Charging structure of inspection robot
By designing through slots and U-shaped strips in the charging structure of the inspection robot, contaminants on the charging plug are scraped off, solving the problem of poor charging contact and achieving better charging contact effect and efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422833368.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-20
AI Technical Summary
In environments with high dust and humidity, the charging plugs or sockets of existing inspection robots are prone to becoming covered with contaminants, leading to poor charging contact or low efficiency.
A charging socket structure with through grooves and U-shaped strips was designed. The U-shaped strips scrape off surface contaminants when the charging plug is inserted, ensuring good contact.
By scraping away contaminants from the charging plug, the charging contact effect and efficiency are improved, ensuring the reliability and stability of charging.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the mechanism of inspection robot, especially a kind of inspection robot charging structure. BACKGROUND
[0002] Inspection robot is used for the inspection, security, alarm and other work in logistics center, factory, airport, substation and other complex environments.
[0003] At present, the dust and humidity of the environment used by poultry inspection robot are more, so that the pollutants are easily covered on the charging plug or charging socket, thereby causing poor contact during charging.
[0004] For example, the charging structure and charging method of the inspection robot of Chinese patent "a kind of", disclosed as CN117614052A, including charging seat and mechanical arm;The charging seat includes charging pile platform, charging shell and charging electrode;The charging pile platform is hung on the power transmission line, and the charging shell is rotatably installed on the charging pile platform;The charging shell is provided with a containing cavity, and the containing cavity is provided with an opening downward;The charging electrode is arranged in the middle of the containing cavity, and two guide members are arranged in the containing cavity;The mechanical arm includes walking wheel mechanism, mechanical arm main body, lifting assembly and compression wheel seat 24;The charging seat of the inspection robot is provided with two guide members in the charging shell, the compression wheel seat 24 is inserted into the charging shell as a whole for charging, the containing cavity of the charging shell has larger volume, can provide larger space, and the docking process of the compression wheel seat 24 and the charging shell is more simple and easy;Further, the guide members guide the compression wheel seat 24, which greatly improves the docking success rate;But it does not design the charging plug or charging socket additionally, so that the contact is poor during charging, or it cannot be charged, or the charging efficiency is low. SUMMARY
[0005] In view of the above shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a kind of inspection robot charging structure, which is reasonable in design and facilitates the removal of pollutants on the charging plug or charging socket, to ensure the effect of charging contact.
[0006] The utility model discloses a kind of inspection robot charging structure, it is characterized by: including the charging socket shell with installation groove and cover plate being covered in the back of charging socket shell, the front of the charging socket shell is provided with two groups of through grooves respectively communicated with installation groove, through groove has two groups of independent non-communication and is arranged on the charging socket shell, to be used to install charging socket positive pole piece, charging socket negative pole piece, the charging socket positive pole piece and the charging socket negative pole piece are U-shaped strip board with elastic slot, the U-shaped slot of the charging socket positive pole piece and the charging socket negative pole piece is opposite through groove, to facilitate the charging plug to pass through through groove and insert into pole piece U-shaped slot.
[0007] Preferably, the U-shaped strip includes two side plates and an arc-shaped plate connecting the bottom of the two side plates, and the two side plates have inwardly protruding convex portions near the U-shaped notch, which can scrape off foreign matters on the surface of the charging plug when the charging plug is inserted into the U-shaped strip.
[0008] Preferably, the convex portions are inwardly protruding arc-shaped transitions, and the minimum distance between the arc-shaped transitions on the two side plates is less than the width of the charging plug, so as to facilitate the scraping off of foreign matters on the surface of the charging plug.
[0009] Preferably, the U-shaped strip is provided with a first tab at each end in the length direction, and the first tab has a flush section and a bent section, the side of the through groove is provided with an arc-shaped recess, the flush section abuts in the arc-shaped recess, the arc-shaped recess is provided with a first compression spring with the first end of the spring being sleeved on the bent section, and the cover plate is locked on the charging socket shell by screws, and the inner side surface of the cover plate abuts against the second end of the first compression spring.
[0010] Preferably, the U-shaped strip is provided with a second tab at each side of the middle part, and the middle part of the through groove is provided with a rectangular recess for supporting the second tab.
