Underwater tool box based on ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle)
By designing stackable toolboxes and data collection boxes, combined with slide rails and transmission components, automated control of the ROV toolbox was achieved, solving the problem of the robotic arm needing to move back and forth in different positions in existing technologies, thus improving work efficiency and stability.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
The existing ROV toolbox and collection box are set up separately, which requires the robotic arm to move back and forth in different positions, increasing the number of operation steps and reducing work efficiency.
Design an ROV-based underwater toolbox, which uses a first and second stacked storage layer, each containing a toolbox and a collection box. The toolbox and collection box are automatically extended and retracted via a slide rail and transmission unit. Searchlights are installed on both sides of the toolbox, and hydraulic transmission control is used to reduce the travel distance of the robotic arm.
It improved the ROV's data collection efficiency, reduced the robotic arm's travel distance, enhanced the stability and efficiency of underwater operations, and enabled automated control of the toolbox and data collection box.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to underwater operation technical field especially based on ROV formula underwater tool box. BACKGROUND
[0002] The unmanned remote control submersible (ROV) is one of important deep sea investigation equipment of ocean science comprehensive investigation ship, it has safety, economy, high efficiency and outstanding characteristics such as big operation depth, can realize accurate target observation, search, detection, sampling etc. under complex seabed condition, and the existing ROV is used for the tool box of storing sampling tool, and the collection box for storing sample is separated and arranged in different positions of ROV, so that the mechanical wall needs to move back and forth in two different positions, and the moving distance is relatively long, secondly, the existing tool box and collection box need to be opened and put back through the mechanical arm on ROV, increase the operation step of collecting sample, reduce the operation efficiency, in order to improve the operation efficiency of ROV, need a kind of based on ROV formula underwater tool box. SUMMARY
[0003] The utility model provides a kind of based on ROV formula underwater tool box, can effectively solve above-mentioned problem.
[0004] The utility model is realized as follows:
[0005] The utility model provides a kind of based on ROV formula underwater tool box, including: fixed on the first layer of placing goods and the second layer of placing goods of rack and up-down stacking, control end;The lower end of the first layer of placing goods is fixedly connected with the upper end of the second layer of placing goods, and control end is fixedly arranged in the first layer of placing goods;The first layer of placing goods includes: first frame, tool box, first sliding rail and first transmission part, a plurality of first sliding rails are arranged in parallel in the first frame, the tool box is fixedly arranged on the first sliding rail, and a plurality of first transmission parts are arranged on the side wall of the tool box close to the center position of the first frame;The second layer of placing goods includes: second frame, collection box, second sliding rail and second transmission part, a plurality of second sliding rails are arranged in parallel in the second frame, the collection box is fixedly arranged on the second sliding rail, and a plurality of second transmission parts are arranged on the side wall of the collection box close to the center position of the second frame.
[0006] As further improved, the first layer of placing goods is provided with a plurality of searchlights on the side close to the tool box.
[0007] As further improved, a plurality of through holes are formed on each face of the tool box.
[0008] As further improved, a plurality of storage grooves are arranged in the collection box, and the storage grooves are configured to be connected with sampling cans.
[0009] As a further improvement, the bottom of each of the plurality of storage slots is provided with a drainage channel.
[0010] As a further improvement, the length of the first slide rail is defined as A, and the length of the second slide rail is defined as B, then A=1 / 2B.
[0011] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect is:
[0012] The utility model discloses a first slide rail and first drive part are set to make tool box can along first slide rail and retract, realize the automation control of tool box, the second slide rail and second drive part are set to make the collection box can along second slide rail and retract, realize the automation control of collection box, be provided with a plurality of sampling jar in collection box, promote the collection of ROV, and further promote the efficiency of ROV underwater sampling, and set the searchlight on the both sides of tool box, can alone provide the illumination for the collection sample, adopt hydraulic drive control, promote the stability of tool box and collection box underwater movement, and the tool box and collection box are stacked and set together, reduced the moving distance of mechanical arm, promoted the efficiency of sampling. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiment of the utility model, the following will be simply introduced to the drawing needed to be used in the embodiment, should understand, the following drawing only shows some embodiments of the utility model, therefore should not be regarded as the limitation to the range, for ordinary skilled person in the art comes, can also obtain other related drawings according to these drawings without the creative labor.
