Sea grass bed vegetation sampling device

By designing a seagrass bed vegetation sampling device, and utilizing the coordinated movement of the sampling position adjustment component and the vegetation sampling component, precise grasping of seagrass bed vegetation is achieved, solving the problems of excessive damage to seagrass beds and inaccurate sampling in existing technologies.

CN223678854UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16DALIAN OCEAN UNIV
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Application Number
CN202423053866.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-11
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-11

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Technical Problem

Existing seagrass bed vegetation sampling devices cause serious damage to the seagrass bed during the sampling process and make it difficult to achieve accurate sampling of individual plants.

Method used

A seagrass bed vegetation sampling device was designed, comprising a sampling position adjustment component, a drive component, and a vegetation sampling component. Through the coordinated movement of multiple structures, it achieves precise grasping and positioning of seagrass bed vegetation, reducing physical damage to the seabed.

Benefits of technology

This method enables precise sampling of seagrass bed vegetation, avoiding the inclusion of surrounding non-target plants and substrate samples, and reducing environmental damage during the sampling process.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a seaweed bed vegetation sampling device, which belongs to the field of seaweed bed vegetation sampling and comprises a sampling position adjusting component. A mounting seat is assembled on the sampling position adjusting assembly; a driving assembly is assembled on the side surface of the mounting seat, and a vegetation sampling assembly is mounted on the driving assembly. According to the seaweed bed vegetation sampling device disclosed by the utility model, when the sampling position adjusting assembly drives the vegetation sampling assembly to move into a seaweed bed vegetation area, the seaweed bed vegetation can be grabbed through the arranged vegetation sampling assembly, so that the seaweed bed sampling is realized; compared with large-range sampling in a citation file, the sampling device can realize fine telescopic adjustment of the vegetation sampling assembly, so that the sampling device is matched with the moving carrier to realize positioning grabbing of a single seaweed plant, surrounding non-target plants or redundant substrate samples are prevented from being grabbed by mistake, entrained bottom mud and non-target objects can be reduced through accurate grabbing, and the sampling efficiency is improved. And physical damage to the seabed is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of sea grass bed vegetation sampling, concretely relates to a sea grass bed vegetation sampling device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Sea grass bed vegetation sampling refers to the process of systematically collecting and analyzing the vegetation within a sea grass bed (an area where sea grasses grow) in marine ecological research. It is an important component of marine ecology research, providing important information about the health of sea grass bed ecosystems and biodiversity, and is of great significance to marine environmental protection and resource management.

[0003] According to a Chinese public patent with the patent number CN221148081U, the square frame is pressed into the sediment of the sea grass bed, then the square frame is pulled upwards through the lifting rod, and the sediment can be scattered through the soil loosening frame, thereby batch collecting sea grass plants.

[0004] The above cited document can batch sample the sea grass bed vegetation, but it still has certain use limitations in use, i.e., the sampling method in the document is too destructive to the root system of the sea grass bed, and the batch sampling process often involves a large area of sampling, which can damage a large amount of sea grass and its surrounding ecological environment, causing unnecessary vegetation loss. Considering the singleness and low destructiveness of vegetation sampling,

[0005] Therefore, a sea grass bed vegetation sampling device is proposed to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] In view of one or more of the above defects or improvement needs of the prior art, the utility model provides a sea grass bed vegetation sampling device, which has the advantages of reducing the destructiveness of sea grass bed sampling and targeted sampling.

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a sea grass bed vegetation sampling device, which comprises a sampling position adjusting assembly; an installation seat is arranged on the sampling position adjusting assembly;

[0008] A driving assembly is arranged on the side of the installation seat, and a vegetation sampling assembly is installed on the driving assembly.

[0009] The sampling position adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting seat, two linear guides are arranged on the side of the adjusting seat in transverse parallel, and a screw rod slider is slidably embedded on the side of the two linear guides.

[0010] The installation seat is installed on the side of the screw rod slider.

