Visual device for monitoring turbidity of liquid in production pipeline

By designing a vision device that is easy to install and maintain, the problems of complex structure and light sensitivity of existing liquid turbidity monitoring devices have been solved, realizing real-time and convenient liquid turbidity monitoring and adapting to different production environments.

CN223985999UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-10HANGZHOU YUCHUANG ROBOT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-15
Publication Date
2026-03-10

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Technical Problem

Existing machine vision-based liquid turbidity monitoring devices are complex in structure, difficult to install and maintain, hard to adapt to different production environments, and sensitive to ambient light conditions, making it impossible to achieve real-time and convenient liquid turbidity monitoring.

Method used

A vision device comprising a camera-side housing, a light source-side housing, and a flange pipe was designed. It adopts an aluminum alloy sheet metal bending support structure, a sliding platform for easy installation and disassembly, adjustable connectors to accommodate different pipe diameters, a built-in cooling fan and communication unit, a display screen to show monitoring results in real time, and a light source controller to adjust the illumination, making it highly adaptable.

Benefits of technology

It enables real-time online monitoring, improves production efficiency, is easy to install without large-scale modifications, is simple to maintain, has a concise structure, adapts to different pipe diameters, and is not sensitive to ambient light.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a visual device for monitoring turbidity of liquid in a production pipeline, which comprises a flange pipeline, two sides of the pipeline are respectively provided with first sight glass and second sight glass, the two sight glass are fixed with the flange pipeline through a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, the other side of the first connecting piece is fixedly connected with a camera side shell, and the other side of the second connecting piece is fixedly connected with a camera side shell. The other side of the second connecting piece is fixedly connected with the light source side shell; the bottom of the camera side shell is connected with a camera side bottom sliding plate, the camera side cooling fan is fixed on the camera side bottom sliding plate, a camera and a communication unit are fixed in the camera side shell, and a display screen connecting piece is fixed outside the camera side shell; a display screen is fixed on the display screen connecting piece; the bottom of the light source side shell is connected with a light source side bottom sliding plate, the light source side cooling fan is fixed to the light source side bottom sliding plate, and a light source and a light source controller are fixed into the light source side shell. The device is convenient to install, easy to maintain and convenient to use.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of industrial production safety supervision especially relates to a visual device for turbidity monitoring of liquid in production pipeline. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the industrial production process, the turbidity of liquid is an important quality index. The traditional turbidity monitoring method usually needs to take out the liquid sample and carry out laboratory analysis. This method not only takes time and effort, but also cannot monitor the turbidity change of liquid in the production process in real time. Therefore, a device capable of monitoring the turbidity of liquid in the production pipeline in real time is needed.

[0003] With the development of machine vision technology, more and more researchers begin to apply machine vision technology to quality monitoring in the production process. Machine vision technology has the advantages of non-contact, real-time, high precision, etc., which can effectively solve the problems existing in the traditional turbidity monitoring method. However, the existing liquid turbidity monitoring device based on machine vision usually has the following problems: (1) complex structure, difficult to install and maintain; (2) difficult to adapt to different production environments; (3) sensitive to environmental light conditions, easily disturbed by external light, etc. Therefore, a visual device for turbidity monitoring of liquid is needed, which has the advantages of simple structure, easy installation and maintenance, can adapt to different production environments, and is not sensitive to environmental light conditions. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The utility model aims at the deficiency of prior art, proposes a visual device for turbidity monitoring of liquid in production pipeline.

[0005] The utility model aims at the deficiency of prior art, proposes a visual device for turbidity monitoring of liquid in production pipeline.

