Thermal power plant equipment monitoring device
By installing an automatic cleaning system on cameras in thermal power plants, using a device consisting of a threaded rod and a scraper, the problem of dust covering the lens caps has been solved, achieving automatic cleaning and reducing labor costs and safety risks.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-06
AI Technical Summary
The lens covers of the existing monitoring cameras in the raw material workshop of thermal power plants are covered with dust, resulting in unclear monitoring images. This requires manual cleaning, which increases labor costs and poses safety risks.
An equipment monitoring device for thermal power plants was designed, which adopts an automatic cleaning system consisting of a rectangular frame, a housing, a guide rod, a threaded rod, and a drive component. The threaded rod rotates to drive a scraper to remove dust, and a nozzle is equipped to spray water to clean the lens cover.
It automates the cleaning of dust and stains, reduces manual intervention, lowers labor costs, and improves safety.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of monitoring technology, specifically to a monitoring device for thermal power plant equipment. Background Technology
[0002] Thermal power plants, as crucial facilities for electricity production, rely on burning large quantities of fossil fuels (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) to generate heat energy, which is then converted into electrical energy. In this process, the raw material workshop plays a vital role, as it is responsible for storing, processing, and transporting these fuels to the combustion equipment. Dust generation is unavoidable in the raw material workshop; these particles, suspended in the air, form what we call dust. Surveillance cameras are installed in the raw material workshop to monitor the situation in real time. However, dust in the raw material workshop gradually covers and obscures the lens caps of the cameras, resulting in unclear monitoring images. This necessitates constant manual cleaning of the lens caps, increasing labor costs and posing a safety hazard. Utility Model Content
[0003] The main purpose of this utility model is to provide a monitoring device for thermal power plant equipment to solve the problems of manual cleaning of lens caps in the existing technology, which increases labor costs and is dangerous.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides a monitoring device for thermal power plant equipment, including a camera body, a lens cover at the front end of the camera body, the lens cover being a rectangular transparent glass, and also including a rectangular frame, a housing, and a drive component;
[0005] The rectangular frame is fixedly connected to the camera body and is located directly in front of the lens cover. The upper and lower edges of the rectangular frame have grooves along their length.
[0006] One side of the casing is an open structure, which is fixedly set on the lower edge of the rectangular frame;
[0007] Inside the housing, a guide rod and a threaded rod are rotatably mounted. The threaded rod has a left helical section and a right helical section. Both the left helical section and the right helical section are threadedly fitted with moving blocks, and both are slidably fitted on the guide rod.
[0008] Each movable block is fixedly equipped with a movable rod, and the end of the movable rod away from the movable block passes through the open structure and two sliding grooves in sequence.
[0009] Each movable lever is equipped with a scraper, and each scraper is in contact with the lens cap;
[0010] One end of the threaded rod is connected to a drive component that drives its rotation.
[0011] Preferably, the driving component is a motor, the motor base is fixedly connected to the housing, and the output shaft passes through the housing and is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod.
[0012] Preferably, the scraper is made of rubber.
[0013] Preferably, the upper frame of the rectangular frame is fixedly connected to an extension plate, and multiple nozzles are fixedly arranged on the extension plate along its length, with the water outlets of the multiple nozzles all facing the lens cover.
[0014] Preferably, a U-shaped cover is fixedly connected to the camera body.
[0015] Preferably, the monitoring device for thermal power plant equipment also includes a bracket, on which the camera body is rotatably mounted, and the bracket is fixedly connected to a flange.
[0016] The beneficial effects of the above scheme are:
[0017] This design is suitable for dual-lens surveillance cameras. Most existing cameras are dual-lens surveillance cameras, with the two shooting holes symmetrically positioned on either side of the lens cover. When dust from the raw material workshop gradually covers and obscures the lens cover of the camera body, the drive mechanism starts working. This mechanism drives a threaded rod to rotate. The threaded rod has left-hand and right-hand helical sections. Two moving blocks begin to move towards the center of the lens cover. These moving blocks, via moving rods, drive scrapers. The scrapers, during this movement, remove dust from the lens cover of the camera body, thus eliminating the need for manual cleaning of the lens cover. Attached Figure Description
[0018] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0019] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention;
[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 An enlarged structural diagram of region A;
[0021] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention in cross-section;
[0022] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A magnified structural diagram of region B.