[0011] The driving assembly comprises a light pole installed on the side of the mounting base, the light pole is penetrated through the mounting base and connected with a positioning table at the end;

[0012] The vegetation sampling assembly comprises a core barrel installed on the side of the positioning table, the core barrel is in a columnar shape and a columnar cavity is formed in the core barrel, a second screw nut is slidably arranged in the core barrel, three convex beams are arranged around the center of the second screw nut, and a sliding groove is formed in the side of the core barrel.

[0013] As a further improvement of the utility model, a sleeve is installed on the side of the core barrel, the sleeve is embedded in the positioning table, and a second screw is rotatably arranged in the sleeve; the second screw is penetrated through the sleeve and the core barrel and extended to engage with the second screw nut.

[0014] As a further improvement of the utility model, three matching beams are protruded from the center of the bottom of the core barrel, each of the matching beams is penetrated through the core barrel and rotatably connected with a rotating rod, and each of the rotating rods is rotatably connected with one of the clamping arms.

[0015] As a further improvement of the utility model, the driving assembly further comprises a rotary motor installed on the mounting base, the output end of the rotary motor is penetrated through the positioning table and extended to be connected with the end of the second screw.

[0016] As a further improvement of the utility model, the sampling position adjusting assembly further comprises two bearing seats arranged on the side of the adjusting base, a first screw is rotatably arranged between the two bearing seats, a first screw nut is engaged with the outside of the first screw, and the first screw nut is penetrated through the screw sliding block and connected with the screw sliding block.

[0017] As a further improvement of the utility model, one end of the adjusting base is further installed with a reciprocating motor, the output end of the reciprocating motor is penetrated through the bearing seat and extended to be connected with one end of the first screw, and a positioning plate is installed on the other side of the reciprocating motor.

[0018] Overall, the above technical scheme conceived by the utility model has the beneficial effects compared with the prior art, including:

[0019] The seaweed bed vegetation sampling device disclosed by the utility model in the actual use, through the mutual movement cooperation of multiple structures in the sampling position adjusting assembly, the installed sampling position adjusting assembly can adjust the linear movement of the mounting seat, the driving assembly and the vegetation sampling assembly, when the vegetation sampling assembly driven by the sampling position adjusting assembly moves to the seaweed bed vegetation area, the vegetation sampling assembly can grab the seaweed bed vegetation at this time, thereby realizing the sampling of the seaweed bed; compared with the large-scale sampling in the cited document, the sampling device can realize the fine telescopic adjustment of the vegetation sampling assembly, thereby cooperating with the moving carrier to realize the positioning and grabbing of single seaweed plants, avoid the mistaken grabbing of surrounding non-target plants or excessive bottom material samples, and the accurate grabbing can reduce the carrying of bottom mud and non-target objects and reduce the physical damage to the seabed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Fig. 1 It is the overall installation structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Fig. 2 It is the sampling position adjusting assembly and vegetation sampling assembly installation structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Fig. 3 It is the overall installation structure schematic diagram of the vegetation sampling assembly of the utility model.

[0023] In all the drawings, same reference signs represent same technical features, specifically: 1, sampling position adjusting assembly; 11, adjusting seat; 12, bearing seat; 13, first screw rod; 14, first screw rod nut; 15, screw rod sliding block; 16, linear guide rail; 17, reciprocating motor; 18, positioning plate; 2, mounting seat; 3, adjusting assembly; 31, rotary motor; 32, light pole; 33, positioning table; 4, vegetation sampling assembly; 41, core barrel; 42, sleeve; 43, second screw rod; 44, second screw rod nut; 45, convex beam; 46, clamping arm; 47, matching beam; 48, rotating rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] 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 protection scope of the utility model.