[0006] The camera side housing bottom is bent to form two long sliding platforms, the camera side bottom sliding plate is placed on the sliding platform of the camera side housing bottom, the camera side housing side is provided with an assembly hole, the first connecting piece is connected with the assembly hole of the camera side housing, and the camera is installed in the camera side housing through the connecting piece and the assembly hole;

[0007] The light source side housing bottom is bent to form two long sliding platforms, the light source side bottom sliding plate is placed on the sliding platform of the light source side housing bottom, the left side of the light source side housing is provided with an assembly hole, the second connecting piece is connected with the assembly hole of the light source side housing through the connecting piece; the light source array is installed in the light source side housing through the connecting piece and the assembly hole;

[0008] The flange pipeline is a hollow pipeline, and the liquid to be monitored flows through the pipeline. The left side of the flange pipeline is provided with a first sight glass, and the right side is provided with a second sight glass. The left side of the flange pipeline is fixed with the first connecting piece, and the right side of the flange pipeline is fixed with the second connecting piece. The first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are connected with the assembly holes provided on the two sides of the flange pipeline and clamp the first glass sight glass and the second glass sight glass.

[0009] Further, a communication unit is installed at the inner top assembly hole of the camera side shell for receiving images of multiple cameras and transmitting to the display screen.

[0010] Further, the camera is connected with the communication unit through a data transmission line.

[0011] Further, the camera side shell is also installed with a display screen, which is connected with the communication unit through a data transmission line, for displaying observation results.

[0012] Further, a cooling fan is also installed in the camera side shell and the light source side shell;

[0013] The camera side cooling fan is fixed with the camera side bottom sliding plate through the square slot.

[0014] The light source side cooling fan is fixed with the light source side bottom sliding plate through the square slot.

[0015] Further, the first connecting piece is provided with an assembly hole at the bottom, and the camera side bottom sliding plate is connected with the first connecting piece through the assembly hole.

[0016] The second connecting piece is provided with an assembly hole at the bottom, and the light source side bottom sliding plate is connected with the second connecting piece through the assembly hole.

[0017] Further, the first connecting piece is provided with a circular slot in the middle for placing the first sight glass, and adjusting the circular slot of the first connecting piece can adapt to different sizes of production pipelines.

[0018] The second connecting piece is provided with a circular slot in the middle for placing the second sight glass, and a shock-absorbing sealing edge is arranged in the circular slot. Adjusting the circular slot of the first connecting piece can adapt to different sizes of production pipelines.

[0019] Further, the circular slots in the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are both provided with shock-absorbing sealing edges.

[0020] Further, a light source controller is installed at the inner top assembly hole of the camera side shell.

[0021] Further, the light source is connected with the light source controller through a wire.

[0022] The visual device for monitoring liquid turbidity in a production pipeline has the advantages that, compared with the prior art, the visual device overcomes the defects of the conventional turbidity monitoring method that requires sampling analysis, realizes real-time online monitoring, improves production efficiency, is convenient to install and can be directly installed on a production pipeline without the need of large-scale pipeline modification, is simple to maintain, has a simple structure, with main components fixed in the shell, facilitating maintenance and replacement, is convenient to use, can realize real-time observation of liquid turbidity through the display screen, and can provide detailed information through the communication unit. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the visual device for monitoring liquid turbidity in a production pipeline of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 is a flange pipeline assembly structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 is a bottom view of the utility model.

[0026] In the drawings:

[0027] Flange pipeline 1, first sight glass 101, second sight glass 102, first connecting piece 103, second connecting piece 104, camera side shell 2, camera side bottom slide plate 201, camera 202, communication unit 203, camera side heat dissipation fan 204, light source side shell 3, light source side bottom slide plate 301, light source 302, light source controller 303, light source side heat dissipation fan 304, display screen connecting piece 4, display screen 401 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the single embodiment in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0029] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0030] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected" and "linked" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances. Furthermore, in the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0031] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 As shown, this utility model provides a visual device for monitoring the turbidity of liquids in production pipelines. It includes a flanged pipe 1, a first sight glass 101, a second sight glass 102, a first connector 103, a second connector 104, a camera-side housing 2, a camera-side bottom slide plate 201, a camera 202, a communication unit 203, a camera-side cooling fan 204, a light source-side housing 3, a light source-side bottom slide plate 301, a light source 302, a light source controller 303, a light source-side cooling fan 304, a display screen connector 4, and a display screen 401.