[0014] Figure 1 It is a kind of whole structure schematic diagram based on ROV formula underwater tool box of the utility model.
[0015] Figure 2 It is the first storage layer structure schematic diagram based on ROV formula underwater tool box of the utility model.
[0016] Figure 3 It is the first storage layer structure main view schematic diagram based on ROV formula underwater tool box of the utility model.
[0017] Figure 4 It is the second storage layer structure schematic diagram based on ROV formula underwater tool box of the utility model.
[0018] In the drawing: 1-first storage layer, 11-first frame, 12-tool box, 13-first slide rail, 14-first drive part, 15-searchlight, 2-second storage layer, 21-second frame, 22-collection box, 23-second slide rail, 24-sampling jar, 25-second drive part, 3-control end. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work based on the embodiments of the present application shall fall within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work based on the embodiments of the present application shall fall within the scope of the present application.
[0020] In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second" are used only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.
[0021] Referring to Figures 1-4 As shown in the figure, a tool box based on ROV underwater tool box, comprising: a first layer 1, the second layer 2 and control end 3;
[0022] The first layer 1 and the second layer 2 are arranged in a stacked manner and are fixedly arranged on the rack of the ROV. The lower end of the first layer 1 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the second layer 2. The control end 3 is fixedly arranged in the first layer 1. The first layer 1 comprises a first frame 11, a tool box 12, a first slide rail 13 and a first transmission part 14. The first frame 11 is provided with a plurality of first slide rails 13. The tool box 12 is fixedly arranged on the first slide rail 13. The tool box 12 is provided with a plurality of first transmission parts 13 along the direction of the first slide rail 13. The second layer 2 comprises a second frame 21, a collection box 22, a second slide rail 23 and a second transmission part 25. The second frame 21 is provided with a plurality of second slide rails 23. The collection box 22 is fixedly arranged on the second slide rail 23. The collection box 22 is provided with a plurality of second transmission parts 25 along the direction of the second slide rail 23.
[0023] Further, in order to make the tool box 12 automatically extend and retract, the first storage layer 1 is arranged, which comprises a first frame 11, the tool box 12, a first sliding rail 13 and a first transmission part 14. The first frame 11 is spliced by several supports, and the first frame 11 is provided with a space for placing the tool box 12 and the control end 3. The tool box 12 is arranged at one end of the first frame 11, and the tool box 12 is spliced by five plates. A plurality of through holes are arranged on each surface of the tool box 12 for balancing the pressure inside and outside the tool box 12. A plurality of first sliding rails 13 are arranged in parallel between the tool box 12 and the first frame 11, so that the tool box 12 can extend or retract to the first frame 11 along the moving direction of the first sliding rail 13. The first transmission part 14 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the tool box 12 close to the center of the first frame 11. The first transmission part 14 is parallel to the first sliding rail 13, so that the moving direction of the first transmission part 14 is consistent with the moving direction of the first sliding rail 13. The first transmission part 14 can be a gear rack or a hydraulic rod. In this example, the first transmission part 14 is preferably a hydraulic rod, which can adapt to harsh environments and is easy to maintain. The pushing and pulling force can be adjusted to make the tool box 12 move more smoothly. The first transmission part 14 is connected to the control end 3, and the first transmission part 14 is adjusted and controlled by the control end 3 to extend or retract the tool box 12 according to the instruction.