[0025] EMBODIMENT

[0026] By Figs. 1-3The utility model provides a kind of seaweed bed vegetation sampling device, including sampling position adjusting assembly 1;Sampling position adjusting assembly 1 is equipped with mounting seat 2 on installation;

[0027] Mounting seat 2 side is equipped with driving assembly 3, and driving assembly 3 is installed with vegetation sampling assembly 4;

[0028] Wherein sampling position adjusting assembly 1 includes adjusting seat 11, and two straight line guides 16 are arranged along the transverse parallel of its side in adjusting seat 11, and two straight line guides 16 side is jointly embedded with screw block 15 slidingly arranged;

[0029] Mounting seat 2 is installed to the side of screw block 15;

[0030] Driving assembly 3 includes light pole 32 installed to the side of mounting seat 2, and light pole 32 end penetrates mounting seat 2 and is connected with positioning table 33;

[0031] Vegetation sampling assembly 4 includes core barrel 41 installed to the side of positioning table 33, and core barrel 41 is columnar and its inner is provided with cylindrical cavity, and second screw nut 44 is slidingly arranged in core barrel 41, and three convex beams 45 are arranged along the circumcenter of its outer portion and surround;Sliding slot is formed in the side of core barrel 41, and the end of each convex beam 45 penetrates core barrel 41 and is rotatably connected with clamping arm 46.

[0032] In actual use in the embodiment, the linear movement adjustment of mounting seat 2, driving assembly 3 and vegetation sampling assembly 4 can be realized by the mutual movement cooperation of multiple structures in the sampling position adjusting assembly 1 of the utility model, when the vegetation sampling assembly 4 is driven by the sampling position adjusting assembly 1 to move to the seaweed bed vegetation area, the seaweed bed vegetation can be grabbed by the vegetation sampling assembly 4 at this time, so that the sampling of seaweed bed is realized.

[0033] It should be noted that in actual use, when the user needs to sample the vegetation of the seagrass bed, first install the positioning plate 18 on the external carrier, in the preferred embodiment, the positioning plate 18 can be installed on a small underwater robot, the small underwater robot can provide stable support for the sampling device of the present application, and can move freely underwater, so that the sampling device of the present application can accurately approach the seagrass bed area, the small underwater robot is a mature technology, the power connection mode is a mature technology, and the control circuit can be realized by simple programming of the person skilled in the art, which is common knowledge in the art. Only use, do not transform, so the control mode and circuit connection are not described in detail.

[0034] Further, the sampling position adjusting assembly 1 and the driving assembly 3 of the present application are provided with waterproof sealing.

[0035] Specifically, referring to Fig. 3 , the sleeve 42 is installed on the side of the core barrel 41 and is embedded in the positioning table 33, and the second lead screw 43 is rotatably arranged in the sleeve 42; the second lead screw 43 extends through the sleeve 42 and the core barrel 41 and is engaged with the second lead screw nut 44.

[0036] In use, the sleeve 42 is arranged to install the second lead screw 43, and the second lead screw 43 extends through the sleeve 42 and can rotate in the sleeve 42.

[0037] Further, as shown in the embodiment Fig. 3 , the core barrel 41 is formed with a plurality of grooves on the outside, and the plurality of grooves correspond to a convex beam 45 in sequence and can be embedded through the convex beam 45; when the second lead screw 43 rotates, it is embedded and connected between the linear guide rail 16 and the lead screw block 15, at this time the first lead screw nut 14 engaged outside the first lead screw 13 will drive the lead screw block 15 to move in a reciprocating straight line along the stroke range of the first lead screw 13.

[0038] Specifically, referring to Fig. 3 , the core barrel 41 is provided with three matching beams 47 protruding from the center, each matching beam 47 penetrates the core barrel 41 and is rotatably connected with a rotating rod 48, and each rotating rod 48 corresponds to one of the clamping arms 46 and is rotatably connected therebetween.

