Camera lifting device for inspection robot

By designing lifting and sealing components, the height limitation of the inspection robot was solved, enabling the identification and reading of objects at heights, enhancing camera protection, and improving the robot's performance and practicality.

CN223609823UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28SEVNCE ROBOTICS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422857162.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-22
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-22

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Technical Problem

Existing inspection robots are limited by their height and can only identify and read objects at a certain height. They cannot identify or read objects at higher heights, and their cameras lack protective structures and are easily damaged.

Method used

A camera lifting device including a lifting component and a sealing component was designed. The two-stage lifting method expands the camera's range of motion, and the camera is stored in a storage compartment for sealed protection when not in use. The device is combined with a buffer spring and a protective block to reduce external damage.

Benefits of technology

The camera was able to identify and read objects at heights, enhancing the performance of the inspection robot. The sealing components prevented damage to the camera, improving its practicality and protection.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a camera lifting device for an inspection robot, and relates to the technical field of inspection robots. The inspection robot comprises an inspection robot body, a placement bin is arranged at the top of the inspection robot body, and a lifting assembly is arranged in an inner cavity of the placement bin. According to the utility model, the lifting assembly is arranged and can drive the camera body to move up and down, and the lifting assembly is designed in a two-stage lifting manner, so that the up-and-down moving range of the camera body can be greatly increased, and the situation that objects at a certain height can only be identified and read due to self-height limitation is avoided; in order to solve the problem that an object at a high position cannot be identified and read, the camera body can be stored in an inner cavity of the placement bin through the arrangement of the sealing assembly when the camera is not used, the sealing assembly seals the placement bin, the camera body is prevented from being damaged by the external environment, meanwhile, dust pollution can be avoided, and the practicability is high.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of inspection robot, especially a kind of camera lifting device for inspection robot. BACKGROUND

[0002] Inspection robot is a kind of robot with automatic navigation function and can identify and read the instrument number, and process by combining image processing technology;

[0003] Now most inspection robots, due to the height restriction of itself, can only identify and read objects at a certain height, cannot identify and read objects at high places, and do not have protective structure, camera is exposed to the outside world for a long time and is easily damaged, increasing economic cost;

[0004] Therefore, we provide a kind of camera lifting device for inspection robot to solve the problems in the above. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a kind of camera lifting device for inspection robot, by the cooperation of lifting assembly and sealing assembly, the problem that only the object at a certain height can be identified and read in the prior art, objects at high places cannot be identified and read, and it does not have protective structure is solved.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model is realized by the following technical schemes:

[0007] The utility model is a kind of camera lifting device for inspection robot, including inspection robot body, the top of the inspection robot body is provided with placing bin, the inner cavity of the placing bin is provided with lifting assembly, the top of the lifting assembly is provided with rotating assembly, the surface of the rotating assembly is provided with camera body, the inner cavity of the placing bin is provided with sealing assembly, the bottom of the inspection robot body is provided with moving mechanism;The inner cavity of the placing bin is provided with downlink limit board;

[0008] The lifting assembly includes the drive motor fixedly connected in the inner cavity bottom of placing bin, the output shaft of the drive motor is fixedly connected with threaded rod, the surface of the threaded rod is equipped with first lifting plate, the bottom of the first lifting plate is fixedly connected with electric push rod, the top of the electric push rod is fixedly connected with second lifting plate;

[0009] The sealing assembly includes servo motor fixedly connected in the inner wall of placing bin, the output shaft of the servo motor is fixedly connected with gear, the surface of the gear is engaged with toothed plate, the one side of the toothed plate is provided with sealing cover.

[0010] By adopting the technical scheme, the lifting assembly can drive the camera body to move up and down, and the lifting assembly is designed in a two-stage lifting mode, which can greatly increase the range of the camera body moving up and down, avoid the problem that only objects at a certain height can be identified and read due to the limitation of the height of the camera body, and cannot identify and read objects at a high place, the sealing assembly is arranged, the camera body can be stored in the inner cavity of the storage bin in a non-use state, the sealing assembly seals the storage bin, damage of the camera body caused by the external environment is avoided, dust pollution is also avoided, and the practicability is high.

[0011] The utility model further sets up, the top of screw rod is connected with mounting plate through bearing seat swing, one side of mounting plate is connected with the inner chamber of storage bin fixedly.

[0012] By adopting the technical scheme, the mounting plate is designed to facilitate the positioning of the screw rod, and the screw rod only has a rotational degree of freedom.

[0013] The utility model further sets up, the top of first lifting plate is provided with the screw hole that is matched with screw rod, the number of electric push rod is two.

