Optical sensor with adjustable luminous flux

By setting up a light flux adjustment shell and an angle adjustment structure on the outside of the optical sensor, the problem of using the optical sensor in different light environments is solved, and flexible adjustment of light intensity and sensor orientation is achieved, thus improving the applicability of the sensor.

CN223678518UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16AJIES (SHANDONG) OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520190883.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-07
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-07

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Technical Problem

Optical sensors may experience overload or fail to detect certain signals when used in different lighting environments.

Method used

An optical sensor with adjustable light flux was designed. By setting a light flux adjustment shell on the outside of the sensor body, the angle of different windows can be adjusted to control the light flux. By combining the use of angle adjustment structure and lens, the light intensity can be adjusted.

Benefits of technology

The sensor enhances sensitivity in low-light environments and avoids overload in bright light environments, meeting the usage needs of different environments. Furthermore, the sensor orientation is adjustable, making it flexible and convenient to use.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an optical sensor with adjustable luminous flux, and relates to the technical field of optical sensors. The optical sensor with the adjustable luminous flux comprises an optical sensor body and further comprises a luminous flux adjusting shell which is arranged outside the optical sensor body in a covering mode, and a plurality of windows for controlling different luminous fluxes are arranged on the periphery of the luminous flux adjusting shell. In addition, the luminous flux adjusting shell is further provided with windows with different luminous fluxes, the different windows are adjusted to be aligned with the optical sensor body, the intensity of light irradiated to the optical sensor body can be adjusted, the sensitivity of the optical sensor body can be improved by increasing the luminous flux in the environment with the weak light intensity, and the optical sensor can be conveniently used. In an environment with relatively strong light intensity, overload of the optical sensor body can be avoided by reducing luminous flux, use requirements in different environments are met, the orientation of the optical sensor body is adjustable, and the optical sensor is practical, more flexible and convenient.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to optical sensor technical field, concretely is a kind of optical sensor of light flux adjustable. BACKGROUND

[0002] Optical sensor is a kind of sensor that measures according to optical principle, it utilizes photoelectric effect phenomenon, can detect and measure various physical quantities, such as light intensity, illumination, temperature, pressure, displacement, velocity, acceleration, shape, color etc., to realize the monitoring and control of target object or environment.

[0003] The use environment of optical sensor is different, and different application scenarios and environment have different requirements for optical sensor.For example, in strong light environment, optical sensor bears overstrong light for a long time, and sensor overload problem can occur;In weak light environment, optical sensor receives less light, and there can be detection problem. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0004] In view of the deficiencies of prior art, the utility model provides a kind of optical sensor of light flux adjustable, solve the problem of optical sensor in different light environment use.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme: a kind of optical sensor of light flux adjustable, including optical sensor body, still include:

[0006] Light flux regulation shell, cover is set in optical sensor body outside, the light flux regulation shell outer periphery is provided with multiple windows of controlling different light flux, different window is aligned optical sensor body by adjusting the angle of light flux regulation shell to control light flux;

[0007] Support, it is set to the both sides of light flux regulation shell and with light flux regulation shell to support light flux regulation shell;

[0008] Circuit module, by the bottom seat shell of outside and its inside circuit board are made of, circuit board is connected optical sensor body by wire and is connected signal transmission line by interface, the support plug-in fixed on the bottom seat shell;

[0009] Angle adjusting structure, it is installed in light flux regulation shell and the side of support and with support damping rotation, for adjusting the orientation of optical sensor body, and angle adjusting structure and light flux regulation shell side face correspond is equipped with the positioning structure for the angle of positioning window.

[0010] Preferably, the light flux adjusting shell is composed of two cylinders, and the two cylinders are connected by inserting a column into a hole; the windows are uniformly arranged on the arc surface of the light flux adjusting shell, and the inner side of the window is clamped with a lens for controlling the light flux.

[0011] Preferably, the lens is provided in different specifications, including a normal light transmission flat lens, a converging convex lens, and a concave-convex lens or a semi-transparent lens for reducing the light flux.

