Water meter matching mechanism suitable for shooting and metering of large-diameter water meter

By using a double-layer shell structure and sealing material design, the problem of water vapor interference with the camera is solved, achieving stability and accuracy of water meter readings, and making it suitable for remote reading of large-diameter water meters.

CN223883029UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06ZHEJIANG HEDA TECH
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Application Number
CN202520551742.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-27
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-27

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Technical Problem

Existing remote water meter reading devices are easily affected by moisture in high humidity environments, causing the camera to fog up and affecting the accuracy of readings. Furthermore, existing technologies have not effectively solved the problem of waterproofing electronic components.

Method used

It adopts a double-shell structure, with a sealed cavity formed by filling the inner and outer shell layers with sealant. The camera element and Hall counter are enclosed in the sealant, and the control circuit board is connected by tenon and mortise joints to achieve double waterproofing and data acquisition.

Benefits of technology

The waterproof performance of the camera element has been improved to avoid water vapor interference, ensure reading stability and data accuracy, and make it suitable for high humidity environments.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a water meter matching mechanism suitable for shooting and metering of a large-diameter water meter. The water meter matching mechanism comprises an outer shell layer, an inner shell layer, a control circuit board, a camera shooting element and a sealing rubber material. The shell layer comprises an outer cylinder, a bottom plate and a cover plate; the inner shell layer comprises an inner cylinder and a top plate, and a mounting hole is formed in the middle of the top plate; the control circuit board comprises a camera shooting control part fixedly connected with the outer side of the top plate, the camera shooting element is electrically connected with the camera shooting control part, and the camera shooting element penetrates through the mounting hole and enables the mounting hole to be closed; an interlayer inner cavity is formed between the inner wall of the outer cylinder body and the outer wall of the inner cylinder body, the interlayer inner cavity is filled with the sealing rubber material, the lower end of the inner cylinder body is closed, and a sealing cavity is formed in the inner cylinder body. The inner shell layer and the outer shell layer have double waterproof effects, the camera element is not easy to be interfered by water vapor, the working stability is higher, and the camera is especially suitable for a high-humidity environment.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of water meter dial reading, in particular to a water meter cooperation mechanism suitable for big aperture water meter shooting measurement. BACKGROUND

[0002] In recent years, with the continuous acceleration of urban water supply network development in China, the demand for water meter reading collection is increasing, and the water meter distribution range is wide, the installation environment is different, the manual on-site meter reading method has higher labor cost and cannot meet the rapid response demand.

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, people have developed some water meters that can read remotely, for example, the patent file with the application number CN201510002103.6 discloses a camera direct reading remote water meter, which comprises a transparent cover, a PCB board, a transparent cover and a water meter, the middle part of the transparent cover is provided with a cavity concave upward, the transparent cover is provided at the opening end of the cavity to form a closed sealing cover, the PCB board is provided in the sealing cover, the PCB board is provided with a camera and a light supplementing device, the PCB board is connected with the power supply and the communication device arranged outside the transparent cover through the wire, the wire is provided with a sealing mechanism between the outer wall of the transparent cover, the sealing cover is arranged on the counting window of the water meter, and the counting window and the sealing cover are provided with a sealing ring to form the camera direct reading remote water meter. The above technical scheme sets up the camera to shoot the counting window of the water meter, and the remote communication can realize the rapid meter reading, which solves some shortcomings of manual meter reading to a certain extent, but the transparent cover has installation gap and wire interface, in the humid environment such as well, with the growth of use time, the probability of water vapor penetrating into the transparent cover and causing camera fogging phenomenon is higher, which may interfere with the reading. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model provides a kind of water meter cooperation mechanism suitable for big aperture water meter shooting measurement, it is used to cooperate with installation with water meter, can realize the camera reading of water meter dial under remote control, solve some shortcomings of manual on-site meter reading, and the device has stronger waterproof performance, can better avoid that water vapor causes influence to camera reading, and setting up the Hall counter that is not susceptible to electronic interference carries out double data acquisition, suitable for the counting of big flow scene such as city official website.

[0005] In order to realize the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A water meter cooperation mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering, comprising an outer shell layer, an inner shell layer, a control circuit board, a camera element, a sealing glue material and a Hall counter, the outer shell layer comprises a circumferentially closed outer cylinder body, a bottom plate connected with the lower end of the outer cylinder body and a cover plate detachably connected with the upper end of the outer cylinder body, the inner shell layer comprises a circumferentially closed inner cylinder body and a top plate connected with the upper end of the inner cylinder body, the middle part of the top plate is provided with a mounting hole, the control circuit board comprises a camera control part fixedly connected with the outer side of the top plate, the camera element and the Hall counter are electrically connected with the camera control part, the camera element passes through the mounting hole and makes the mounting hole closed, the inner wall of the outer cylinder body and the outer wall of the inner cylinder body form a sandwiched inner cavity, the sealing glue material is filled in the sandwiched inner cavity and makes the lower end of the inner cylinder body closed, and the inside of the inner cylinder body forms a sealed cavity.

