Industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade
By designing the connection method between the top cover and components such as the U-shaped plate, buckle plate, and spring, the amount of bolts used is reduced, solving the problem of long disassembly time for industrial controllers, enabling convenient firmware upgrades and electrical component replacements, and improving maintenance efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423117283.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-17
AI Technical Summary
The disassembly time of industrial controllers is relatively long, mainly due to the large number of bolts, which makes disassembly inconvenient and affects the efficiency of replacing and maintaining electrical components.
An industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades was designed. It adopts a connection method of top cover and U-shaped plate, buckle plate and spring, which reduces the amount of bolts used, and the top cover can be opened easily through the lifting mechanism, which facilitates the replacement of electrical components.
It reduces the disassembly time of industrial controllers, facilitates the replacement and maintenance of electrical components, improves maintenance efficiency, and enables convenient firmware upgrades through the configuration panel.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to industrial controller technical field, concretely is a kind of industrial controller structure of supporting visual firmware upgrade. BACKGROUND
[0002] Industrial controller is a kind of computer hardware and software for controlling industrial equipment and system, it can realize the automatic control, monitoring and record to industrial equipment, to improve the production efficiency of factory.
[0003] The firmware of industrial controller can be updated by upgrading the function of industrial controller, prolong the use time of industrial controller. The service life of part of component and device inside industrial controller is shorter, leading to industrial controller failure, need to replace the electrical element inside industrial controller, but the shell of industrial controller is usually fixed using bolt, the number of bolt used is more, leading to the disassembly time of industrial controller is longer. CONTENT OF UTILITY MODEL
[0004] The utility model aims at providing a kind of industrial controller structure of supporting visual firmware upgrade, can reduce the bolt use amount of industrial controller shell, reduce the disassembly time of industrial controller, facilitate staff to open controller and replace and maintain electrical element therein.
[0005] In order to achieve the above object, a kind of industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade is provided, including controller main body, the upper end of the controller main body is equipped with top cover, and top cover extends to the controller main body, one end of the top cover is fixedly connected with rotating shaft, and rotating shaft both ends are located in one end of the controller main body and are rotatably connected with the controller main body, the middle of one end of the top cover is fixedly connected with connecting plate two, and connecting plate two is away from rotating shaft, the lower end of the middle of connecting plate two is fixedly connected with buckle plate, the end of the controller main body away from rotating shaft is fixedly connected with U-shaped plate, and U-shaped plate is located in the upper end of the controller main body, the buckle plate extends to the middle of U-shaped plate and is slidably connected with the inner wall of U-shaped plate, the middle of the buckle plate is equipped with limiting opening, and limiting opening penetrates the buckle plate, one end of the U-shaped plate is fixedly connected with sleeve, the inner wall of the sleeve is fixedly connected with spring one at one end, and spring one is away from U-shaped plate, the end of spring one towards U-shaped plate is fixedly connected with limiting plate one, and limiting plate one is slidably connected with the inner wall of sleeve, the middle of the end of limiting plate one away from spring one is fixedly connected with insertion plate, and one end of insertion plate penetrates sleeve and U-shaped plate and extends into limiting opening, and insertion plate is slidably connected with sleeve, U-shaped plate and limiting opening respectively, the middle of the end of limiting plate one is fixedly connected with connecting rod, and connecting rod is on the same side with spring one, one end of the connecting rod one away from limiting plate one penetrates sleeve and is slidably connected with sleeve, the middle of the end of the connecting rod one is fixedly connected with pull rod, and pull rod is away from limiting plate one;The end of the top cover away from rotating shaft is fixedly connected with two connecting plates one, and connecting plate one is located at the two side ends of top cover respectively, the top of one end of the controller main body is fixedly connected with two jacking mechanisms, and two jacking mechanisms are on the same side with connecting plate one and are located at the lower end of two connecting plates one respectively.Industrial controller shell can reduce the use amount of bolt, reduce the disassembly time of industrial controller, and facilitate the staff to open the controller and replace and maintain the electrical elements therein.
[0006] According to the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade, the jacking mechanism is composed of a shell, a spring two, a limiting plate two and a jacking rod, the shell is fixedly connected to the side end of the controller main body, and the upper end of the shell is in the same plane with the upper end of the controller main body, the spring two is fixedly connected to the bottom in the shell, the limiting plate two is fixedly connected to the upper end of the spring two, and the jacking rod is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper end of the limiting plate two, and the upper end of the jacking rod penetrates the shell and is slidably connected with the shell.Used to lift one side of the top cover, to facilitate the staff to lift the top cover.
