figure 5 Based on Figure 4 Another form of connection structure diagram;

[0021] Figure 6 Based on Figure 3 An exploded view of the connection structure.

[0022] In the diagram: 1. Robot dog body; 2. Camera frame; 3. Camera body; 4. Flip bar; 5. Flip shaft; 6. Torsion spring; 7. Protective glass; 101. Camera hole; 102. Flip groove; 103. Storage groove; 104. Drive groove; 105. Rotary hole; 106. Spring groove; 201. Mounting hole; 202. Mounting groove. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.

[0024] Please see Figure 1 - Figure 6 A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure includes a robot dog body 1. The front end of the head of the robot dog body 1 has a camera hole 101. A camera component is connected inside the camera hole 101. A flip groove 102 is opened on the side of the camera hole 101 near the body of the robot dog body 1. A storage groove 103 is opened on the top of the flip groove 102. A drive groove 104 is opened on the side of the storage groove 103 near the camera hole 101. A flip component is connected inside the drive groove 104. The flip component is connected to the camera component.

[0025] like Figure 1 - Figure 6 As shown, the quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure in this utility model is similar in structure to existing quadruped robot dogs with protective camera structures, such as the quadruped robot dog disclosed in patent publication number CN219467887U. The main improvement of this utility model is to reduce the damage rate of the camera in the event of a collision. Figures 1 to 6As shown, in the present invention, when the quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure is in use, if the end of an object such as a stick pokes the camera component at the front of the robot dog body 1 without contacting the robot dog body 1 while it is moving forward, the camera component will be subjected to the impact and squeezing force. It will then move from the camera hole 101 to the rearward flipping groove 102 through the flipping component, and then continue to flip upward and move into the storage groove 103. This avoids the end of the stick object from causing a rigid collision with the camera component, thus protecting the camera component and reducing the probability of collision damage to the camera component.

[0026] like Figure 1 - Figure 6 As shown, the camera assembly includes a camera frame 2 and a camera body 3. The camera frame 2 is slidably connected to the camera hole 101. A mounting hole 201 is provided on the side of the camera frame 2 away from the robot dog body 1. The camera body 3 is located in the mounting hole 201 and is fixedly connected to the mounting hole 201. The flip component is connected to the front end of the top of the camera frame 2. The edge of the camera frame 2 away from the flip component is slidably connected to the flip groove 102. The storage groove 103 is matched and set with the camera frame 2. The camera body 3 is installed in the mounting hole 201 inside the camera frame 2, thereby protecting the periphery of the camera body 3. At the same time, the flip component, through its connection with the camera frame 2, protects the camera body 3 inside when the camera frame 2 moves within the flip groove 102 and the storage groove 103, preventing collision damage to the camera body 3. When the camera frame 2 moves into the storage groove 103, the camera frame 2 is completely located within the storage groove 103, causing the end of the colliding rod to slide into the flip groove 102, thereby preventing it from continuing to poke the side of the camera body 3 or the camera frame 2, reducing squeezing damage to the camera component.

[0027] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the bottom of the camera hole 101 is designed with a slope. The bottom of the camera hole 101 is set to slope downward from the inside out, so that after liquid enters the camera hole 101, the liquid inside can flow out smoothly along the sloped bottom. It should be noted that when the camera frame 2 is flipped inward, there is no contact friction between the bottom of the camera hole 101 and the bottom edge of the camera frame 2, so as to avoid obstructing the flipping of the camera frame 2.

[0028] like Figure 3 - Figure 6As shown, the flipping assembly includes a flipping strip 4 and two flipping shafts 5. The flipping strip 4 is slidably connected to the drive groove 104. Rotating holes 105 are provided on both sides of the drive groove 104. The two flipping shafts 5 are fixedly connected to both ends of the flipping strip 4 and rotatably connected to the two rotating holes 105. The flipping strip 4 is fixedly connected to the front end of the camera frame 2 away from the top of the robot dog body 1. When the camera body 3 and the camera frame 2 are subjected to external impact and pressure, they move from the camera hole 101 to the rear flipping groove 102 through the flipping strip 4 and the two flipping shafts 5. If the force continues, they continue to flip from the flipping groove 102 and move into the storage groove 103.

