Locomotive pantograph camera
By designing a pantograph camera for locomotives, the problem of the old locomotives being unable to monitor the pantograph status was solved, realizing real-time monitoring and video storage of the pantograph's operating status, and improving the safety and ease of installation of the locomotive pantograph.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422643152.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-11
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-31
AI Technical Summary
The older locomotives did not have pantograph cameras installed, making it impossible to monitor the pantograph's status. Installation was inconvenient, and video monitoring of the locomotive's pantograph operation was not possible.
A pantograph camera for locomotives was designed, including a camera housing, a camera mounting bracket, a supplementary light heat sink, and a circuit board. Equipped with camera heating glass and supplementary light glass, it can monitor the pantograph's operating status in real time and automatically record and store video, and is easy to install.
It enables real-time monitoring of the pantograph's operating status, improving the safety and reliability of the locomotive's pantograph and making installation more convenient and faster.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pantograph monitoring equipment, specifically a locomotive pantograph camera. Background Technology
[0002] A pantograph is a device used by electric locomotives to collect current from the overhead contact line. Its pantograph plate is in direct contact with the contact wire to collect current for the locomotive. Pantographs can be divided into single-arm pantographs and double-arm pantographs. Both are composed of components such as a pantograph plate, upper frame, lower arm (double-arm pantographs use a lower frame), base frame, lifting spring, transmission cylinder, and support insulators.
[0003] The older locomotives did not have pantograph cameras installed, making it impossible to monitor the pantograph's status. When retrofitting older locomotives or adding cameras to new ones, the installation of pantograph cameras was inconvenient and could not achieve video monitoring of the locomotive's pantograph operation status. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a pantograph camera for locomotives to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0006] A pantograph camera for locomotives includes a camera housing, inside which a camera mounting bracket is fixedly installed. The camera and circuit board are mounted on the camera mounting bracket. The camera is used to monitor the pantograph's operating status. The front window of the camera housing is equipped with a camera heating glass and a supplementary light glass, with the camera heating glass corresponding to the camera. A supplementary light heat sink is installed inside the camera mounting bracket, and a supplementary light is installed inside the supplementary light heat sink. A base plate is provided at the bottom opening of the camera housing.
[0007] Based on the above technical solutions, this utility model also provides the following optional technical solutions:
[0008] In one alternative: a camera sealing gasket is provided at the bottom of the camera housing, and the camera sealing gasket and the camera housing have multiple interconnected mounting holes.
[0009] In one alternative: the camera mounting bracket has a through hole on its exterior, and the fill light heat sink has multiple screw holes that mate with the through hole. Locking bolts are installed inside the screw holes, and the fill light heat sink is mounted on the camera mounting bracket by the locking bolts.
[0010] In one alternative: both the camera heating glass and the fill light glass are made of tempered glass, and the camera heating glass has a heating wire and a temperature sensor inside.
[0011] In one alternative: the base plate is provided with a plurality of fixing bolts, and the base plate is fixedly connected to the camera housing by the fixing bolts.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0013] The locomotive pantograph camera consists of a camera housing and an internal camera and supplementary light. It is suitable for retrofitting old locomotives and adding to new locomotives. The pantograph camera monitors the pantograph's operating status in real time, automatically records and stores video, and allows for playback at any time. This makes the installation of the pantograph camera more convenient and quick, and improves the safety and reliability of the locomotive pantograph by detecting the pantograph's working status in real time. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the pantograph camera on a locomotive.
[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the camera sealing gasket in a locomotive pantograph camera.
[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the camera housing in a locomotive pantograph camera.
[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the camera structure in the pantograph camera of a locomotive.
[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the supplementary light in the pantograph camera of a locomotive.
[0019] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the camera mounting bracket in a locomotive pantograph camera.
[0020] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the supplementary light heat sink in the pantograph camera of a locomotive.
[0021] Figure label annotations: 1-Camera heating glass, 2-Fill light glass, 3-Camera sealing gasket, 4-Camera housing, 5-Base plate, 6-Camera mounting bracket, 7-Fill light heat sink, 8-Fill light, 9-Circuit board, 10-Camera, 11-Fixing bolt, 12-Mounting hole, 13-Through hole, 14-Screw hole, 15-Locking bolt. Detailed Implementation
[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. In the drawings and description, similar or identical parts are referred to by the same reference numerals, and in practical applications, the shape, thickness, or height of each component may be enlarged or reduced. The embodiments listed in this utility model are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of this utility model. Any obvious modifications or changes made to this utility model do not depart from its spirit and scope.