[0011] Preferably, the cover plate is provided with two strip-shaped holes, the U-shaped strip is provided with studs and threaded nuts at positions opposite to the strip-shaped holes, and the electric wire is inserted into the strip-shaped holes to be connected and fixed with the studs and the threaded nuts.
[0012] Preferably, the charging plug is mounted on a telescopic column, the telescopic column is slidingly connected to a charging box, and a trigger switch is oppositely arranged on the charging box or the telescopic column, the trigger switch is in contact with the telescopic column or the charging box, so that the trigger switch is triggered to work when the telescopic column is pushed to move, and the trigger switch as a circuit on-off switch is turned on to make the circuit conductive.
[0013] Preferably, the telescopic column is extended from the charging box and connected to a first surface of a telescopic plate, a second surface of the telescopic plate is fixedly connected to a first end of a guide sliding sleeve, a guide rod fixed to the charging box is sleeved in the guide sliding sleeve, a second compression spring is arranged between a second end of the guide sliding sleeve and a top plate fixed to the charging box, a first end of the guide rod is fixed to an inner wall surface of the charging box, and a second end of the guide rod is fixed to the top plate.
[0014] Preferably, the telescopic column is provided with an elastic cover shell at a position where the charging plug is mounted, the elastic cover shell is provided with two through holes for the charging plug to pass through, and a return spring is arranged between the elastic cover shell and the telescopic column, so that the outer end surface of the elastic cover shell is flush with the outer end surface of the charging plug under the action of the return spring, and the elastic cover shell is pushed backward to enable the charging plug to be inserted into the U-shaped slot of the pole piece after the elastic cover shell is pushed by the charging socket shell.
[0015] The elastic U-shaped strip plate is used to make the charging socket shell close to the charging plug and insert the charging plug during the travel of the inspection robot installed with the charging socket shell, and the elastic U-shaped strip plate can scrape off the dirt on the surface of the charging plug during the insertion process, thereby ensuring good contact during charging. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the charging structure;
[0017] Figure 2 is Figure 1 an exploded view of the charging structure;
[0018] Figure 3 is another perspective view of the charging structure;
[0019] Figure 4 is an exploded view of the charging structure; Figure 3
[0020] Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the U-shaped strip plate;
[0021] Figure 6 is a connection perspective view of the charging plug, the telescopic column and the charging box;
[0022] Figure 7 is a sectional perspective view of the charging structure; Figure 6
[0023] Figure 8 is a partial perspective sectional view of the charging plug and another embodiment of the telescopic column; DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] In order to make the above features and advantages of the utility model more apparent and easy to understand, the following embodiments are specifically described, and the detailed description is made below by combining with the drawings, but the utility model is not limited thereto.
[0025] The utility model discloses an inspection robot charging structure, which comprises a charging socket shell B2 provided with a mounting groove B1 (the charging socket shell B2 is made of plastic material or other non-conductive material and is installed on an inspection robot capable of traveling) and a cover plate B3 covering the back surface of the charging socket shell, the front surface of the charging socket shell B2 is provided with two groups of through grooves B4 in communication with the mounting groove B1 respectively, the through grooves B4 are independently not communicated and are arranged on the charging socket shell B2 to mount a charging socket positive pole piece and a charging socket negative pole piece, the charging socket positive pole piece and the charging socket negative pole piece are U-shaped strip plates B5 with elastic notches, the U-shaped notches of the charging socket positive pole piece and the charging socket negative pole piece are opposite to the through grooves, and a charging plug can pass through the through grooves B4 and be inserted into the pole piece U-shaped groove.
[0026] Since the contaminants such as dust, wet particles and the like are easily attached to the charging plug on the poultry feeding site, thus leading to poor contact during charging, the elastic U-shaped strip B5 is provided, so that the charging socket shell B2 is close to the charging plug during the travel of the inspection robot and the charging plug is inserted, and the elastic U-shaped strip B5 can scrape off the dirt on the surface of the charging plug during the insertion process, thus ensuring good contact during charging.
