Automatic driving auxiliary device for vehicle detection

By adjusting the camera's viewing angle using a drive motor and worm gear structure, combined with a buffer system and protective measures, the problem of limited monitoring range and susceptibility to damage caused by fixed camera installation is solved, achieving flexible adjustment and stability protection.

CN223755024UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02厦门环境保护机动车污染控制技术中心
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Application Number
CN202423303566.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

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Technical Problem

In existing autonomous driving systems, cameras are installed in a fixed manner, which makes them difficult to adjust flexibly, resulting in a limited monitoring range and easy damage during bumps or collisions.

Method used

The camera's viewing angle is adjusted using a drive motor and worm gear structure, combined with a buffer rod and spring system to absorb vibration energy, and equipped with a protective shell and dustproof net to protect the camera.

Benefits of technology

It enables flexible adjustment and stability of the camera's viewing angle, ensuring complete coverage of the monitoring range, preventing equipment damage, and extending its service life.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic driving, in particular to an automatic driving auxiliary device for vehicle detection, which comprises a camera, hinge blocks, a gear motor I and a driving motor, the hinge blocks are arranged on two sides of the outside of the camera, the gear motor I is mounted outside the hinge block on one side, and the driving motor is mounted outside the gear motor I; an output shaft of the driving motor is connected with a worm in the first gear motor, and a worm gear center shaft, meshed with the upper worm, in the first gear motor is connected with the corresponding hinge block on the same side. Through a driving motor, a worm and a worm gear structure, the horizontal visual angle of the camera can be accurately adjusted, and it is ensured that the required monitoring range is covered. The second gear motor is started, the adjusting frame is rotated to change the vertical view angle of the camera, and the flexibility of the monitoring angle is further expanded; the adjusting plate spring and the buffer work cooperatively, long-term vibration energy is effectively absorbed and dispersed, it is ensured that the camera is kept stable under complex driving conditions, and the service life of equipment is prolonged.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model discloses the technical field of automatic driving, especially relates to a vehicle detection's automatic driving auxiliary device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the automatic driving system, vehicle detection is one of the key technologies to ensure safe driving. It involves using a variety of sensors and algorithms to identify, classify and track other vehicles in the surrounding environment, and provide real-time data to support the decision-making process.

[0003] But in the present most camera installation mode is usually fixed in a particular angle, it is difficult to adjust flexibly according to actual demand, especially in complex traffic environment, fixed angle of view can lead to monitoring range limited, unable to cover the surrounding environment comprehensively. In addition, when the vehicle runs, the camera is easy to be impacted, leading to image blur or equipment damage.

[0004] Therefore, a vehicle detection's automatic driving auxiliary device is specially designed to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model aims at providing a vehicle detection's automatic driving auxiliary device.

[0006] The technical implementation scheme of the utility model is: a vehicle detection's automatic driving auxiliary device, including camera, hinged block, speed reducer no. 1, drive motor, buffer rod, limit plate, spring, adjusting plate, buffer, adjusting frame and mounting plate, the both sides of camera outside are provided with hinged block, the hinged block of one side is provided with speed reducer no. 1 outside, the drive motor is installed outside speed reducer no. 1, the output shaft of drive motor is connected with the worm inside speed reducer no. 1, the worm center shaft meshing with the worm inside speed reducer no. 1 and the corresponding hinged block of the same side is connected, the bottom of two hinged blocks is provided with buffer rod, the upper portion of buffer rod is slidably sleeved with limit plate, the bottom of limit plate is provided with spring, the bottom of buffer rod is provided with adjusting plate, the bottom of adjusting plate is provided with buffer, the bottom of two buffers is provided with adjusting frame, and the bottom of adjusting frame is rotatably provided with mounting plate.

[0007] As an improvement of the above scheme, a plurality of installation grooves are formed in the inside of the mounting plate.

[0008] As an improvement of the above scheme, further including speed reducer no. 2, speed reducer no. 2 is installed in the upper portion of the inside of the mounting plate, and the output shaft of speed reducer no. 2 is connected with the bottom of the adjusting frame.

[0009] As improved, the scheme further comprises a positioning plate, a guide rod and a screw, the middle part of the rear shell of the camera is provided with the guide rod, the positioning plate is slidably arranged on the guide rod, the screw is threadedly penetrated through the side part of the positioning plate, and the end of the screw penetrating through the positioning plate abuts against the outer surface of the guide rod.

[0010] As improved, the scheme further comprises a protective shell, the outer surface of the lens is sleeved with the protective shell.

[0011] As improved, the scheme further comprises a dust screen, the top of the protective shell is embeddedly provided with the dust screen.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: 1. The utility model through drive motor, worm and worm gear structure, can accurate adjustment camera's horizontal visual angle, ensure the monitoring range required is covered, the second speed reducer is started, and the vertical visual angle of the camera is changed by rotating the adjusting frame, and the flexibility of the monitoring angle is further expanded; the adjusting plate spring and the buffer cooperate, effectively absorb and disperse long-term vibration energy, ensure that the camera remains stable under complex driving conditions, and prolong the service life of the equipment.