[0007] Further, the inner shell layer further comprises a plurality of support feet connected with the lower end of the inner cylinder body, and the support frame is overlapped on the inner side of the bottom plate.

[0008] Further, the outer side of the inner shell layer has an installation plane, the installation plane is connected with a first clamping head, and the control circuit board further comprises a main control part matched with the first clamping head.

[0009] Further, the control circuit board further comprises a counting control part connected with the lower end of the main control part in a vertical mode, and the counting control part is connected with a Hall counter.

[0010] Further, the main control part and the camera control part and the main control part and the counting control part form a mortise and tenon joint.

[0011] Further, the top plate is provided with a second clamping head, and the camera control part is provided with a limiting clamping hole through which the second clamping head passes.

[0012] Further, the camera control part is detachably connected with the top plate through a screw.

[0013] Further, the control circuit board, the camera element and the Hall counter are all wrapped in the inside of the sealing glue material.

[0014] Further, the outer side of the bottom plate is provided with an annular groove, and a waterproof sealing ring is arranged in the annular groove.

[0015] Further, the cover plate is provided with a wiring interface and a line connector threadedly connected with the wiring interface, and the middle part of the line connector forms a wiring channel.

[0016] The application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1、The inner shell layer and the outer shell layer provided by the utility model play double waterproof effects, an inner part of the inner shell layer forms a sealed cavity, the camera element reads the water table or other dials from inside the sealed cavity, is not easily interfered by water vapor, is more stable in work, and is especially suitable for high humidity environment.

[0018] 2、In some embodiments of the utility model, a Hall counter is further arranged to double collect readings, the data accuracy is higher, data checking is facilitated, the Hall counter is buried in the sealing glue material and is not interfered by water vapor, and work stability is high. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a sectional view of a water table cooperation mechanism suitable for large-diameter water table shooting measurement in the embodiment;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the outer shell body;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the inner shell body;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the control circuit board;

[0023] In the drawing, 1 is an outer shell layer, 11 is an outer cylinder body, 12 is a bottom plate, 121 is an annular groove, 13 is a cover plate, 131 is a wiring interface, 14 is a wiring joint, 141 is a wiring channel, 2 is an inner shell layer, 21 is an inner cylinder body, 211 is a mounting plane, 212 is a first clamping head, 22 is a top plate, 221 is a mounting hole, 222 is a second clamping head, 223 is a screw hole, 23 is a supporting leg, 24 is a sealed cavity, 3 is a control circuit board, 31 is a main control part, 32 is a camera control part, 321 is a limiting clamping hole, 322 is a fixing hole, 33 is a counting control part, 4 is a camera element, 5 is a sealing glue material, and 6 is a Hall counter. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely in combination with embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application. EMBODIMENT

[0025] REFERENCE Figures 1-4 The embodiments of the utility model provide a water table cooperation mechanism suitable for large-diameter water table shooting measurement, which comprises an outer shell layer 1, an inner shell layer 2, a control circuit board 3, a camera element 4 and a sealing glue material 5, and specifically:

[0026] The outer shell layer 1 comprises a circumferentially closed outer cylinder 11, a bottom plate 12 integrally connected with the lower end of the outer cylinder and closing the lower end of the outer cylinder, and a cover plate 13 detachably connected with the upper end of the outer cylinder and closing the upper end of the outer cylinder, the outer edge of the bottom plate extends radially to form a flange, the outer side of the bottom plate is provided with an annular groove 121, a waterproof sealing ring is arranged in the annular groove, in the use state, the outer side of the bottom plate is arranged outside the reading window of the water meter or other type of dial, generally an annular boss is arranged around the reading window, the lower side of the bottom plate is attached to the end surface of the annular boss, and the waterproof sealing ring is in abutment with the annular boss, so that a sealed waterproof structure is formed around the reading window, and water vapor is prevented from entering the inner cavity between the bottom plate and the reading window to affect reading; the cover plate is provided with a wiring interface 131, the wiring interface is threadedly connected with a wiring connector 14, the middle part of the wiring connector has a wiring channel 141, in the use state, external equipment is electrically connected with the control circuit board 3 through the wiring channel, after wiring is completed, the wiring channel can be sealed with sealant, the wiring channel is arranged in an elongated structure to improve the depth of the sealant, so that the sealing effect is better;

[0027] The inner shell layer 2 comprises a circumferentially closed inner cylinder 21, a top plate 22 integrally connected with the upper end of the inner cylinder, and a support leg 23 connected with the lower end of the inner cylinder, the outer side of the inner cylinder has a mounting plane, the mounting plane is provided with two first clamping heads 211, the middle part of the top plate has a mounting hole 221, a plurality of second clamping heads 222 and a plurality of screw holes 223 are arranged on the side of the mounting hole;

