River channel water regimen monitoring and patrolling device
By installing a self-cleaning fog and dust removal protection mechanism on the drone, the problems of dust cover and collision with the camera were solved, enabling clear and safe inspection of river water conditions.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520748425.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-21
AI Technical Summary
In existing drone-based river water monitoring and patrol devices, the cameras are easily affected by dust accumulation and accidental collisions, which can compromise monitoring effectiveness and safety.
A self-cleaning fog and dust removal protection mechanism was designed, including an annular plate, a fixed tube, a convertible rotary internal blowing assembly, an external blowing dust removal assembly, and a hemispherical transparent cover. The hemispherical transparent cover is driven to rotate by a blower and blow away the internal condensation and external dust to protect the camera.
It effectively prevents dust accumulation and camera collisions, ensuring monitoring clarity and security, facilitating maintenance, and improving the reliability of drone patrols.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of water condition monitoring and inspection equipment, specifically a river water condition monitoring and inspection device. Background Technology
[0002] River water level monitoring and patrol involves inspecting the water conditions of rivers to allow personnel to understand and grasp the water level situation of multiple rivers. Drone patrol is a convenient patrol method that is widely used in river water level monitoring and patrol. Drones carrying cameras record the river for patrol work, which has the advantages of high convenience, high efficiency, and saving time and labor compared with traditional manual patrol.
[0003] Existing drone-based river water level monitoring and inspection devices have the following shortcomings: the camera is directly exposed on the bottom of the drone, and during long-term inspections, dust inevitably accumulates and covers the recording position, affecting the detection and inspection work. There is also a risk of accidental damage, making it difficult to conduct safe and clear recording and monitoring. In view of this, this application proposes a river water level monitoring and inspection device to solve the above-mentioned problems. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a river water condition monitoring and inspection device to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a river water condition monitoring and inspection device, including a drone and a monitoring camera and a self-cleaning fog and dust removal protection mechanism fixedly installed on the bottom of the drone; the drone is used to carry the monitoring camera to fly over the river to carry out water condition monitoring and inspection work;
[0006] The self-cleaning mist and dust removal protection mechanism includes:
[0007] A ring-shaped plate that makes active contact with the bottom of the drone;
[0008] The screw fastening assembly consists of four sets arranged in a ring and fixed to the bottom of the drone. The ring plate is sleeved on the four sets of screw fastening assemblies. The screw fastening assemblies are used to fix the ring plate and unlock it when disassembling it.
[0009] A fixed tube is fixedly connected to the bottom of the annular plate;
[0010] The convertible rotary internal blowing assembly is rotatably mounted at the bottom of the fixed tube and fixedly connected to the inner side of the annular plate.
[0011] The hair dryer is fixedly installed on the bottom left side of the ring plate, and its air outlet is connected and fixed to the conversion rotary drive internal blowing assembly;
[0012] A hemispherical transparent cover is fixedly connected to the bottom of the convertible rotary internal blowing assembly and surrounds the monitoring camera. The convertible rotary internal blowing assembly is used to blow away the anti-condensation fog from the hemispherical transparent cover when the blower is started, and uses air force to convert into rotational force to drive the hemispherical transparent cover to rotate.
[0013] The external blowing dust removal component is connected and fixed to the right side of the fixed tube and adapted to the right side of the hemispherical transparent cover. The external blowing dust removal component is used to discharge the gas inside the hemispherical transparent cover and to disperse the discharged gas on the right side to blow dust away from the outside of the rotating hemispherical transparent cover.
[0014] Preferably, the fastening assembly includes an internally threaded sleeve fixedly connected to the bottom of the drone. The top of the annular plate has four circular locking holes at equal intervals, which are movably locked onto the corresponding internally threaded sleeves. The bottom of the annular plate has four movable contact knob bolts on all four sides, and the top threads of the knob bolts are screwed into the corresponding internally threaded sleeves.