[0027] In order to design reasonably, the U-shaped strip B5 includes two side plates B6 and an arc-shaped plate B7 connecting the bottom of the two side plates, and the position close to the U-shaped notch of the two side plates has a relatively inwardly protruding protruding portion B8, which can scrape off the foreign matter on the surface of the charging plug when the charging plug is inserted into the U-shaped strip. Since the protruding portion B8 is provided, the effect of scraping off dirt and foreign matter is better.
[0028] In order to design reasonably, the protruding portion is an arc-shaped transition inwardly protruding, and the minimum distance of the arc-shaped transition on the two side plates is less than the width dimension of the charging plug, so as to facilitate the scraping of the foreign matter on the surface of the charging plug. By making the protruding portion an arc-shaped transition, the insertion of the charging plug into the U-shaped slot of the pole piece is more smooth. If a sharp protruding portion is used, arc is easily generated, which affects the service life and safety of the equipment components.
[0029] In order to realize the installation and positioning of the U-shaped strip B5, the U-shaped strip B5 is provided with a first tab B9 at the two ends in the length direction, the first tab B9 has a flush section B10 and a bent section B11, the side of the through groove is provided with an arc-shaped recess B12, the flush section B10 abuts in the arc-shaped recess B12, the arc-shaped recess is provided with a first compression spring B13 with a first end sleeved on the bent section, and the cover plate is locked on the charging socket shell by screws, the inner side surface of the cover plate B3 abuts on the second end of the first compression spring B13, and the relative stable arrangement of the U-shaped strip B5 and the charging socket shell is maintained through the compression of the first compression spring.
[0030] In addition, the two side edges of the middle part of the U-shaped strip are provided with a second tab B14, and the two side edges of the middle part of the through groove are provided with a rectangular recess B15 for supporting the second tab. The second tab B14 can be formed by stamping a local sheet on the body of the U-shaped strip, and the second tab B14 is limited in the rectangular recess B15. Through the provision of the first tab B9 and the second tab B14, the installation of the U-shaped strip B5 is more stable and reliable.
[0031] Two strip-shaped holes B16 are formed in the cover plate B3, and a stud B28 and a threaded nut are arranged at the position of the U-shaped strip opposite to the strip-shaped hole. The electric wire is inserted into the strip-shaped hole to be connected and fixed with the stud and the threaded nut. The electric wire is electrically connected with the U-shaped strip B5 through the locking of the stud and the threaded nut.
[0032] In order to design reasonably, the charging plug B17 is installed on the telescopic column B18 which is slidingly connected on the charging box B19 (the charging box B19 is fixedly arranged at a certain position of the feeding house, and when the inspection robot moves, the charging socket shell B2 can push the charging plug B17 and the telescopic column B18 to move), and a trigger switch B20 is arranged opposite to the telescopic column or the charging box, and the trigger switch is in contact with the telescopic column or the charging box, so that when the telescopic column is pushed to move, the trigger switch is triggered to work, so that the trigger switch as a circuit on-off switch is turned on, and the trigger switch B20 can also adopt a position sensor, and when the position of the charging box or the telescopic column moves relatively, the position sensor triggers the circuit to be turned on (the trigger switch B20 or the position sensor triggers the circuit to be turned on is prior art, and will not be repeated here).
[0033] The telescopic column B18 is extended from the charging box B19 and connected with the first surface of the telescopic plate B29, the second surface of the telescopic plate is fixedly connected with the first end of the guide sliding sleeve B21, the guide sliding sleeve B21 is sleeved with the guide rod B22 which is fixed on the charging box, the second end of the guide sliding sleeve B21 is provided with the second compression spring B23 between the top plate B24 fixed in the charging box, the first end of the guide rod is fixed on the inner wall surface of the charging box, the second end of the guide rod is fixed on the top plate B24, and the two ends of the second compression spring B23 act between the top plate B24 and the telescopic plate B29, so that the telescopic plate B29 and the telescopic column B18 are relatively located at the initial position (the position of the circuit not being turned on) through the action of the second compression spring B23, and the trigger switch B20 turns on the circuit when the charging plug B17 and the telescopic column B18 are pushed (driven by the charging socket shell B2 on the inspection robot).