[0014] By adopting the technical scheme, the screw hole is designed to ensure that the first lifting plate moves in the up-down direction through the screw hole during the rotation of the screw rod, and the number of electric push rods is two to improve the stability of the second lifting plate during the up-down movement.

[0015] The utility model further sets up, one side of sealing cover is provided with recess, one side of toothed plate is connected with the inner chamber of recess fixedly, one side of sealing cover is provided with sliding rail.

[0016] By adopting the technical scheme, the recess and the sliding rail are matched, the recess is used to place the toothed plate to ensure that the lower surface of the sealing cover is relatively flat, the sealing performance of the sealing cover is ensured, and the sliding rail is used to position the sealing cover so that it can only move horizontally.

[0017] The utility model further sets up, the top of patrol robot body is provided with solar photovoltaic board, solar photovoltaic board is connected with the battery of patrol robot body electrically through wire.

[0018] By adopting the technical scheme, the solar photovoltaic board is designed to facilitate the power supply of the patrol robot body during use, and the endurance of the patrol robot body is increased.

[0019] The utility model further sets up, the number of servo motor is two, and two servo motors are controlled through external controller.

[0020] By adopting the technical scheme, two servo motors are controlled by an external controller to ensure that the two servo motors can rotate in the same direction or in the opposite direction, including consistency in operation.

[0021] The utility model further provides, the rotating assembly includes rotating motor, the output shaft of rotating motor is fixedly connected with driving bevel gear, the surface of driving bevel gear is engaged with driven bevel gear, the axle of driven bevel gear is fixedly connected with the shaft.

[0022] By adopting the technical scheme, the output shaft of the rotating motor drives the shaft to rotate through the driving bevel gear and the driven bevel gear, and the shaft drives the camera body to rotate, thereby increasing the monitoring range of the camera body.

[0023] The utility model further provides, the four around of the inspection robot body are fixedly connected with buffer spring, the other end of buffer spring is fixedly connected with protection block, the protection block is round angle design, the material of protection block is rubber.

[0024] By adopting the technical scheme, the impact force on the inspection robot body can be reduced through the cooperation of the buffer spring and the protection block, and the influence of the impact force on the inspection robot body can be further reduced through the round angle design of the protection block.

[0025] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0026] The utility model discloses a lifting assembly, which can drive the camera body to move up and down, and the lifting assembly is designed in a two-stage lifting mode, so that the range of the camera body moving up and down can be greatly increased, the problem that objects at a high place cannot be identified and read due to the limitation of the height of the camera body can be avoided, and the use performance of the inspection robot as a whole is improved.

[0027] The utility model discloses a sealing assembly, in the case of not using, the camera body can be stored in the inner chamber of the placing bin, the sealing assembly seals the placing bin, avoids the damage of the external environment to the camera body, and also can avoid dust pollution, and the practicality is strong, the impact force on the inspection robot body can be reduced through the cooperation of the buffer spring and the protection block, and the protection performance of the inspection robot body is ensured. DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiment of the utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description.

[0029] Figure 1 It is a structure perspective view of a camera lifting device for a patrol robot;

[0030] Figure 2 It is a structure perspective view of a protective block in a camera lifting device for a patrol robot;

[0031] Figure 3 It is a structure perspective view of a placing bin in a camera lifting device for a patrol robot;

[0032] Figure 4 It is a structure perspective view of a sealing cover in a camera lifting device for a patrol robot;

[0033] Figure 5 It is a structure perspective view of a rotating motor in a camera lifting device for a patrol robot.

[0034] In the drawings: 1, patrol robot body; 2, placing bin; 3, camera body; 4, moving mechanism; 5, drive motor; 6, threaded rod; 7, first lifting plate; 8, electric push rod; 9, second lifting plate; 10, servo motor; 11, gear; 12, gear plate; 13, sealing cover; 14, mounting plate; 15, groove; 16, slide rail; 17, solar photovoltaic panel; 18, rotating motor; 19, driving bevel gear; 20, driven bevel gear; 21, rotating shaft; 22, protective block; 23, buffer spring; 24, downward limit plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. The described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all. DETAILED EMBODIMENT

[0036] Please refer to Figures 1-5 The present application is a camera lifting device for a patrol robot, which comprises a patrol robot body 1, a placing bin 2 arranged on the top of the patrol robot body 1, a lifting assembly arranged in the inner cavity of the placing bin 2, a rotating assembly arranged on the top of the lifting assembly, a camera body 3 arranged on the surface of the rotating assembly, a sealing assembly arranged in the inner cavity of the placing bin 2, a moving mechanism 4 arranged on the bottom of the patrol robot body 1, and a downward limit plate 24 arranged in the inner cavity of the placing bin 2.