[0015] Preferably, the convertible rotary internal blowing assembly includes an internal gear ring rotatably mounted at the bottom of a fixed tube. The bottom of the internal gear ring is fixedly connected to the top of a hemispherical transparent cover. A rectangular box with an opening on the right side is fixedly mounted on the left inner wall of the annular plate. A rotating shaft is rotatably mounted between the top inner wall and the bottom inner wall of the rectangular box. Multiple impeller blades are fixedly connected in an annular pattern at equal intervals on the outer side of the rotating shaft. The air outlet of the blower is connected and fixed to the left side of the rectangular box and is laterally aligned with the front impeller blades. The bottom end of the rotating shaft extends to the outside of the rectangular box and is fixedly connected to a gear. The gear meshes with the inner left side of the internal gear ring.
[0016] Preferably, the external blowing dust removal assembly includes an L-shaped tube connected and fixed to the right side of the fixed tube, the left end of the L-shaped tube is configured as a cover-shaped structure, the bottom end of the L-shaped tube is connected and fixed to an arc-shaped tube with a bottom sealing structure, and the left side of the arc-shaped tube is connected and fixed to multiple blowing nozzles, all of which are located on the right side of the hemispherical transparent cover.
[0017] Preferably, a battery located behind the L-shaped tube is fixedly installed on the bottom right side of the annular plate, and the blower is electrically connected to the battery.
[0018] Preferably, the monitoring camera is located inside the internal gear ring and the fixing tube.
[0019] Preferably, a first bearing is fixedly connected to the top of the internal gear ring, and the inner ring of the first bearing is fixedly fitted to the outer side of the fixed tube.
[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0021] 1. By using a combination of a ring plate, a fixed pipe, a convertible rotary internal blowing component, an external dust cleaning component, a hemispherical transparent cover, and a blower, the system can safely protect and block dust from the monitoring camera during river water condition recording and monitoring inspections, reducing the risk of accidental damage to the monitoring camera. It can also drive the hemispherical transparent cover to blow away condensation and fog inside, drive its rotation, and thoroughly blow away dust from its outside, reducing the phenomenon of dust accumulating on the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover and affecting the monitoring and inspection work, thus facilitating safe and clear recording and monitoring inspections.
[0022] 2. The screw-on assembly and ring plate facilitate subsequent disassembly and assembly of the self-cleaning mist and dust removal protection mechanism for maintenance of the internal monitoring camera.
[0023] This utility model, through the design of a series of structures, facilitates the safe protection and dust prevention of monitoring cameras during river water condition recording, monitoring, and inspection, reducing the risk of accidental damage to the monitoring cameras. It can also be driven in a single unit to blow away condensation inside the hemispherical transparent cover, drive its rotation, and thoroughly blow away dust from its outer side, reducing the phenomenon of dust accumulating on the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover and affecting the monitoring and inspection work, thus facilitating safe and clear recording, monitoring, and inspection work. Attached Figure Description
[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a river water condition monitoring and inspection device proposed in this utility model;
[0025] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a self-cleaning fog and dust removal protection mechanism for a river water condition monitoring and patrol device proposed in this utility model;
[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A top-view structural diagram;
[0027] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A magnified cross-sectional view of part A in the diagram.
[0028] In the diagram: 1. Drone; 101. Surveillance camera; 2. Ring plate; 201. Circular clasp; 202. Internal threaded sleeve; 203. Turret bolt; 3. Fixing tube; 301. L-shaped tube; 302. Arc-shaped tube; 303. Cleaning tube head; 4. Hemispherical transparent cover; 5. Rectangular box; 501. Shaft; 502. Fan blade; 503. Gear; 504. Internal gear ring; 505. Hair dryer. Detailed Implementation
[0029] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0030] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the river water condition monitoring and inspection device proposed in this embodiment includes a drone 1 and a monitoring camera 101 fixedly installed at the bottom of the drone 1 and a self-cleaning fog and dust removal protection mechanism; wherein the monitoring camera 101 is a network camera and is matched with an external mobile terminal APP, and the drone 1 is used to carry the monitoring camera 101 to fly over the river to carry out water condition monitoring and inspection work.