[0034] The part of the telescopic column B18 on which the charging plug is arranged is provided with the elastic cover B25, the elastic cover B25 is provided with two through holes B26 for the charging plug B17 to pass through, and the elastic cover B25 is provided with the return spring B27 between the telescopic column, so that the outer end surface of the elastic cover is flush with the outer end surface of the charging plug under the action of the return spring, the elastic cover B25 is pushed backward after being pushed by the charging socket shell, and the charging plug can be inserted into the U-shaped slot of the pole piece, and the elastic cover B25 is slidingly connected with the telescopic column B18.
[0035] The above only describes the preferred embodiment of the present application, and any change and modification made within the scope of the application for patent shall be included in the scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A patrol robot charging structure, characterized by: The charging socket shell with installation recesses and the cover plate arranged on the back of the charging socket shell, the front of the charging socket shell is provided with two groups of through grooves communicated with the installation recesses, the through grooves are independently not communicated and arranged on the charging socket shell for mounting the charging socket positive pole piece and the charging socket negative pole piece, the charging socket positive pole piece and the charging socket negative pole piece are U-shaped strip plates with elastic notched openings, the U-shaped notched openings of the charging socket positive pole piece and the charging socket negative pole piece are opposite to the through grooves, so that the charging plug can pass through the through grooves and be inserted into the U-shaped notched openings.
2. The robot patrol charging structure of claim 1, wherein: The U-shaped strip plate comprises two side plates and an arc-shaped plate connecting the bottom of the two side plates, the two side plates are provided with protrusions inwardly extending at positions close to the U-shaped notched openings, the protrusions can scrape off foreign matters on the surface of the charging plug when the charging plug is inserted into the U-shaped strip plate.
3. The robot patrol charging structure of claim 2, wherein: The protrusions are inwardly convex arc-shaped transitions, the minimum distance between the arc-shaped transitions on the two side plates is smaller than the width dimension of the charging plug, so that the foreign matters on the surface of the charging plug can be scraped off.
4. The patrol robot charging structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The U-shaped strip plate is provided with first tabs at both ends in the length direction, the first tabs are provided with flush sections and bent sections, the side portions of the through grooves are provided with arc-shaped recesses, the flush sections abut in the arc-shaped recesses, the arc-shaped recesses are provided with first compression springs with first ends sleeved on the bent sections, the cover plate is locked on the charging socket shell by screws, the inner side surface of the cover plate abuts against the second ends of the first compression springs.
5. The robot patrol charging structure of claim 4, wherein: The U-shaped strip plate is provided with second tabs at both side edges of the middle portion, the through grooves are provided with rectangular recesses for supporting the second tabs at both side edges of the middle portion.
6. The robot patrol charging structure of claim 5, wherein: The cover plate is provided with two strip-shaped holes, the U-shaped strip plate is provided with studs and threaded nuts opposite to the strip-shaped holes, wires are inserted into the strip-shaped holes to be connected and fixed with the studs and the threaded nuts.
7. The robot patrol charging structure of claim 6, wherein: The charging plug is mounted on the telescopic column, the telescopic column is slidingly connected to the charging box, the charging box or the telescopic column is oppositely provided with a trigger switch, the trigger switch contacts the telescopic column or the charging box to trigger the trigger switch to work when the telescopic column is pushed to move, so that the trigger switch as a circuit on-off switch is turned on.
8. The robot patrol charging structure of claim 7, wherein: The telescopic column extends out of the charging box and is connected to the first surface of the telescopic plate, the second surface of the telescopic plate is fixedly connected to the first end of the guide sliding sleeve, the guide rod fixed to the charging box is sleeved in the guide sliding sleeve, the second end of the guide sliding sleeve and the top plate fixed to the charging box are provided with a second compression spring, the first end of the guide rod is fixed to the inner wall surface of the charging box, and the second end of the guide rod is fixed to the top plate.
9. The robot patrol charging structure of claim 8, wherein: The part of the telescopic column mounting the charging plug is provided with an elastic cover, the elastic cover is provided with two through-hole grooves for the charging plug to pass through, and a return spring is arranged between the elastic cover and the telescopic column, so that the outer end surface of the elastic cover is flush with the outer end surface of the charging plug under the action of the return spring, and the elastic cover pushes the charging plug to be inserted into the U-shaped notched openings of the pole pieces after being pushed by the charging socket shell.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Charging structure of inspection robot and charging method based on charging structure
CN117614052A