[0013] 2. The high-definition image captured by the camera is transmitted to the high-performance central processor through the data line, and the surrounding environment is processed and analyzed in real time; the protective shell sleeved outside the lens prevents dust and water vapor from entering; and the dust screen embedded at the top further blocks dust. ACCURATE ADJUSTMENT CAMERA'S HORIZONTAL VISUAL ANGLE

[0014] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the hinge block, the first speed reducer and the drive motor of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the buffer rod, the limiting plate and the spring of the utility model.

[0017] Figure 4 It is an explosion view of the spring, the adjusting plate and the buffer of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the adjusting frame and the mounting plate of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the second speed reducer and the mounting plate of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 7 It is a sectional view structure schematic view of the positioning plate, the guide rod and the screw of the utility model.

[0021] Marked in the figure: 1-camera, 2-hinged block, 3-reduction motor one, 31-reduction motor two, 4-driving motor, 5-worm, 6-worm gear, 7-buffer rod, 8-limiting plate, 9-spring, 10-adjusting plate, 11-buffer, 12-adjusting frame, 13-mounting plate, 14-positioning plate, 15-guide rod, 16-screw, 17-protection shell, 18-dustproof net. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The utility model is further explained in connection with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0023] Embodiment: a kind of vehicle detection's automatic driving auxiliary device, as shown in Figures 1-7 It includes camera 1, hinged block 2, reduction motor one 3, driving motor 4, buffer rod 7, limiting plate 8, spring 9, adjusting plate 10, buffer 11, adjusting frame 12 and mounting plate 13, camera 1 captures high-definition image, for visual recognition and environmental monitoring, and provides real-time image data, supports central processing unit to carry out object detection, classification and tracking, camera 1 is provided with hinged block 2 on both sides outside, the hinged block 2 of one side is installed with reduction motor one 3 outside, driving motor 4 is installed outside reduction motor one 3, hinged block 2 is as the connecting piece between camera 1 and reduction motor one 3, allows camera 1 to carry out angle adjustment, and hinged block 2 is used to transmit the power of driving motor 4, changes the angle of camera 1, the output shaft of driving motor 4 is connected with the worm 5 inside reduction motor one 3, the center shaft of the worm gear 6 meshing with upper worm 5 inside reduction motor one 3 is connected with the hinged block 2 of corresponding side, forms stable transmission system, reduction motor one 3 accurately controls the horizontal viewing angle of camera 1 by worm 5 and worm gear 6 structure, the bottom of two hinged blocks 2 is provided with buffer rod 7, provides mechanical buffering, absorbs external force impact, limiting plate 8 is slidably sleeved on the upper portion of buffer rod 7, spring 9 is arranged at the bottom of limiting plate 8, adjusting plate 10 is screw-threaded arranged at the bottom of buffer rod 7, buffer 11 is screw-threaded installed at the bottom of adjusting plate 10, external force is transmitted to buffer rod 7 through hinged block 2, limiting plate 8 on buffer rod 7 will slide along buffer rod 7 and compress the spring 9 at the bottom, absorbs most of the impact energy, and adjusting plate 10 and buffer 11 further disperse vibration energy, ensure the stability of camera 1, the bottom of two buffers 11 is commonly provided with adjusting frame 12, adjusting frame 12 is rotationally arranged at the bottom of mounting plate 13, a plurality of mounting through-slots are formed in the inside of mounting plate 13, and mounting plate 13 can be fixed in proper position of vehicle by bolt or buckle with mounting through-slots.

[0024] As Figure 6As shown, it also includes a second speed reducer 31, the mounting plate 13 is installed in the upper part of the second speed reducer 31, the output shaft of the second speed reducer 31 is connected with the bottom of the adjusting frame 12, when the second speed reducer 31 is started, its output shaft drives the adjusting frame 12 to rotate, so as to change the vertical viewing angle of the camera 1.

[0025] As shown in the figure, Figure 7 As shown, it also includes a positioning plate 14, a guide rod 15 and a screw 16, the middle part of the rear shell of the camera 1 is provided with the guide rod 15, the guide rod 15 is slidably provided with the positioning plate 14, the side of the positioning plate 14 is threadedly provided with the screw 16, one end of the screw 16 penetrating the positioning plate 14 abuts against the outer surface of the guide rod 15, and the stability of the camera 1 at a set angle can be ensured by tightening the screw 16; when the angle of the camera 1 needs to be adjusted, the screw 16 is loosened, the positioning plate 14 is slid to the desired position, and then the screw 16 is tightened again.