[0012] Preferably, the optical sensor body is externally sleeved with a mounting shell, one side of the mounting shell is connected with the angle adjusting structure through a prism slot, the angle adjusting structure is rotated to adjust the direction of the optical sensor body, the other side of the mounting shell is provided with a shaft tube, one end of the shaft tube penetrates through the light flux adjusting shell and the side wall of the bracket and is rotationally connected with the bracket, and the lead wire of the optical sensor body extends to the base shell through the shaft tube and the bracket and is electrically connected with the circuit board.

[0013] Preferably, the angle adjusting structure comprises:

[0014] a rotating shaft, which penetrates through one side of the light flux adjusting shell and one side of the bracket, and one end of the rotating shaft located inside the light flux adjusting shell is provided with a prism shaft matched with the prism slot;

[0015] a disc, which is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft and located between the light flux adjusting shell and the bracket, the side of the disc away from the light flux adjusting shell is marked with an angle scale, and the top of the bracket is marked with an indicating line indicating the angle scale;

[0016] a positioning structure, which is a magnet installed on the opposite side of the disc and the light flux adjusting shell, and the number of the magnet is consistent with the number of the lens.

[0017] Preferably, the bracket is fixedly connected with a plug rod at the bottom, the base shell is provided with a clamping hole corresponding to the plug rod at the top, and the plug rod is inserted into the clamping hole in an interference fit.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the optical sensor with adjustable light flux has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] 1. The optical sensor with adjustable light flux is provided with a light flux adjusting shell outside the optical sensor body, and the light flux adjusting shell is provided with windows with different light fluxes, the light intensity irradiated on the optical sensor body can be adjusted by adjusting the different windows to be aligned with the optical sensor body, the sensitivity of the optical sensor body can be improved by increasing the light flux in an environment with weak light intensity, the optical sensor body can be prevented from overloading by reducing the light flux in an environment with strong light intensity, the use requirements of different environments are met, and the direction of the optical sensor body can be adjusted, so that the optical sensor is more flexible and convenient to use.

[0020] 2、The light flux adjustable optical sensor, by setting different lens collocation, can meet the function of light flux switching, and through setting angle adjusting structure, the optical sensor body and the light flux adjusting shell can be directly rotated as a whole, and then the angle of the sensor receiving light is adjusted, and the setting of angle scale line facilitates accurate angle adjustment; meanwhile, the angle adjusting structure and the light flux adjusting shell also correspondingly set magnet, by using magnetic attraction effect, the window on the light flux adjusting shell can be accurately aligned with the optical sensor body, avoiding angle deflection leading to that the optical sensor body cannot receive light, and the use is simple and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is the schematic diagram of the whole structure of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is the right shaft side view of the angle adjusting structure and the cylinder separation state of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is the left shaft side view of the angle adjusting structure and the cylinder separation state of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 It is the explosion view of the light flux adjusting shell of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 5 It is the schematic diagram of the circuit module separation state of the utility model.

[0026] In the drawing: 1-optical sensor body;

[0027] 2-light flux adjusting shell, 21-window, 22-cylinder, 23-lens;

[0028] 3-bracket, 31-inserting rod, 32-indication line;

[0029] 4-circuit module, 41-clamping hole;

[0030] 5-angle adjusting structure, 51-rotation shaft, 52-disc, 53-angle scale line, 54-magnet;

[0031] 6-mounting shell, 61-shaft pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely in combination with 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 protection scope of the utility model.

[0033] Referring to Figures 1-5 The utility model provides the following two technical schemes:

[0034] The first embodiment: a light flux adjustable optical sensor, including optical sensor body 1, still include:

[0035] The light flux adjustment shell 2 is covered in the optical sensor body 1 outside, and the light flux adjustment shell 2 periphery is provided with a plurality of control different light flux's window 21, by adjusting the angle of light flux adjustment shell 2 to control different window alignment optical sensor body 1 to control light flux, and the inner wall of light flux adjustment shell 2 is daubed black light-absorbing paint and is designed as frosted surface, avoids light reflection;