[0023] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-7 As shown, the locomotive pantograph camera includes a camera housing 4, a camera mounting bracket 6 fixedly installed inside the camera housing 4, a camera 10 and a circuit board 9 installed on the camera mounting bracket 6, the camera 10 being used to monitor the pantograph's operating status, a camera heating glass 1 corresponding to the camera 10 being installed outside the camera housing 4, a supplementary light heat sink 7 being installed inside the camera mounting bracket 6, a supplementary light 8 being installed inside the supplementary light heat sink 7, the supplementary light 8 being composed of multiple LED beads, the LED beads being 7500K color temperature white LED beads, a supplementary light glass 2 being installed outside the camera housing 4, and a base plate 5 being installed at the bottom opening of the camera housing 4.
[0024] The locomotive pantograph camera consists of a camera housing 4 and an internal camera 10 and supplementary light 8. The pantograph camera monitors the pantograph's operating status in real time, automatically records and stores video, and allows for playback at any time. The camera is installed at the usage location via the camera housing 4. The fixed installation of the camera 10 and supplementary light 8 is more convenient and suitable for retrofitting old locomotives and adding to new locomotives. As an example, the left, right, up, and down positions of the various components shown in the attached drawings are only one arrangement method, and the specific positions are set according to specific needs.
[0025] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, a camera sealing gasket 3 is provided at the bottom of the camera housing 4. The camera sealing gasket 3 is adhered to the bottom of the housing. The camera sealing gasket 3 and the camera housing 4 have multiple interconnected mounting holes 12, through which the entire camera is installed and fixed.
[0026] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-7 As shown, the camera mounting bracket 6 has a through hole 13 on its exterior, and the fill light heat sink 7 has a plurality of screw holes 14 that mate with the through hole 13. The screw holes 14 are fitted with locking bolts 15, and the fill light heat sink 7 is mounted on the camera mounting bracket 6 by means of the locking bolts 15.
[0027] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-2As shown, both the camera heating glass 1 and the fill light glass 2 are made of tempered glass, and the camera heating glass 1 is equipped with a heating wire and a temperature sensor.
[0028] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, the base plate 5 is provided with a plurality of fixing bolts 11, and the base plate 5 is fixedly connected to the camera housing 4 by the fixing bolts 11.
[0029] The above embodiments of this utility model provide a pantograph camera for locomotives. The supplementary light 8 is installed inside the supplementary light heat sink 7 using four M3 bolts. The camera 10 is installed on the camera mounting bracket 6 using two bolts, the supplementary light heat sink 7 using four locking bolts 15, and the circuit board 9 using four bolts. The camera heating glass 1 and the supplementary light glass 2 are glued to the front window of the camera housing 4. The assembled camera mounting bracket 6 is installed inside the camera housing 4 using six bolts. The base plate 5 is installed on the camera housing 4 using fixing bolts 11, and the camera sealing gasket 3 is glued to the bottom of the camera housing 4, thus completing the assembly of the pantograph camera.
[0030] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A pantograph camera for locomotives, including a camera housing, characterized in that, A camera mounting bracket is fixedly installed inside the camera housing. The camera and circuit board are mounted on the camera mounting bracket. The camera is used to monitor the pantograph's operating status. A camera heating glass and a fill light glass are installed in the front window of the camera housing. The camera heating glass corresponds to the camera. A fill light heat sink is installed inside the camera mounting bracket. A fill light is installed inside the fill light heat sink. A base plate is provided at the bottom opening of the camera housing.
2. The locomotive pantograph camera according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the camera housing is provided with a camera sealing gasket, and the camera sealing gasket and the camera housing have multiple interconnected mounting holes.
3. The locomotive pantograph camera according to claim 2, characterized in that, The camera mounting bracket has a through hole on its exterior, and the fill light heat sink has multiple screw holes that mate with the through hole. Locking bolts are installed inside the screw holes, and the fill light heat sink is mounted on the camera mounting bracket by the locking bolts.
4. The locomotive pantograph camera according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the camera heating glass and the fill light glass are made of tempered glass, and the camera heating glass is equipped with a heating wire and a temperature sensor inside.
5. The locomotive pantograph camera according to claim 1, characterized in that, The base plate is provided with multiple fixing bolts, and the base plate is fixedly connected to the camera housing by the fixing bolts.