[0023] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures
[0024] 1. Camera body; 2. Lens cap; 3. Shooting hole;
[0025] 10. Rectangular frame; 11. Slide rail;
[0026] 20. Housing;
[0027] 30. Guide rod;
[0028] 40. Threaded rod; 41. Left-hand helical section; 42. Right-hand helical section;
[0029] 50. Move block;
[0030] 60. Moving lever;
[0031] 70. Scraper;
[0032] 80. Drive components;
[0033] 90. Extension plate; 91. Nozzle;
[0034] 100. U-shaped cap;
[0035] 200, bracket; 201, flange. Detailed Implementation
[0036] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art can make similar extensions without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below. Example:
[0037] like Figures 1-4 As shown, this embodiment provides a monitoring device for thermal power plant equipment, including a camera body 1. The front end of the camera body 1 has a lens cover 2, which is a rectangular transparent glass. The monitoring device also includes a rectangular frame 10, a housing 20, and a drive component 80. The rectangular frame 10 is fixedly connected to the camera body 1 and is located directly in front of the lens cover 2. Sliding grooves 11 are formed along the length of both the upper and lower edges of the rectangular frame 10. One side of the housing 20 is an open structure, which is fixedly located on the lower edge of the rectangular frame 10. Figure 3 , Figure 4As shown, a guide rod 30 (which can also be fixedly connected to the housing, either is acceptable) and a threaded rod 40 are rotatably mounted inside the housing 20. The threaded rod 40 has a left-hand helical section 41 and a right-hand helical section 42. Both the left-hand helical section 41 and the right-hand helical section 42 are screwed onto a moving block 50, and both are slidably mounted on the guide rod 30. Each moving block 50 is fixedly mounted with a moving rod 60. The end of the moving rod 60 away from the moving block 50 passes through the open structure and two sliding grooves 11 in sequence. Each moving rod 60 is fixedly mounted with a scraper 70, and each scraper 70 contacts the lens cap 2. The scraper 70 is made of rubber to prevent the scraper 70 from scratching the lens cap 2. One end of the threaded rod 40 is connected to a drive component 80 for driving its rotation. The drive component 80 is a motor, the motor base is fixedly connected to the housing 20, and the motor output shaft passes through the housing 20 and is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod 40.
[0038] This design is applicable to dual-lens surveillance cameras. Most existing camera bodies 1 are dual-lens surveillance cameras, with two shooting holes 3 symmetrically positioned on either side of the lens cover 2. When dust from the raw material workshop gradually covers and obscures the lens cover 2 of the camera body 1, the drive mechanism 80 starts working, causing the threaded rod 40 to rotate. The threaded rod 40 has a left-hand helical section 41 and a right-hand helical section 42. Two moving blocks 50 begin to move towards the center of the lens cover 2. The moving blocks 50, via the moving rod 60, drive the scraper 70 to move. During the movement of the two moving rods 60, the scraper 70 scrapes away the dust from the lens cover 2 of the camera body 1. This design avoids the need for manual cleaning of the lens cover 2.
[0039] An extension plate 90 is fixedly connected to the upper frame of the rectangular frame 10. Multiple nozzles 91 are fixedly mounted on the extension plate 90 along its length, with the water outlets of all nozzles 91 facing the lens cover 2. All nozzles 91 are connected to a prior art water supply device (the water supply device is existing technology and only needs to provide a water source to the nozzles; details are omitted). When dust from the raw material workshop gradually covers and obscures the lens cover 2 of the camera body 1, the water supply device is activated to provide water. Water is sprayed from the multiple nozzles 91 onto the lens cover 2, cleaning dust and stains from the lens cover 2 and the scraper 70. Furthermore, the drive mechanism 80 starts working, causing the threaded rod 40 to rotate. The moving block 50 moves the scraper 70 via the moving rod 60. During the movement of the two moving rods 60, the scraper 70 scrapes away water stains from the lens cover 2 of the camera body 1. A U-shaped cover 100 is fixedly connected to the camera body 1. The monitoring device for thermal power plant equipment also includes a bracket 200, on which the camera body 1 is rotatably mounted. The bracket 200 is fixedly connected to the flange 201.
[0040] Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this utility model without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.
Claims
1. A device for monitoring equipment in a thermal power plant, comprising a camera body, a front end of the camera body having a lens cover, the lens cover being a rectangular transparent glass, characterized in that, Also include: A rectangular frame is fixedly connected with the camera body, and is located in front of the lens cover, the upper edge and the lower edge of the rectangular frame are provided with sliding grooves along the length direction; The shell is open on one side, and the open structure is fixedly arranged on the lower edge of the rectangular frame; The guide rod and the threaded rod are rotatably arranged in the shell, the threaded rod has a left screw segment and a right screw segment, the left screw segment and the right screw segment are screwed with the moving block, and both of them are slidably arranged on the guide rod; Each moving block is fixedly provided with a moving rod, one end of the moving rod away from the moving block passes through the open structure and two sliding grooves in sequence; Each moving rod is fixedly provided with a scraper, and each scraper is in contact with the lens cover; One end of the threaded rod is connected with a driving member for driving the rotation thereof.
2. The device monitoring apparatus for a thermal power plant according to claim 1, characterized by, The driving member is a motor, the motor base is fixedly connected with the shell, and the output shaft is fixedly connected with one end of the threaded rod.
3. The apparatus for monitoring a power plant equipment according to claim 1, wherein The scraper is made of rubber material.
4. The apparatus for monitoring a device of a thermal power plant according to claim 1, characterized by, The upper edge of the rectangular frame is fixedly connected with an extension plate, a plurality of nozzles are fixedly arranged on the extension plate along the length direction, and the water outlets of the plurality of nozzles are directed to the lens cover.
5. The apparatus for monitoring a power plant equipment according to claim 1, wherein The U-shaped cover is fixedly connected with the camera body.
6. The apparatus for monitoring a power plant equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by The camera body is rotatably arranged on the bracket, and the bracket is fixedly connected with the flange.