[0039] In this embodiment, the matching beam 47 is arranged to cooperate with the rotating rod 48 to limit the end of the clamping arm 46, and when the convex beam 45 moves linearly, the clamping arm 46 mounted on the other end of the convex beam 45 can move in a gripping manner due to the rotating connection between the matching beam 47 and the rotating rod 48. The user can control the moving direction of the convex beam 45 to make the clamping arms 46 grip or release.

[0040] Specifically, referring to Figs. 1-2 The driving assembly 3 further comprises a rotary motor 31 mounted on the mounting base 2, and the output end of the rotary motor 31 penetrates through the positioning table 33 and extends to be connected with the end of the second lead screw 43.

[0041] In the embodiment, the rotary motor 31 is arranged to drive the second lead screw 43 to rotate.

[0042] Specifically, referring to Figs. 1-2 The sampling position adjusting assembly 1 further comprises two bearing seats 12 arranged on the side of the adjusting base 11, and a first lead screw 13 is rotatably arranged between the two bearing seats 12; a first lead screw nut 14 is arranged outside the first lead screw 13 in a meshing mode, and the first lead screw nut 14 penetrates through a lead screw sliding block 15 and is connected with the lead screw sliding block 15.

[0043] In the embodiment, when the first lead screw 13 rotates, the first lead screw nut 14 arranged outside the first lead screw 13 will drive the lead screw sliding block 15 to move in a reciprocating straight line along the stroke range of the first lead screw 13 under the embedded connection between the linear guide rail 16 and the lead screw sliding block 15.

[0044] Specifically, referring to Figs. 1-2 One end of the adjusting base 11 is further provided with a reciprocating motor 17, the output end of the reciprocating motor 17 penetrates through the bearing seat 12 and extends to be connected with one end of the first lead screw 13; and a positioning plate 18 is arranged on the other side of the reciprocating motor 17.

[0045] In the embodiment, the reciprocating motor 17 is arranged to control the rotation of the first lead screw 13.

[0046] Further, in the preferred embodiment, the second lead screw 43 and the reciprocating motor 17 are both existing mature technologies, and they have anti-corrosion and waterproof measures. The power connection mode of the two is an existing technology, and the control circuit can be realized through simple programming by a person skilled in the art, which belongs to the common knowledge in the field, and only the use is described, without modification, so the control mode and the circuit connection are not described in detail.

[0047] The seaweed bed vegetation sampling device of the utility model:

[0048] First step: in actual use, when the user needs to sample the seaweed bed vegetation, first, the positioning plate 18 is installed on the external carrier, and in the preferred embodiment, the positioning plate 18 can be installed on a small underwater robot, and the small underwater robot can provide stable support for the sampling device of the application, and can move freely underwater, so that the sampling device of the application can accurately approach the seaweed bed area;

[0049] Second step: the user through the small underwater robot and make the sampling position adjustment assembly 1 close to the sea grass bed area, then drive the reciprocating motor 17 in the sampling position adjustment assembly 1 to run, when the reciprocating motor 17 output end in operation, it can drive the first screw rod 13 to rotate, under the embedding connection between the linear guide 16 and the screw rod slider 15, at this time the first screw rod nut 14 engaged in the outside of the first screw rod 13 will drive the screw rod slider 15 to move along the stroke range of the first screw rod 13 in reciprocating linearly; the user moves by controlling the first screw rod nut 14, thereby driving the screw rod slider 15 and the mounting seat 2, the driving assembly 3 and the vegetation sampling assembly 4 installed on the side surface of the screw rod slider 15 to move integrally, until moving to the sea grass bed area to be sampled;