[0007] According to the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade, the front end of the controller main body is fixedly connected with a configuration screen, and the surface of the configuration screen is provided with a USB interface.Industrial controller firmware is directly upgraded through the configuration screen, the whole updating process is convenient and intuitive, and is easy to popularize, and is not limited to a single supplier.
[0008] According to the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade, the two side ends of the controller main body are respectively provided with a plurality of heat dissipation grooves.
[0009] According to the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade, the upper end of the top cover is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation holes one, and one end of the controller main body is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation holes two, and the heat dissipation holes two are away from the rotating shaft.
[0010] According to the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade, the bottom of the one end of the controller main body away from the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with two mounting plates, and the mounting plates are respectively located at the two side ends of the controller main body.
[0011] According to the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade, the upper end of the insertion plate is provided with an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is away from the limiting plate one, and the top end of the limiting opening is slidably connected with the inclined surface.
[0012] According to the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade, the middle parts of the two side ends of the controller main body are respectively fixedly connected with fixed columns, and the fixed columns are located at the upper end of the controller main body, the middle parts of the two side ends of the top cover are respectively fixedly connected with L-shaped fixing frames, and the fixed columns and the fixing frames are slidably connected with the one end of the controller main body, the middle part of the one end of the fixing frame away from the controller main body is provided with a bolt, and the bolt penetrates through the fixing frame and extends into the fixed column, and the bolt is threadedly connected with the fixed column.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade has the beneficial effects that the insertion plate is pushed into the limiting opening of the buckle plate by the spring one to fix the top cover, the insertion plate is pulled out of the limiting opening by the pull rod, and the controller is convenient for the staff to open.
[0014] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be described in the following description and become apparent from the following description or will be learned by practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0015] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.
[0016] Figure 1 It is a first perspective view of the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade of the present application.
[0017] Figure 2 is a second perspective view of the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 is Figure 1 enlarged view of A in the middle;
[0019] Figure 4 is Figure 2 partial cross-sectional view of B in the middle;
[0020] Figure 5 is a sectional view of the jacking mechanism of the industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrade of the utility model.
[0021] In the figure: 1, top cover; 2, rotating shaft; 3, controller main body; 4, configuration screen; 5, heat dissipation groove; 6, heat dissipation hole one; 7, jacking mechanism; 8, mounting plate; 9, heat dissipation hole two; 10, connecting plate one; 11, fixed frame; 12, fixed column; 13, bolt; 14, pull rod; 15, sleeve; 16, spring one; 17, insertion plate; 18, U-shaped plate; 19, limiting port; 20, buckle plate; 21, connecting plate two; 22, limiting plate one; 23, connecting rod; 24, shell; 25, spring two; 26, limiting plate two; 27, jacking rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0023] Please refer to Figures 1-5The utility model provides a technical scheme: a kind of industrial controller structure of supporting visual firmware upgrade, including controller main body 3, the both sides end of controller main body 3 is equipped with several heat dissipation grooves 5, for increasing the heat dissipation surface of industrial controller surface, improve heat dissipation efficiency. The upper end of controller main body 3 is equipped with top cover 1, and top cover 1 extends to controller main body 3 inside, and the upper end middle part of top cover 1 is equipped with several heat dissipation holes one 6, and one end of controller main body 3 is equipped with several heat dissipation holes two 9, and heat dissipation holes two 9 are away from pivot 2, for making hot air in industrial controller discharge, and make outside low-temperature air enter industrial controller, form circulation. The front end of controller main body 3 is fixedly connected with configuration screen 4, and configuration screen 4 is directly connected with controller main body 3 by circuit, and the surface of configuration screen 4 is equipped with USB interface, and the firmware of industrial controller is directly upgraded by configuration screen 4, and the whole updating process is enough convenient and intuitive, and it is easy to promote, and it will