[0031] Self-cleaning mist and dust removal protection mechanisms include:
[0032] The annular plate 2 is in active contact with the bottom of the UAV 1;
[0033] The screw fastening assembly consists of four sets arranged in a ring and fixed to the bottom of the UAV 1. The annular plate 2 is fitted onto the four sets of screw fastening assemblies. The screw fastening assemblies are used to fix the annular plate 2 and to unlock it when disassembling it.
[0034] Fixed tube 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the annular plate 2;
[0035] The convertible rotary internal blowing assembly is rotatably mounted at the bottom end of the fixed tube 3 and fixedly connected to the inner side of the annular plate 2;
[0036] Hair dryer 505 is fixedly installed on the bottom left side of the annular plate 2, and its air outlet is connected and fixed to the convertible rotary drive internal blowing assembly;
[0037] A hemispherical transparent cover 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the convertible rotary drive internal blowing assembly and surrounds the monitoring camera 101. The convertible rotary drive internal blowing assembly is used to blow away the anti-condensation fog from the hemispherical transparent cover 4 when the blower 505 is started, and uses air force to convert into rotational force to drive the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to rotate.
[0038] The external blowing dust removal component is connected and fixed to the right side of the fixed pipe 3 and adapted to the right side of the hemispherical transparent cover 4. The external blowing dust removal component is used to discharge the gas inside the hemispherical transparent cover 4 and to use the discharged gas to disperse on the right side to blow dust away from the outside of the rotating hemispherical transparent cover 4.
[0039] Specifically, the fastening assembly includes an internally threaded sleeve 202 fixedly connected to the bottom of the UAV 1. The top of the annular plate 2 has four equally spaced circular locking holes 201, each of which movably engages with its corresponding internally threaded sleeve 202. The bottom of the annular plate 2 has four movable contact points with knob-type bolts 203, the top of which is threaded into the corresponding internally threaded sleeve 202. The internally threaded sleeve 202, the circular locking holes 201, and the knob-type bolts 203 are designed to work together... The ring plate 2 is moved upwards, causing the four circular locking holes 201 to respectively lock onto the corresponding internal threaded sleeves 202. The knob bolts 203 are screwed into the corresponding internal threaded sleeves 202, and the ring plate 2 is pressed and fixed by the four knob bolts 203. When disassembling, the knob bolts 203 are screwed out from the corresponding internal threaded sleeves 202 in the opposite direction, and the ring plate 2 can be moved downwards to separate from the monitoring camera 101, which facilitates the subsequent disassembly and assembly of the ring plate 2 for the maintenance of the monitoring camera 101.
[0040] Furthermore, the convertible rotary internal blowing assembly includes an internal gear ring 504 rotatably mounted at the bottom end of the fixed tube 3. A first bearing is fixedly connected to the top of the internal gear ring 504, and the inner ring of the first bearing is fixedly fitted to the outer side of the fixed tube 3, thus achieving the effect of rotatably mounting the internal gear ring 504. The bottom of the internal gear ring 504 is fixedly connected to the top of the hemispherical transparent cover 4. A rectangular box 5 with an opening on the right side is fixedly mounted on the left inner wall of the annular plate 2. A rotating shaft 501 is rotatably mounted between the top and bottom inner walls of the rectangular box 5. A circular through hole is opened on the bottom inner wall of the rectangular box 5, and a second bearing is fixedly mounted inside the circular through hole and on the top inner wall of the rectangular box 5. The inner ring of the second bearing is fixedly fitted to the outer side of the rotating shaft 501, thus achieving the effect of rotatably mounting the rotating shaft 501. Multiple impeller blades 502 are fixedly connected in an annular pattern at equal intervals to the outer side of the rotating shaft 501. The air outlet of the blower 505 is connected and fixedly connected to the left side of the rectangular box 5 and to the front... The side impeller blades 502 are horizontally aligned, and the bottom end of the rotating shaft 501 extends to the outside of the rectangular box 5 and is fixedly connected to a gear 503. The gear 503 meshes with the inner left side of the internal gear ring 504. The monitoring camera 101 is located inside the internal gear ring 504 and the fixing tube 3. The internal gear ring 504, rectangular box 5, rotating shaft 501, impeller blades 502 and gear 503 work together so that when the blower 505 starts blowing air into the rectangular box 5, the air first blows the front impeller blades 502. 2. Rotation: The impeller blade 502 drives the rotating shaft 501 to rotate, the rotating shaft 501 drives the gear 503 to rotate, the gear 503 drives the internal gear ring 504 meshing with it to rotate, and the internal gear ring 504 drives the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to rotate. As the gas is blown in, the gas is also blown into the fixed tube 3 and the hemispherical transparent cover 4 through the rectangular box 5 to carry out internal blowing anti-condensation work, so as to achieve the effect of blowing the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to clear anti-condensation and drive it to rotate as a whole when the blower 505 is started.