[0050] Third step: when the vegetation sampling assembly 4 moves to the sea grass bed area, at this time the user can drive the vegetation sampling assembly 4 to sample the sea grass, during which the user drives the rotary motor 31, the output end of the rotary motor 31 can drive the second screw rod 43 to rotate, when the second screw rod 43 rotates, under the limiting of the core barrel 41 to the second screw rod nut 44 and the protruding beam 45, at this time the second screw rod nut 44 engaged in the outside of the second screw rod 43 can drive a plurality of protruding beams 45 to move along the core barrel 41 in reciprocating linearly; when the protruding beam 45 moves, under the rotary connection between the protruding beam 45 and the clamping arm 46, and the rotary connection between the matching beam 47 and the rotating rod 48, the clamping arm 46 installed on the other end of the protruding beam 45 can move in a gripping manner, the user controls the rotating direction of the second screw rod 43, so that a plurality of clamping arms 46 can move in a gripping manner, thereby grabbing the sea grass bed vegetation, when the grabbing is completed, the user can control the sampling position adjustment assembly 1 to make the mounting seat 2, the driving assembly 3 and the vegetation sampling assembly 4 to be recycled integrally, at this time the sampling of the sea grass bed vegetation can be completed.

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

Claims

1. A seaweed bed vegetation sampling device, characterized in that it comprises a sampling position adjusting assembly (1); a mounting seat (2) is arranged on the sampling position adjusting assembly (1); A driving assembly (3) is arranged on the side of the mounting seat (2), and a vegetation sampling assembly (4) is mounted on the driving assembly (3); The sampling position adjusting assembly (1) comprises an adjusting seat (11), two linear guides (16) are arranged on the side of the adjusting seat (11) in parallel with the transverse direction, and a screw rod slider (15) is slidably embedded on the side of the two linear guides (16); The mounting seat (2) is mounted on the side of the screw rod slider (15); The driving assembly (3) comprises a light pole (32) mounted on the side of the mounting seat (2), the light pole (32) penetrates the mounting seat (2) at the end and is connected with a positioning table (33); The vegetation sampling assembly (4) comprises a core barrel (41) mounted on the side of the positioning table (33), the core barrel (41) is columnar and has a columnar cavity in the inside, a second screw rod nut (44) is slidably arranged in the core barrel (41), three convex beams (45) are arranged on the outside of the second screw rod nut (44) in a circular manner, and a sliding groove is formed on the side of the core barrel (41); the end of each convex beam (45) penetrates the core barrel (41) and is rotatably connected with a clamping arm (46). A sleeve (42) is mounted on the side of the core barrel (41), the sleeve (42) is embedded in the positioning table (33), a second screw rod (43) is rotatably arranged in the sleeve (42); the second screw rod (43) penetrates the sleeve (42) and the core barrel (41) and extends to engage with the second screw rod nut (44).

2. The eelgrass bed vegetation sampling device of claim 1, wherein, Three matching beams (47) are protruded from the bottom of the core barrel (41) in a circular manner, each matching beam (47) penetrates the core barrel (41) and is rotatably connected with a rotating rod (48), and each rotating rod (48) is rotatably connected with one clamping arm (46).

3. The eel grass bed vegetation sampling apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The driving assembly (3) further comprises a rotary motor (31) mounted on the mounting seat (2), the output end of the rotary motor (31) penetrates the positioning table (33) and extends to be connected with the end of the second screw rod (43).

4. The eel grass bed vegetation sampling apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The sampling position adjusting assembly (1) further comprises two bearing seats (12) arranged on the side of the adjusting seat (11), and a first screw rod (13) is rotatably arranged between the two bearing seats (12); a first screw rod nut (14) is arranged on the outside of the first screw rod (13) in a meshing manner, and the first screw rod nut (14) penetrates the screw rod slider (15) and is connected with the screw rod slider (15).

5. The eel grass bed vegetation sampling apparatus of claim 1, wherein, One end of the adjusting seat (11) is further provided with a reciprocating motor (17), the output end of the reciprocating motor (17) penetrates the bearing seat (12) and extends to be connected with one end of the first screw rod (13); and a positioning plate (18) is mounted on the other side of the reciprocating motor (17).

6. The eel grass bed vegetation sampling apparatus of claim 1, wherein, ​

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  • Sea grass bed vegetation sampling device

    CN221148081U