not be limited to single supplier. One end of top cover 1 is fixedly connected with pivot 2, and the both ends of pivot 2 are located at one end of controller main body 3 and are rotatably connected with controller main body 3, and the bottom of one end of controller main body 3 away from pivot 2 is fixedly connected with two mounting plates 8, and mounting plate 8 is located at the both sides end of controller main body 3 respectively, for installing and fixing industrial controller. One end middle part of top cover 1 is fixedly connected with connecting plate two 21, and connecting plate two 21 is away from pivot 2, and the lower end middle part of connecting plate two 21 is fixedly connected with buckle plate 20, and one end of controller main body 3 away from pivot 2 is fixedly connected with U-shaped plate 18, and U-shaped plate 18 is located at the upper end of controller main body 3, and buckle plate 20 extends to the middle part of U-shaped plate 18 and is slidably connected with the inner wall of U-shaped plate 18, and the middle part of buckle plate 20 is equipped with limit port 19, and limit port 19 penetrates buckle plate 20, and one end of U-shaped plate 18 is fixedly connected with sleeve 15, and one end of the inner wall of sleeve 15 is fixedly connected with spring one 16, and spring one 16 is away from U-shaped plate 18, and one end of spring one 16 towards U-shaped plate 18 is fixedly connected with limit plate one 22, and limit plate one 22 is slidably connected with the inner wall of sleeve 15, and the middle part of one end of limit plate one 22 away from spring one 16 is fixedly connected with insertion plate 17, and one end of insertion plate 17 penetrates sleeve 15 and U-shaped plate 18 and extends into limit port 19, and insertion plate 17 is slidably connected with sleeve 15, U-shaped plate 18 and limit port 19 respectively, and the upper end of insertion plate 17 is equipped with inclined plane, and the direction of inclined plane is away from limit plate one 22, and limit port 19 top end is slidably connected with inclined plane, for reducing the resistance that buckle plate 20 inserts into U-shaped frame and contacts insertion plate 17.One end of the limiting plate 22 is fixedly connected with a connecting rod 23, and the connecting rod 23 is on the same side as the spring 16, and the end of the connecting rod 23 away from the limiting plate 22 penetrates the sleeve 15 and is slidably connected with the sleeve 15, and the middle of one end of the connecting rod 23 is fixedly connected with a pull rod 14, and the pull rod 14 is away from the limiting plate 22; the end of the top cover 1 away from the rotating shaft 2 is fixedly connected with two connecting plates 10, and the connecting plates 10 are located on the two sides of the top cover 1, respectively, one end of the controller body 3 is fixedly connected with two jacking mechanisms 7, and the two jacking mechanisms 7 are on the same side as the connecting plates 10 and are located at the lower ends of the two connecting plates 10, respectively, the jacking mechanism 7 is composed of a shell 24, a spring 25, a limiting plate 26 and a jacking rod 27, the shell 24 is fixedly connected to the side end of the controller body 3, and the upper end of the shell 24 is in the same plane as the upper end of the controller body 3, the spring 25 is fixedly connected to the bottom in the shell 24, the limiting plate 26 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the spring 25, and the jacking rod 27 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the limiting plate 26, and the upper end of the jacking rod 27 penetrates the shell 24 and is slidably connected with the shell 24, for lifting one side of the top cover 1, facilitating the staff to lift the top cover 1. The middle of the two side ends of the controller body 3 is fixedly connected with a fixed column 12, and the fixed column 12 is located at the upper end of the controller body 3, and the middle of the two side ends of the top cover 1 is fixedly connected with an L-shaped fixing frame 11, and the end of the fixed column 12 and the fixing frame 11 away from the controller body 3 is slidably connected, and the middle of the end of the fixing frame 11 away from the controller body 3 is provided with a bolt 13, and the bolt 13 penetrates the fixing frame 11 and extends into the fixed column 12, and the bolt 13 is threadedly connected with the fixed column 12, for further fixing the top cover 1, improving the fixing effect of the top cover 1.
[0024] Working principle: in use, first unscrew the bolt 13, then pull the pull rod 14 to make the insertion plate 17 enter the sleeve 15 away from the limiting opening 19, the spring 25 in the jacking mechanism 7 pushes the jacking rod 27 out of the shell 24, the jacking plate pushes up the connecting plate 10, one end of the top cover 1 is lifted, and the buckle plate 20 is driven away from the U-shaped frame, facilitating the staff to open the industrial controller, when the industrial controller is closed, press down the end of the top cover 1 away from the rotating shaft 2, make the buckle plate 20 enter the U-shaped frame, the insertion plate 17 is pushed into the sleeve 15 during the descending process of the buckle plate 20, when the buckle plate 20 coincides with the limiting opening 19 on the buckle plate 20, the spring 16 pushes the insertion plate 17 into the limiting opening 19, and the connecting plate 10 on the top cover 1 presses the jacking rod 27 into the shell 24.