[0041] Furthermore, the external dust removal assembly includes an L-shaped pipe 301 connected and fixed to the right side of the fixed pipe 3. The left end of the L-shaped pipe 301 is configured as a cover-shaped structure. The bottom end of the L-shaped pipe 301 is connected and fixed to an arc-shaped pipe 302 with a bottom sealing structure. The left side of the arc-shaped pipe 302 is connected and fixed to multiple cleaning nozzles 303, all of which are located on the right side of the hemispherical transparent cover 4. The L-shaped pipe 301, arc-shaped pipe 302, and cleaning nozzles 303 work together to blow gas into the fixed pipe 3 and the hemispherical transparent cover 4. The gas blown into the interior is discharged through the L-shaped pipe 301 into the arc-shaped pipe 302, and then blown out to the left through the multiple cleaning nozzles 303 to thoroughly blow away dust from the outside of the rotating hemispherical transparent cover 4, reducing the phenomenon of dust accumulating and covering the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover 4 and affecting the monitoring and inspection work.
[0042] Furthermore, a storage battery located behind the L-shaped tube 301 is fixedly installed on the bottom right side of the annular plate 2, and the blower 505 is electrically connected to the storage battery.
[0043] The usage method of this embodiment is as follows: When using the river water condition monitoring and inspection device, the hemispherical transparent cover 4 is used to protect the monitoring camera 101 on the outside. When the drone 1 carries the monitoring camera 101 to fly over the river to carry out water condition monitoring and inspection work, the blower 505 is turned on. The monitoring camera 101 transmits the recorded image to the external mobile APP so that the staff can understand the river water level and facilitate the staff to remotely know the situation of multiple rivers during the flood season.
[0044] When the blower 505 is started, air is blown into the rectangular box 5. The air first causes the front impeller 502 to rotate, which in turn drives the shaft 501 to rotate. The shaft 501 then drives the gear 503 to rotate, which in turn drives the internal gear ring 504 to rotate. The internal gear ring 504 then drives the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to rotate. As the air is blown in, it also passes through the rectangular box 5 and is blown into the fixed pipe 3 and the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to perform internal air blowing and anti-condensation work. The gas in the part is discharged through the L-shaped tube 301 into the arc-shaped tube 302, and then blown to the left through multiple blowing tube heads 303 to thoroughly blow away dust from the outside of the rotating hemispherical transparent cover 4. This achieves the effect of single-drive integrated cleaning of the inside of the hemispherical transparent cover 4 to prevent condensation and fogging, drive its rotation, and thoroughly blow away dust from its outside. This reduces the phenomenon of dust accumulating and covering the outside of the hemispherical transparent cover 4, affecting the monitoring and inspection work. In addition, the surrounding protection reduces the risk of accidental damage to the monitoring camera 101, making it convenient, safe, and clear to record, monitor, and inspect.