[0029] like Figure 3 - Figure 6 As shown, a spring groove 106 is provided on the inner wall of the rotating hole 105. A torsion spring 6 is fixedly connected in the spring groove 106. The torsion spring 6 is sleeved on the adjacent flip shaft 5, and one end of the torsion spring 6 is fixedly connected to the spring groove 106, while the other end is fixedly connected to the flip shaft 5. When the object that collided with and squeezed the camera assembly is moved out of the camera hole 101, the torsion spring 6 in the spring groove 106 can pop the camera frame 2 and the camera body 3 out of the flip groove 102 or the storage groove 103, thereby resetting the camera body 3 and resuming video recording. It should be noted that the torsion spring 6 has a certain torque to prevent the camera frame 2 from shaking under the flip bar 4 during the robot dog's movement, thus improving the stability of the camera body 3.

[0030] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a protective glass 7 is connected to the side of the camera frame 2 away from the robot dog body 1. By installing the protective glass 7 at the end of the camera frame 2, the internally installed camera body 3 is better protected, preventing damage to the camera body 3.

[0031] like Figure 1 - Figure 6 As shown, a mounting groove 202 is provided on the side of the camera frame 2 away from the robot dog body 1. The protective glass 7 is fixedly connected to the mounting groove 202, and the protective glass is located on the side of the camera body away from the robot dog body. By installing the protective glass 7 in the mounting groove 202, the end of the camera frame 2 is not protruding, thereby reducing the possible accumulation of dust on the side of the camera frame 2 and improving the shooting effect. The protective glass 7 can be fixed in the mounting groove 202 by adhesive or other means.

[0032] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure, comprising a robot dog body (1), characterized in that: The front end of the head of the robot dog body (1) is provided with a camera hole (101), and a camera component is connected inside the camera hole (101). A flip groove (102) is provided on the side of the camera hole (101) near the body of the robot dog body (1). A storage groove (103) is provided at the top of the flip groove (102). A drive groove (104) is provided on the side of the storage groove (103) near the camera hole (101). A flip component is connected inside the drive groove (104). The flip component is connected to the camera component.

2. A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The camera assembly includes a camera frame (2) and a camera body (3). The camera frame (2) is slidably connected to the camera hole (101). The camera frame (2) has a mounting hole (201) on the side away from the robot dog body (1). The camera body (3) is located in the mounting hole (201) and is fixedly connected to the mounting hole (201). The flipping component is connected to the front end of the top of the camera frame (2). The edge of the camera frame (2) away from the flipping component is slidably connected to the flipping groove (102). The storage groove (103) is matched with the camera frame (2).

3. A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom of the camera hole (101) is designed with a bevel.

4. A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The flipping assembly includes a flipping strip (4) and two flipping shafts (5). The flipping strip (4) is slidably connected to the drive groove (104). Rotating holes (105) are provided on both sides of the drive groove (104). The two flipping shafts (5) are fixedly connected to both ends of the flipping strip (4) respectively. The two flipping shafts (5) are rotatably connected to the two rotating holes (105) respectively. The flipping strip (4) is fixedly connected to the front end of the camera frame (2) away from the top of the robot dog body (1).

5. A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner wall of the rotating hole (105) is provided with a spring groove (106), and a torsion spring (6) is connected in the spring groove (106). The torsion spring (6) is sleeved on the adjacent rotating shaft (5), and one end of the torsion spring (6) is fixedly connected to the spring groove (106), and the other end is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft (5).

6. A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The camera frame (2) is connected to a protective glass (7) on the side of the robot dog body (1) away from the robot dog body.

7. A quadruped robot dog with a protective camera structure according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The camera frame (2) has a mounting groove (202) on the side away from the robot dog body (1). The protective glass (7) is fixedly connected to the mounting groove (202) and is located on the side of the camera body (3) away from the robot dog body (1).

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