[0032] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 As shown, the camera side housing 2 is a square structure supported by bending aluminum alloy sheet metal. The bottom of the camera side housing 2 is bent at 90 degrees to form two long sliding platforms. The bottom sliding plate 201 of the camera side is placed on the sliding platform at the bottom of the camera side housing 2. When the bottom sliding plate 201 of the camera side is not fixed to the first connecting member 103 by bolts, it can slide left and right on the long sliding platform, which is convenient for users to disassemble, assemble and debug the camera 202, the communication unit 203 and the camera side cooling fan 204 inside the camera side housing 2. The right side of the camera side housing 2 is provided with an assembly hole. The first connecting member 103 is fixed to the camera side housing 2 at the assembly hole by bolts.

[0033] The communication unit 203 uses the RDK X3 series development board produced by D-Robotics, which has 5 TOPS equivalent computing power and 4-core ARM A53 processing capability, and is used to simultaneously receive camera sensor input and input it to the display screen.

[0034] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 As shown, the light source side housing 3 is a square structure supported by bending aluminum alloy sheet metal. The bottom of the light source side housing 3 is bent at 90 degrees to form two long sliding platforms. The bottom sliding plate 301 of the light source side is placed on the sliding platform at the bottom of the light source side housing 3. When the bottom sliding plate 301 of the light source side is not fixed to the second connecting member 104 by bolts, it can slide left and right on the long sliding platform, which is convenient for users to disassemble, install and debug the light source 302, the light source controller 303 and the light source side cooling fan 304 inside the light source side housing 3. The left side of the light source side housing 3 is provided with an assembly hole. The second connecting member 104 is fixed to the light source side housing 3 at the assembly hole by bolts.

[0035] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the flange pipe 1 has a hollow structure, with a first sight glass 101 on the left and a second sight glass 102 on the right. The liquid to be monitored flows through the inside of the flange pipe 1 and comes into direct contact with the first sight glass 101 and the second sight glass 102 on the right. The first connector 103 is fixed to the left side of the flange pipe 1, and the second connector 104 is fixed to the right side of the flange pipe 1. The first connector 103 and the second connector 104 are connected to the mounting holes on both sides of the flange pipe 1 by bolts and clamp the first sight glass 101 and the second sight glass 102.

[0036] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 As shown, a display screen connector 4 is installed on the camera side housing 2, and a display screen 401 is fixed on the display screen connector 4. The display screen 401 is connected to the communication unit 203 through a line and is used to display the observation results.

[0037] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 , Figure 3 As shown, the camera side housing 2 has 4 mounting holes on the top and 6 mounting holes on the left side. The communication unit 203 is connected to the mounting holes on the top of the camera side housing 2 through the mounting holes on its top by bolts. The camera 202 is fixed to the mounting holes on the left side of the camera side housing 2 by bolts.

[0038] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 , Figure 3As shown, the top of the light source side housing 3 has 4 mounting holes, and the right side has 4 mounting holes. The light source controller 303 is fixed to the mounting holes on the top of the light source side housing 3 via a connector, and the light source 302 is fixed to the mounting holes on the right side of the light source side housing 3 via a connector.

[0039] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 As shown, the bottom sliding plate 201 on the camera side has a square slot, and the cooling fan 204 on the camera side has buckles around it, which are fixed to the bottom sliding plate 201 on the camera side through the square slot;

[0040] like Figure 3 As shown, the bottom slide plate 301 on the light source side has a square slot, and the cooling fan 304 on the light source side has buckles around its perimeter, which are fixed to the bottom slide plate 301 on the light source side through the square slot.

[0041] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 As shown, the first connector 103 has an assembly hole at its bottom, and the bottom sliding plate 201 on the camera side is connected to the first connector 103 at the assembly hole by bolts.

[0042] like Figure 3 As shown, the second connector 104 has an assembly hole at its bottom, and the bottom slide plate 301 on the light source side is connected to the second connector 104 at the assembly hole by bolts.