[0045] When it is necessary to remove the obstruction for maintenance of the monitoring camera 101, rotate the four knob bolts 203 in the reverse direction to unscrew them from the corresponding internal threaded sleeves 202, thereby releasing the lock on the annular plate 2. The annular plate 2 can then be removed downwards. The annular plate 2, through the fixing tube 3 and the internal gear ring 504, drives the hemispherical transparent cover 4 downwards to separate from the monitoring camera 101. During installation, the annular plate 2 is clamped upwards onto the four internal threaded sleeves 202 and locked with the four knob bolts 203. This facilitates the subsequent disassembly and assembly of the self-cleaning mist and dust removal protection mechanism.
[0046] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A river regime monitoring and patrolling device, comprising a drone (1) and a monitoring camera (101) and a self-cleaning fog and dust removal protection mechanism fixedly installed at the bottom of the drone (1), characterized in that: The self-cleaning fog dust removal protection mechanism comprises: An annular plate (2) in movable contact with the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle (1); A screw fixing assembly, which is fixed on the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) in four groups in an annular distribution, and on which the annular plate (2) is sleeved; A fixed tube (3) fixedly connected to the bottom of the annular plate (2); A conversion type rotary driven inner blowing assembly rotatably installed at the bottom end of the fixed tube (3) and fixedly connected to the inner side of the annular plate (2); A hair dryer (505) fixedly installed at the left side of the bottom of the annular plate (2), and the blowing port thereof is fixedly communicated with the conversion type rotary driven inner blowing assembly; A hemispherical transparent cover (4) fixedly connected to the bottom of the conversion type rotary driven inner blowing assembly and surrounding the monitoring camera (101); An outer blowing dust removal assembly fixedly communicated at the right side of the fixed tube (3) and adapted to the right side of the hemispherical transparent cover (4).
2. The river water regime monitoring and patrolling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screw fixing assembly comprises an inner threaded sleeve (202) fixedly connected to the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle (1), and four circular clamping holes (201) are annularly and equidistantly formed in the top of the annular plate (2), the four circular clamping holes (201) are movably clamped on the corresponding inner threaded sleeves (202) respectively, and the four sides of the bottom of the annular plate (2) are movably contacted with knob type bolts (203), the top ends of the knob type bolts (203) are threadedly screwed into the corresponding inner threaded sleeves (202).
3. The river water regime monitoring and patrolling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conversion type rotary driven inner blowing assembly comprises an inner gear ring (504) rotatably installed at the bottom end of the fixed tube (3), the bottom of the inner gear ring (504) is fixedly connected to the top of the hemispherical transparent cover (4), a rectangular box (5) with an open right side is fixedly installed on the left side inner wall of the annular plate (2), a rotating shaft (501) is rotatably installed between the top inner wall and the bottom inner wall of the rectangular box (5), a plurality of wind wheel blades (502) are annularly and equidistantly fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating shaft (501), the blowing port of the hair dryer (505) is fixedly communicated with the left side of the rectangular box (5) and transversely aligned with the wind wheel blades (502) in front, the bottom end of the rotating shaft (501) extends to the outside of the rectangular box (5) and is fixedly connected with a gear (503), and the gear (503) is engaged with the inner left side of the inner gear ring (504).
4. The river water regime monitoring and patrolling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer blowing dust removal assembly comprises an L-shaped tube (301) fixedly communicated at the right side of the fixed tube (3), the left end of the L-shaped tube (301) is provided in a cover shape, the bottom end of the L-shaped tube (301) is fixedly communicated with an arc-shaped tube (302) with a blocked bottom end, a plurality of blowing and cleaning pipe heads (303) are fixedly communicated at the left side of the arc-shaped tube (302), and the plurality of blowing and cleaning pipe heads (303) are located at the right side of the hemispherical transparent cover (4).
5. The river water regime monitoring and patrolling device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A battery is fixedly installed at the right side of the bottom of the annular plate (2) behind the L-shaped tube (301), and the hair dryer (505) is electrically connected with the battery.
6. The river water regime monitoring and patrolling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The monitoring camera (101) is located in the inner gear ring (504) and the fixed tube (3).
7. The river water regime monitoring and patrolling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A first bearing is fixedly connected to the top of the inner gear ring (504), and the inner ring of the first bearing is fixedly sleeved with the outer side of the fixed tube (3).