[0036] Support 3 is set up in the both sides of light flux adjustment shell 2 and with light flux adjustment shell 2 to set up light flux adjustment shell 2;

[0037] Circuit module 4 is composed of the bottom seat shell of outside and the circuit board in it, and the circuit board is connected optical sensor body 1 through wire and is connected signal transmission line through interface, and support 3 is inserted and fixed on the bottom seat shell;The bottom of support 3 is fixedly connected with the plug rod 31, and the top of bottom seat shell is provided with the clamping hole 41 of corresponding insertion with the plug rod 31, and the plug rod 31 is inserted and connected with the clamping hole 41 with interference;

[0038] Angle adjusting structure 5 is installed in light flux adjustment shell 2 and the one side of support 3 and rotates with support 3 damping, for adjusting the orientation of optical sensor body 1, and angle adjusting structure 5 and the side of light flux adjustment shell 2 correspond are equipped with the positioning structure for positioning window angle.

[0039] By setting up light flux adjustment shell 2 outside optical sensor body 1 again, and the window 21 with different light flux is further provided on light flux adjustment shell 2, by adjusting different window 21 to align optical sensor body 1, the light intensity irradiated to optical sensor body 1 can be adjusted, for the environment of weak light intensity, increasing light flux can improve the sensitivity of optical sensor body 1, in the environment of strong light intensity, reducing light flux can avoid the overload of optical sensor body 1, meet the use demand of different environment, and the orientation of optical sensor body 1 is adjustable, and practical more flexible and convenient.

[0040] The second embodiment has the main difference from the first embodiment that the light flux adjusting shell 2 is composed of two cylinders 22 which are connected by inserting a column into a hole, and the windows 21 are uniformly arranged on the arc surface of the light flux adjusting shell 2, and the inner side of the window 21 is clamped with a lens 23 for controlling the light flux, and the lens 23 is arranged in different specifications, including a normal light-transmitting flat lens, a converging convex lens and a concave-convex lens or a semi-transparent lens for reducing the light flux, the use of the flat lens does not affect the light flux, mainly to achieve the dustproof effect, the convex lens is to improve the light flux per unit area of the optical sensor body 1, and the concave-convex lens reduces the light flux per unit area of the optical sensor body 1 by scattering, and the semi-transparent lens directly blocks part of the light.

[0041] The optical sensor body 1 is externally sleeved with a mounting shell 6, one side of the mounting shell 6 is connected with the angle adjusting structure 5 by a prismatic slot, so that the angle adjusting structure 5 is rotated to adjust the direction of the optical sensor body 1, and the other side of the mounting shell 6 is provided with a shaft tube 61, one end of the shaft tube 61 penetrates through the light flux adjusting shell 2 and the side wall of the bracket 3 and is rotationally connected with the bracket 3, and the wires of the optical sensor body 1 extend to the circuit board in the base shell through the shaft tube 61 and the bracket 3 and are electrically connected with the circuit board.

[0042] The angle adjusting structure 5 comprises:

[0043] A rotating shaft 51 which penetrates through one side of the light flux adjusting shell 2 and one side of the bracket 3, and one end of the rotating shaft 51 located inside the light flux adjusting shell 2 is provided with a prismatic shaft matched with the prismatic slot;

[0044] A disc 52 which is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft 51 and located between the light flux adjusting shell 2 and the bracket 3, one side of the disc 52 away from the light flux adjusting shell 2 is marked with an angle scale line 53, and the top of the bracket 3 is marked with an indicating line 32 indicating the angle scale line 53;

[0045] A positioning structure which is a magnet 54 installed on the opposite side of the disc 52 and the light flux adjusting shell 2, and the number of the magnet 54 is consistent with that of the lens 23.

[0046] By arranging different lenses 23, the function of switching the light flux can be achieved, and by arranging the angle adjusting structure 5, the optical sensor body 1 and the light flux adjusting shell 2 can be directly rotated as a whole, so as to adjust the angle of receiving light of the sensor, and the angle scale line 53 is arranged to facilitate accurate adjustment of the angle; meanwhile, the magnet 54 is arranged on the angle adjusting structure 5 and the light flux adjusting shell 2, and the magnetic attraction effect can keep the window 21 on the light flux adjusting shell 2 accurately aligned with the optical sensor body 1, so as to avoid that the optical sensor body 1 cannot receive light due to angle deflection, and the use is simple and convenient.