[0024] Further, since the seabed environment is dark, a plurality of searchlights 15 are arranged at one end of the first frame 11 close to the tool box 12. The searchlights 15 are provided with rotating supports, and the illumination angle of the searchlights 15 can be adjusted by controlling the rotating supports, which is beneficial to provide a better lighting environment during sampling.
[0025] Further, in order to improve the sampling efficiency and reduce the moving distance of the mechanical arm, the second storage layer 2 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the first storage layer 1, and the second storage layer 2 comprises a second frame 21, a collection box 22, a second sliding rail 23 and a second transmission part 25. The second frame 21 is spliced by a plurality of supports, the lower end of the first frame 11 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the second frame 21, the second frame 21 is provided with a space for placing the collection box 22, the collection box 22 is arranged at one end of the second frame 21, a plurality of storage grooves are arranged in the collection box 22, the storage grooves are used for placing the sampling cans 24, and a drainage channel is formed in the bottom of each storage groove, which is beneficial to draining the seawater in the collection box 22 after the ROV leaves the sea surface. A plurality of second sliding rails 23 are arranged in parallel between the collection box 22 and the second frame 21, so that the collection box 22 can be extended or retracted to the second frame 21 along the moving direction of the second sliding rail 23. The second transmission part 25 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the collection box 22 close to the center of the second frame 21, and the second transmission part 25 is parallel to the second sliding rail 23, so that the moving direction of the second transmission part 25 is consistent with the moving direction of the second sliding rail 23. The second transmission part 25 can be a gear rack or a hydraulic rod. In this example, the second transmission part 25 is preferably a hydraulic rod, which can adapt to harsh environments and is convenient to maintain. The pushing and pulling force can be adjusted to make the collection box 22 move more stably. The second transmission part 25 is connected to the control end 3, and the second transmission part 25 is adjusted and controlled by the control end 3 to extend or retract the collection box 22 according to the instruction.
[0026] Further, in order to make the tool box 12 not affect the use of the collection box 22 after being extended, the length of the first sliding rail 13 is defined as A, the length of the second sliding rail 23 is defined as B, and A = 1 / 2B, so that when the tool box 12 and the collection box 22 are both in the extended state, the tool box 12 does not block the collection box 22, and the two can be used at the same time.
[0027] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various changes and modifications. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A toolbox for underwater use based on an ROV, characterized in that, include: The first shelf (1) and the second shelf (2) are fixed on the frame and stacked one on the other, and the control terminal (3) is also included. The lower end of the first storage layer (1) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the second storage layer (2), and a control terminal (3) is fixedly provided inside the first storage layer (1); The first storage layer (1) includes: a first frame (11), a toolbox (12), a first slide rail (13) and a first transmission part (14). A plurality of first slide rails (13) are arranged in parallel inside the first frame (11). The toolbox (12) is fixedly installed on the first slide rail (13). The toolbox (12) has a plurality of first transmission parts (14) on its side wall near the center of the first frame (11). The second storage layer (2) includes: a second frame (21), a collection box (22), a second slide rail (23), and a second transmission part (25). Several second slide rails (23) are arranged in parallel inside the second frame (21). The collection box (22) is fixedly installed on the second slide rail (23). The collection box (22) has multiple sets of second transmission parts (25) on its side wall near the center of the second frame (21).
2. The ROV-based underwater toolbox according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first storage layer (1) has several searchlights (15) on the side near the toolbox (12).
3. The ROV-based underwater toolbox according to claim 1, characterized in that, The toolbox (12) has several through holes on each surface.
4. The ROV-based underwater toolbox according to claim 1, characterized in that, The collection box (22) is provided with multiple storage slots, which are configured to connect to the sampling container (24).
5. The ROV-based underwater toolbox according to claim 4, characterized in that, The bottom of each of the aforementioned storage compartments is provided with a drainage channel.
6. The ROV-based underwater toolbox according to claim 1, characterized in that, Let A be the length of the first slide rail (13) and B be the length of the second slide rail (23), then A = 1 / 2B.