[0037] The lifting assembly comprises a drive motor 5 fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the placing bin 2, a threaded rod 6 fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 5, a first lifting plate 7 sleeved on the surface of the threaded rod 6, an electric push rod 8 fixedly connected to the bottom of the first lifting plate 7, and a second lifting plate 9 fixedly connected to the top of the electric push rod 8.

[0038] The sealing assembly comprises a servo motor 10 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the placing bin 2, the output shaft of the servo motor 10 is fixedly connected with a gear 11, the surface of the gear 11 is engaged with a toothed plate 12, and the sealing cover 13 is arranged on one side of the toothed plate 12.

[0039] Specifically, the protective blocks 22 arranged around the patrol robot body 1 can reduce the impact force on the patrol robot body 1 when the patrol robot body 1 collides with an object, the moving mechanism 4 arranged at the bottom of the patrol robot body 1 is four universal wheels with independent driving, the four universal wheels with independent driving can increase the terrain passing ability of the patrol robot body 1, so that the patrol robot body 1 can pass through complex terrain environments, increase the use range of the patrol robot, and the lifting assembly can drive the camera body 3 to move up and down, and the lifting assembly is designed in a two-stage lifting mode, which can greatly increase the moving range of the camera body 3 up and down, and avoid the problem that objects at a certain height can only be identified and read due to the limitation of the height of the camera body 3. Specific embodiments

[0040] Please refer to Figures 1-5 On the basis of the specific embodiment one, the top of the threaded rod 6 is movably connected with a mounting plate 14 through a bearing seat, one side of the mounting plate 14 is fixedly connected with the inner cavity of the placing bin 2, the top of the first lifting plate 7 is provided with a threaded hole matched with the threaded rod 6, the number of the electric push rods 8 is two, one side of the sealing cover 13 is provided with a groove 15, one side of the toothed plate 12 is fixedly connected with the inner cavity of the groove 15, one side of the sealing cover 13 is provided with a sliding rail 16, the top of the patrol robot body 1 is provided with a solar photovoltaic panel 17, the solar photovoltaic panel 17 is electrically connected with the battery of the patrol robot body 1 through an electric wire, the number of the servo motors 10 is two, and the two servo motors 10 are controlled through an external controller, the rotating assembly comprises a rotating motor 18, the output shaft of the rotating motor 18 is fixedly connected with a driving bevel gear 19, the surface of the driving bevel gear 19 is engaged with a driven bevel gear 20, the shaft center of the driven bevel gear 20 is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft 21, the periphery of the patrol robot body 1 is fixedly connected with a buffer spring 23, the other end of the buffer spring 23 is fixedly connected with a protective block 22, the protective block 22 is designed in a round corner, and the material of the protective block 22 is rubber.

[0041] Specifically: by designing the mounting plate 14, the threaded rod 6 is facilitated to be limited, so that the threaded rod 6 only has a rotation degree of freedom; by designing the threaded hole, it can be guaranteed that the first lifting plate 7 is driven by the threaded hole to move in the up-down direction during the rotation of the threaded rod 6; by designing the number of the electric push rods 8 as two, the stability of the second lifting plate 9 during the up-down movement is improved; by the cooperation of the groove 15 and the sliding rail 16, the groove 15 is used to place the toothed plate 12, so that the lower surface of the sealing cover 13 is relatively flat, the sealing performance of the sealing cover 13 is guaranteed, the sliding rail 16 is used to limit the sealing cover 13, so that it can only move in the horizontal axial direction; by designing the solar photovoltaic panel 17, it is convenient to supplement power for the patrol robot body 1 during use, the endurance of the patrol robot body 1 is increased; by designing the two servo motors 10 controlled by an external controller, it is used to guarantee that the two servo motors 10 can rotate in the same direction or in the opposite direction, including consistency of operation; by the cooperation of the rotating motor 18, the driving bevel gear 19, the driven bevel gear 20 and the rotating shaft 21, the output shaft of the rotating motor 18 drives the rotating shaft 21 to rotate through the driving bevel gear 19 and the driven bevel gear 20, the rotating shaft 21 drives the camera body 3 to rotate, the monitoring range of the camera body 3 is increased; by the cooperation of the buffer spring 23 and the protection block 22, the damage of the impact force to the patrol robot body 1 can be reduced through the action of the buffer spring 23 on the protection block 22, and the impact force is further reduced by the round-cornered protection block 22, so that the influence of the impact force on the patrol robot body 1 is avoided.