[0047] The contents not described in detail in the specification are all the prior art known by the person skilled in the art, and the model parameters of the electric appliances are not specifically limited, and the conventional equipment can be used.

[0048] In use, the base shell of the circuit module 4 is fixed on the installation position by screws, the optical sensor body 1, the light flux adjusting shell 2 and the installation shell 6 are rotated to the required angle by rotating the angle adjusting structure 5, and the direction facing the direction to be detected is adjusted.

[0049] For different light environments, different lenses 23 can be switched to face the optical sensor body 1, and the mode is as follows: the rotation of the optical sensor body 1 is limited by pinching the angle adjusting structure 5, then the different lenses 23 are switched to face the optical sensor body 1 by rotating the light flux adjusting shell 2, and the angle of the light flux adjusting shell 2 is positioned by the attraction of the magnet 54.

[0050] It should be noted that, in the present document, relational terms such as first and second and the like can be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0051] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made thereto without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An optical sensor with adjustable light flux, comprising an optical sensor body, characterized in that: Also include: The light flux adjusting shell is provided with a plurality of windows for controlling different light fluxes on the outer periphery of the light flux adjusting shell, and the different windows are aligned with the optical sensor body by adjusting the angle of the light flux adjusting shell to control the light flux; The bracket is provided on both sides of the light flux adjusting shell and supports the light flux adjusting shell; The circuit module is composed of an external base shell and an internal circuit board, and the circuit board is connected to the optical sensor body by wires and externally connected to the signal transmission line through an interface, and the bracket is inserted and fixed on the base shell; The angle adjusting structure is installed through the light flux adjusting shell and the side of the bracket and rotates with the bracket, which is used to adjust the direction of the optical sensor body, and the angle adjusting structure and the side of the light flux adjusting shell correspond to the positioning structure for positioning the angle of the window.

2. The optical flux adjustable optical sensor according to claim 1, wherein: The light flux adjusting shell is composed of two cylinders, and the two cylinders are connected by a plug column and a plug hole, the windows are uniformly arranged on the arc surface of the light flux adjusting shell, and the inner side of the window is clamped with a lens for controlling the light flux.

3. The optical flux adjustable optical sensor according to claim 2, wherein: The lens is set to different specifications, including normal light transmission flat lens, convex lens for concentrating light, and concave-convex lens or semi-transparent lens for reducing light flux.

4. The optical flux adjustable optical sensor of claim 1, wherein: The optical sensor body is provided with a mounting shell outside, one side of the mounting shell is inserted with the angle adjusting structure through a prism slot, the angle adjusting structure is rotated to adjust the direction of the optical sensor body, the other side of the mounting shell is provided with a shaft tube, one end of the shaft tube penetrates the side wall of the light flux adjusting shell and the bracket and is rotatably connected with the bracket, and the wires of the optical sensor body extend to the base shell through the shaft tube and the bracket and are electrically connected with the circuit board.

5. The optical flux adjustable optical sensor of claim 1, wherein: The angle adjusting structure includes: The rotating shaft is rotatably penetrated through the side of the light flux adjusting shell and the side of the bracket, and one end of the rotating shaft located inside the light flux adjusting shell is provided with a prism shaft matched with the prism slot; The disc is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft and located between the light flux adjusting shell and the bracket, the side of the disc away from the light flux adjusting shell is marked with an angle scale line, and the top of the bracket is marked with an indicating line indicating the angle scale line; The positioning structure is a magnet installed on the opposite side of the disc and the light flux adjusting shell, and the number of magnets is consistent with the number of lenses.

6. The optical flux adjustable optical sensor of claim 1, wherein: The bottom of the bracket is fixedly connected with a plug rod, and the top of the base shell is provided with a clamping hole corresponding to the plug rod, and the plug rod is inserted into the clamping hole with interference.