[0043] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the first connector 103 has a circular slot in the middle for placing the first sight glass 101. The circular slot has a shock-absorbing and sealing edge. Adjusting the circular slot of the first connector 103 can accommodate production pipes of different sizes.

[0044] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the second connector 104 has a circular slot in the middle for placing the second sight glass 102. The circular slot has a shock-absorbing and sealing edge. Adjusting the circular slot of the first connector 104 can accommodate production pipes of different sizes.

[0045] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 As shown, the camera 202 and the communication unit 203 are connected to the power supply via a data transmission line, and the light source 302 and the light source controller 303 are connected via a wire. The light source controller 303 can change the brightness of the light source.

[0046] The above embodiments are used to explain and illustrate the present utility model, and not to limit the present utility model. Any modifications and changes made to the present utility model within the spirit and scope of the claims shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipe, characterized in that It comprises: a camera-side shell, a light source-side shell and a flange pipe, the camera-side shell bottom is bent to form two long sliding platforms, the camera-side bottom sliding plate is placed on the sliding platform at the bottom of the camera-side shell, the side of the camera-side shell is provided with an assembly hole, a first connecting piece is connected with the assembly hole of the camera-side shell, and a camera is installed in the camera-side shell through the connecting piece and the assembly hole; the light source-side shell bottom is bent to form two long sliding platforms, the light source-side bottom sliding plate is placed on the sliding platform at the bottom of the light source-side shell, the left side of the light source-side shell is provided with an assembly hole, a second connecting piece is connected with the assembly hole of the light source-side shell through the connecting piece; and a light source array is installed in the light source-side shell through the connecting piece and the assembly hole; the flange pipe is a hollow pipe, the liquid to be monitored flows through the pipe, the left side of the flange pipe is provided with a first sight glass, the right side is provided with a second sight glass, the left side of the flange pipe is fixed with the first connecting piece, the right side of the flange pipe is fixed with the second connecting piece, the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are connected with the assembly holes respectively arranged on the two sides of the flange pipe and clamp the first sight glass and the second sight glass.

2. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that A communication unit is installed at the top assembly hole in the camera-side shell for receiving images of multiple cameras and transmitting to a display screen.

3. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 2, wherein The camera is connected with the communication unit through a data transmission line.

4. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 3, wherein The camera-side shell is also provided with a display screen, which is connected with the communication unit through a data transmission line and used for displaying observation results.

5. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 1, wherein A cooling fan is also installed in the camera-side shell and the light source-side shell; A square slot is arranged on the camera-side bottom sliding plate, and a camera-side cooling fan is fixed with the camera-side bottom sliding plate through the square slot; A square slot is arranged on the light source-side bottom sliding plate, and a light source-side cooling fan is fixed with the light source-side bottom sliding plate through the square slot.

6. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 1, wherein The bottom of the first connecting piece is provided with an assembly hole, and the camera-side bottom sliding plate is connected with the first connecting piece through the assembly hole; The bottom of the second connecting piece is provided with an assembly hole, and the light source-side bottom sliding plate is connected with the second connecting piece through the assembly hole.

7. The visual device for monitoring the turbidity of liquid in a pipeline according to claim 1, wherein a circular slot is arranged in the middle of the first connecting piece for placing the first sight glass, and adjusting the circular slot of the first connecting piece can adapt to different sizes of production pipelines; a circular slot is arranged in the middle of the second connecting piece for placing the second sight glass, and a shock-absorbing sealing edge is arranged in the circular slot, and adjusting the circular slot of the first connecting piece can adapt to different sizes of production pipelines.

8. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 7, wherein Shock-absorbing sealing edges are arranged in the circular slots of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece.

9. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 1, wherein A light source controller is installed at the top assembly hole in the camera-side shell.

10. A visual device for monitoring the turbidity of a liquid in a pipeline according to claim 9, wherein The light source is connected with the light source controller through an electric wire.