[0028] The control circuit board 3 comprises a main control part 31 and a camera control part 32 which are connected with each other vertically through a mortise and tenon structure, the main control part 31 is parallel to the mounting plane, the two first clamping heads 211 are respectively in abutment with the main control part from both sides, and the main control part is positioned by the two first clamping heads 211, the camera control part 32 is arranged on the outer side of the top plate 22, the camera control part has a limiting clamping hole 321 and a fixing hole 322, the second clamping head 222 is inserted into the limiting clamping hole 321 to limit the camera control part, and the fixing hole 322 of the camera control part corresponds in position to the screw hole 223 of the top plate, so that the camera control part is fixedly connected with the top plate through a screw;

[0029] The camera element 4 is electrically connected with the camera control part 32 and located on the side close to the top plate, the camera element passes through the mounting hole 221 and closes the mounting hole 221, and the shooting direction of the camera element is towards the bottom plate 12 of the outer shell layer;

[0030] The control circuit board 3 further comprises a counting control part 33 connected with the lower end of the main control part 31 through a mortise and tenon structure, the counting control part is electrically connected with the Hall counter 6, and double reading acquisition is realized through the camera element and the Hall counter;

[0031] The inner wall of the outer shell layer 1 and the outer wall of the inner shell layer 2 form a sandwiched inner cavity, the sealing glue material 5 is filled in the sandwiched inner cavity, the sealing glue material fixes and connects the inner shell layer and the outer shell layer, the lower end opening of the inner cylinder body is blocked by the sealing glue material, the inside of the inner shell layer forms a sealed cavity 24, under the action of the sealing glue material, the sealed cavity can keep dry for a long time, the camera element inserted into the inside of the sealed cavity will not be disturbed by water vapor, and the control circuit board 3, the camera element 4 and the Hall counter 6 are all wrapped in the inside of the sealing glue material, so as to play a long-term protection on the electronic elements;

[0032] The bottom plate 12 and the sealing glue material 5 are both transparent materials, so that the camera element can shoot the data window of the dial through the bottom plate and the sealing glue material, and the lighting of the shooting process can be realized in two ways, the first way is to set the outer cylinder body and the inner cylinder body as transparent materials, so that external light can irradiate to the inside of the device, and also provides a way for manual observation of the data window, the other way is to set a light emitting element in the device, or the two ways can be implemented at the same time.

[0033] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and not for limiting the present application, although the foregoing detailed description of the present application is made with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it still can be modified to the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent replacement of some technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principles of the present application, should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large bore water meter photography metering, characterized by: The application relates to a camera with a Hall counter, which comprises an outer shell layer (1), an inner shell layer (2), a control circuit board (3), a camera element (4), sealing glue material (5) and a Hall counter (6); the outer shell layer (1) comprises a circumferentially closed outer cylinder (11), a bottom plate (12) connected with the lower end of the outer cylinder and a cover plate (13) detachably connected with the upper end of the outer cylinder; the inner shell layer (2) comprises a circumferentially closed inner cylinder (21) and a top plate (22) connected with the upper end of the inner cylinder, and the middle part of the top plate is provided with a mounting hole (221); the control circuit board (3) comprises a camera control part (32) fixedly connected with the outer side of the top plate, the camera element (4) and the Hall counter (6) are electrically connected with the camera control part (32), the camera element (4) passes through the mounting hole (221) and makes the mounting hole closed; the inner wall of the outer cylinder (11) and the outer wall of the inner cylinder (21) form a sandwiched inner cavity, the sealing glue material (5) is filled in the sandwiched inner cavity and at least makes the lower end of the inner cylinder closed, and the inside of the inner cylinder forms a sealed cavity (24).

2. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner shell layer further comprises a plurality of supporting legs (23) connected with the lower end of the inner cylinder, and the supporting legs are overlapped on the inner side of the bottom plate (12).

3. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the inner shell layer is provided with a mounting plane (211), the mounting plane is connected with a first clamping head (212), and the control circuit board further comprises a main control part (31) matched with the first clamping head.

4. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 3, characterized in that: The control circuit board further comprises a counting control part (33) vertically connected with the lower end of the main control part (31), and the counting control part is connected with the Hall counter (6).

5. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 4, characterized in that: The main control part and the camera control part and the main control part and the counting control part are connected through mortise and tenon connection.

6. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top plate is provided with a second clamping head (222), and the camera control part is provided with a limiting clamping hole (321) through which the second clamping head passes.

7. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The camera control part (32) is detachably connected with the top plate through screws.

8. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 4, characterized in that: The control circuit board (3), the camera element (4) and the Hall counter (6) are all wrapped in the inside of the sealing glue material (5).

9. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the bottom plate is provided with an annular groove (121), and a waterproof sealing ring is arranged in the annular groove.

10. The water meter engagement mechanism suitable for large-diameter water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cover plate is provided with a wiring interface (131) and a line connector (14) threadedly connected with the wiring interface, and the middle part of the line connector forms a wiring channel (141).

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