[0026] As shown in the figure, Figure 1 And 7 As shown, it also includes a protective shell 17 and a dust screen 18, the outer surface of the lens is sleeved with the protective shell 17; the top of the protective shell 17 is embeddedly provided with the dust screen 18, the protective shell 17 and the dust screen 18 effectively block the dust and water vapor from the outside, and ensure the clarity and long-term reliability of the camera lens.

[0027] First, the mounting plate 13 is fixed at a proper position of the vehicle, such as the front or both sides of the vehicle body, when the horizontal angle of the camera 1 needs to be adjusted, the driving motor 4 is started, the driving motor 4 drives the worm wheel 6 to rotate through the worm 5, so as to change the angle of the hinged block 2, and then adjust the horizontal viewing angle of the camera 1, if the vertical angle of the camera 1 needs to be adjusted, the second speed reducer 31 in the upper part of the mounting plate 13 is started, the output shaft of the second speed reducer 31 is connected with the bottom of the adjusting frame 12, the adjusting frame 12 is rotated to change the vertical viewing angle of the camera 1, and the screw 16 is tightened to fix the positioning plate 14 at a specific position on the guide rod 15, so as to ensure the stability of the camera 1 at a specific angle;

[0028] When the camera 1 is impacted by external force, for example, the vehicle encounters bumps or collisions during driving, the external force will be transmitted to the buffer rod 7 through the hinged block 2, at this time, the limiting plate 8 on the buffer rod 7 will slide along the buffer rod 7 and compress the spring 9 at the bottom, the elastic deformation of the spring 9 absorbs most of the impact energy, thereby reducing the direct impact on the camera 1, once the external force disappears, the spring 9 will push the limiting plate 8 back to the original position under the action of its elastic restoring force, so that the camera 1 returns to the initial position, protecting the camera 1 from hard collision damage, and ensuring that the camera 1 can quickly recover to the normal working state after each impact;

[0029] In addition, the protective shell 17 can protect the camera lens 1 from dust and water vapor, and the dust screen 18 can prevent dust from entering the inside of the protective shell 17. When the camera 1 collects data, the camera 1 captures high-definition images, which are transmitted to the central processor inside the camera through the data line. The central processor integrates a high-performance computing unit, receives data from various sensors, and performs real-time processing and analysis to identify and classify surrounding vehicles, pedestrians, and other obstacles. The vehicle system adjusts its speed according to the speed of the front vehicle to maintain a safe distance.

[0030] Although the present disclosure has been shown and described with respect to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it should be understood by the skilled in the art that certain changes and modifications can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. An automatic driving assistance device for vehicle detection, characterized by, It includes camera (1), hinged block (2), reduction motor one (3), drive motor (4), buffer rod (7), limit plate (8), spring (9), adjusting plate (10), buffer (11), adjusting frame (12) and mounting plate (13), both sides of camera (1) are provided with hinged block (2) outside, the hinged block (2) outside one side is provided with reduction motor one (3), the reduction motor one (3) is provided with drive motor (4) outside, the output shaft of drive motor (4) is connected with worm (5) inside reduction motor one (3), the central shaft of worm wheel (6) engaged with worm (5) above reduction motor one (3) inside, is connected with the hinged block (2) of corresponding side, the bottom of two hinged blocks (2) is provided with buffer rod (7), the upper part of buffer rod (7) is slidably sleeved with limit plate (8), the bottom of limit plate (8) is provided with spring (9), the bottom of buffer rod (7) is provided with adjusting plate (10) in screw thread, the bottom of adjusting plate (10) is provided with buffer (11) in screw thread, the bottom of two buffers (11) is commonly provided with adjusting frame (12), the bottom of adjusting frame (12) is rotatably provided with mounting plate (13).

2. An automatic driving assist device for vehicle detection according to claim 1, characterized by A plurality of mounting through slots are formed in the inside of mounting plate (13).

3. An automatic driver assistance device for vehicle detection according to claim 2, wherein It also includes reduction motor two (31), reduction motor two (31) is installed in the inside upper part of mounting plate (13), the output shaft of reduction motor two (31) is connected with the bottom of adjusting frame (12).

4. An automatic driver assistance device for vehicle detection according to claim 3, characterized in that It also includes positioning plate (14), guide rod (15) and screw (16), the middle part of the rear shell of camera (1) is provided with guide rod (15), the positioning plate (14) is slidably arranged on the guide rod (15), the screw (16) is threadedly arranged on the side of positioning plate (14), and the end of screw (16) penetrating through the positioning plate (14) abuts against the outer surface of guide rod (15).

5. An automatic driver assistance device for vehicle detection according to claim 4, wherein It also includes protective shell (17), the outer surface of lens is sleeved with protective shell (17).

6. An automatic driver assistance device for vehicle detection according to claim 5, wherein It also includes dust screen (18), the dust screen (18) is embeddedly arranged on the top of protective shell (17). It also includes dust screen (18), the dust screen (18) is embeddedly arranged on the top of protective shell (17).