[0042] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: when patrolling, the output shaft of the driving motor 5 drives the first lifting plate 7 to move upwards through the threaded rod 6, and then the electric push rod 8 drives the second lifting plate 9 to move upwards, the two-stage lifting design can greatly increase the up-down moving range of the camera body 3, the output shaft of the rotating motor 18 drives the rotating shaft 21 to rotate through the driving bevel gear 19 and the driven bevel gear 20, the rotating shaft 21 drives the camera body 3 to rotate, the monitoring range of the camera body 3 is increased, the four universal wheels provided at the bottom of the patrol robot body 1 and having independent driving function can increase the terrain passing capacity of the patrol robot body 1, when colliding with an object, the damage of the impact force to the patrol robot body 1 can be reduced through the action of the buffer spring 23 on the protection block 22, the round-cornered protection block 22 can avoid further reducing the impact force and the influence of the impact force on the patrol robot body 1, when not in use, the driving motor 5 is reversely rotated, so that the camera body 3 is stored in the storage bin 2, the output shaft of the servo motor 10 drives the sealing cover 13 to move inwards through the gear 11 and the toothed plate 12, so that the camera body 3 is prevented from being damaged by the external environment, dust pollution is also avoided, and the utility is high.

[0043] The preferred embodiments disclosed above are only used to help describe the utility model, the preferred embodiments do not describe all the details, and the utility model is not limited to the specific implementation mode described, the description selects and specifically describes these embodiments, in order to better explain the principle and practical application of the utility model, so that the skilled in the art can well understand and utilize the utility model.

Claims

1. A camera lifting device for a patrol robot, comprising a patrol robot body (1), characterized in that: The top of the inspection robot body (1) is provided with a placing bin (2), the inner cavity of the placing bin (2) is provided with a lifting assembly, the top of the lifting assembly is provided with a rotating assembly, the surface of the rotating assembly is provided with a camera body (3), the inner cavity of the placing bin (2) is provided with a sealing assembly, the bottom of the inspection robot body (1) is provided with a moving mechanism (4), and the inner cavity of the placing bin (2) is provided with a downward limiting plate (24). The lifting assembly comprises a driving motor (5) fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the placing bin (2), a threaded rod (6) fixedly connected to the output shaft of the driving motor (5), a first lifting plate (7) sleeved on the surface of the threaded rod (6), an electric push rod (8) fixedly connected to the bottom of the first lifting plate (7), and a second lifting plate (9) fixedly connected to the top of the electric push rod (8). The sealing assembly comprises a servo motor (10) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the placing bin (2), a gear (11) fixedly connected to the output shaft of the servo motor (10), and a toothed plate (12) engaged with the surface of the gear (11), wherein one side of the toothed plate (12) is provided with a sealing cover (13).

2. The camera lifting device for a patrol robot according to claim 1, characterized by: The top of the threaded rod (6) is movably connected with a mounting plate (14) through a bearing seat, and one side of the mounting plate (14) is fixedly connected with the inner cavity of the placing bin (2).

3. The camera lifting device for a patrol robot according to claim 1, characterized by: The top of the first lifting plate (7) is provided with a threaded hole matched with the threaded rod (6), and the number of the electric push rods (8) is two.

4. The camera lift for a patrol robot of claim 1, wherein: One side of the sealing cover (13) is provided with a groove (15), one side of the toothed plate (12) is fixedly connected with the inner cavity of the groove (15), and one side of the sealing cover (13) is provided with a sliding rail (16).

5. The camera lifting device for a patrol robot according to claim 1, characterized by: The top of the inspection robot body (1) is provided with a solar photovoltaic panel (17), and the solar photovoltaic panel (17) is electrically connected with the battery of the inspection robot body (1) through wires.

6. The camera lift for a patrol robot of claim 1, wherein: The number of the servo motors (10) is two, and the two servo motors (10) are controlled by an external controller.

7. The camera lift for a patrol robot of claim 1, wherein: The rotating assembly comprises a rotating motor (18), a driving bevel gear (19) fixedly connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor (18), a driven bevel gear (20) engaged with the surface of the driving bevel gear (19), and a rotating shaft (21) fixedly connected to the shaft center of the driven bevel gear (20).

8. The camera lift for a patrol robot of claim 1, wherein: The four perimeters of the inspection robot body (1) are fixedly connected with buffer springs (23), the other ends of the buffer springs (23) are fixedly connected with protective blocks (22), the protective blocks (22) are designed as round corners, and the material of the protective blocks (22) is rubber.