[0025] The above embodiment of the utility model is described in detail in combination with the drawings, but the utility model is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made within the knowledge range of ordinary skilled in the art without departing from the purpose of the utility model.
Claims
1. An industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades, comprising a controller body (3), characterized in that, The controller body (3) has a top cover (1) at its upper end, which extends downward into the controller body (3). One end of the top cover (1) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (2), and both ends of the rotating shaft (2) are located at one end of the controller body (3) and are rotatably connected to the controller body (3). A connecting plate (21) is fixedly connected to the middle of one end of the top cover (1), and the connecting plate (21) is away from the rotating shaft (2). A buckle plate (20) is fixedly connected to the middle of the lower end of the connecting plate (21). The controller body (3) is fixedly connected to a U-shaped plate (18) at one end away from the rotating shaft (2), and the U-shaped plate (18) is located at the upper end of the controller body (3). The buckle plate (20) extends to the middle of the U-shaped plate (18) and slides in connection with the inner wall of the U-shaped plate (18). The buckle plate (20) has a limiting port (19) in the middle, and the limiting port (19) penetrates the buckle plate (20). A sleeve (15) is fixedly connected to one end of the U-shaped plate (18), and one end of the inner wall of the sleeve (15) is fixedly connected to... There is a spring (16), and the spring (16) is away from the U-shaped plate (18). The end of the spring (16) facing the U-shaped plate (18) is fixedly connected to a limiting plate (22), and the limiting plate (22) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sleeve (15). An insertion plate (17) is fixedly connected to the middle of the end of the limiting plate (22) away from the spring (16), and one end of the insertion plate (17) passes through the sleeve (15) and the U-shaped plate (18) and extends into the limiting port (19). 7) It is slidably connected to the sleeve (15), the U-shaped plate (18) and the limiting port (19) respectively. A connecting rod (23) is fixedly connected to the middle of one end of the limiting plate (22), and the connecting rod (23) is on the same side as the spring (16). The end of the connecting rod (23) away from the limiting plate (22) passes through the sleeve (15) and is slidably connected to the sleeve (15). A pull rod (14) is fixedly connected to the middle of one end of the connecting rod (23), and the pull rod (14) is away from the limiting plate (22). Two connecting plates (10) are fixedly connected to one end of the top cover (1) away from the rotating shaft (2), and the connecting plates (10) are located at the two sides of the top cover (1). Two lifting mechanisms (7) are fixedly connected to the top of one end of the controller body (3), and the two lifting mechanisms (7) are on the same side as the connecting plates (10) and located at the lower end of the two connecting plates (10).
2. The industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism (7) consists of a housing (24), a second spring (25), a second limiting plate (26), and a lifting rod (27). The housing (24) is fixedly connected to the side of the controller body (3), and the upper end of the housing (24) is on the same plane as the upper end of the controller body (3). The second spring (25) is fixedly connected to the bottom inside the housing (24). The second limiting plate (26) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the second spring (25). The lifting rod (27) is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper end of the second limiting plate (26), and the upper end of the lifting rod (27) penetrates the housing (24) and is slidably connected to the housing (24).
3. The industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the controller body (3) is fixedly connected to a configuration screen (4), and the surface of the configuration screen (4) is provided with a USB interface.
4. The industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The controller body (3) has several heat dissipation slots (5) on both sides.
5. The industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The top cover (1) has several heat dissipation holes (6) at the middle of its upper end, and the controller body (3) has several heat dissipation holes (9) at one end, with the heat dissipation holes (9) being far away from the rotating shaft (2).
6. The industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Two mounting plates (8) are fixedly connected to the bottom of the controller body (3) away from the rotating shaft (2), and the mounting plates (8) are located at the two sides of the controller body (3).
7. The industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the insertion plate (17) is provided with an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is oriented away from the limiting plate (22). The top end of the limiting port (19) is slidably connected to the inclined surface.
8. The industrial controller structure supporting visual firmware upgrades as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Fixed posts (12) are fixedly connected to the middle of both sides of the controller body (3), and the fixed posts (12) are located at the upper end of the controller body (3). L-shaped fixing brackets (11) are fixedly connected to the middle of both sides of the top cover (1). The fixed posts (12) and the fixing brackets (11) are slidably connected to one end of the controller body (3). A bolt (13) is provided in the middle of the end of the fixing bracket (11) away from the controller body (3). The bolt (13) passes through the fixing bracket (11) and extends into the fixed post (12). The bolt (13) is threadedly connected to the fixed post (12).