Wagon balance structure integrating vehicle weighing and license plate recognition
By integrating water spray nozzles and license plate recognition cameras into a vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated structure, the problem of recognition difficulties caused by license plate contamination has been solved, realizing automatic cleaning and accurate recognition of license plates, and improving logistics efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-27
AI Technical Summary
License plates are easily contaminated during cargo loading, making it difficult for weighbridges to accurately identify them, violating traffic regulations and affecting logistics efficiency.
An integrated weighbridge structure for vehicle weighing and license plate recognition was designed, which includes a water spray nozzle and a license plate recognition camera. The water spray cleans the license plate, and the combination of lighting and sensors ensures the accuracy of license plate recognition.
It enables automatic cleaning and license plate recognition during vehicle weighing, ensuring recognition accuracy, reducing vehicle queuing time, and improving logistics efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a ground weight technology field, concretely relates to a vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated ground weight structure. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the logistics industry, the vehicle import and export weighing link is important for guaranteeing accurate cargo metering and improving logistics efficiency. The ground weight generally integrates automatic weighing and vehicle recognition functions, and each vehicle weighing only needs 5-15 seconds, greatly shortens the vehicle weighing time, reduces the vehicle queuing phenomenon, and improves the logistics transportation efficiency.
[0003] The ground weight mainly relies on the camera to identify the license plate of the weighing vehicle. However, in some places, the license plate is easily polluted during the loading of the vehicle. Once the license plate is polluted, the license plate recognition system of the ground weight is difficult to accurately identify the license plate number when the vehicle is weighed. Moreover, driving into the external road in the license plate pollution state is an act of violating traffic regulations. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0004] In view of the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides a vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated ground weight structure, so that the license plate of the vehicle can be cleaned and identified during the vehicle weighing process.
[0005] The utility model provides a vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated ground weight structure, which comprises a ground weight and an entering weighing ramp and an exiting weighing ramp arranged at both ends of the ground weight.
[0006] The middle position of the top of the exiting weighing ramp is provided with a mounting groove.
[0007] Further comprising a license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism, the license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism comprises:
[0008] A lifting column is fixed in the mounting groove, and the upper end of the lifting column is provided with a mounting frame and can drive the mounting frame to extend out of or retract into the mounting groove.
[0009] A water spraying nozzle is fixed in the mounting frame and is used for aiming at the license plate on the front side of the weighing vehicle. The water inlet end of the water spraying nozzle is connected with a water supply hose, and the water supply hose is used for connecting a water spraying control mechanism.
[0010] A license plate recognition camera is fixed on the mounting frame and is used for shooting and identifying the license plate on the front side of the weighing vehicle.
[0011] Further, the water spraying nozzle can swing left and right horizontally under the driving of the swinging mechanism.
[0012] Further, the side of the mounting frame close to the ground weight is provided with a horizontally arranged U-shaped frame, and the water spraying nozzle is installed in the U-shaped frame through a vertical rotating shaft.
[0013] The swing mechanism is an electric motor, which is installed on the lower side of the U-shaped frame and connected with the vertical rotating shaft.
[0014] Further, the side of the mounting frame towards the weighbridge is provided with a lighting lamp.
[0015] Further, the side of the mounting frame towards the weighbridge is further provided with a distance sensor for detecting the position of the head of the weighed vehicle.
[0016] Further, the side of the mounting frame towards the weighbridge is further provided with a distance sensor for detecting the position of the head of the weighed vehicle.
[0017] Further, the reminder device is provided with two, which are respectively located at the left side of the front and rear ends of the weighbridge, and the reminder device comprises a stand column supported on the ground and a red and green lamp provided at the upper end of the stand column, and the red and green lamp is internally provided with a voice prompt module.
[0018] Further, the mounting frame is a flat plate arranged vertically, and the top of the mounting frame is provided with a cover plate.
[0019] The lifting column is arranged on the side of the mounting frame away from the weighbridge, and the upper end of the lifting column is fixedly connected to the lower side of the cover plate, and when the mounting frame is retracted into the mounting groove driven by the lifting column, the cover plate is blocked at the slot opening of the mounting groove.
[0020] Further, the entrance end and the exit end of the weighbridge are respectively provided with an entrance ramp gate and an exit ramp gate.
[0021] The beneficial effects of the utility model lie in:
[0022] When the vehicle drives from the weighing ramp to the weighbridge, the vehicle can be weighed by the weighbridge, and the license plate on the front side of the vehicle can be identified by the license plate recognition camera, if the license plate on the front side of the vehicle is polluted and identified by the license plate recognition camera, the license plate on the front side of the vehicle can be washed by the water spraying nozzle, and the license plate on the front side of the vehicle can be identified by the license plate recognition camera again after being washed, so as to ensure the accuracy of license plate identification, after the license plate identification is completed, the mounting frame is lowered by the lifting column, so as to hide the water spraying nozzle and the license plate recognition camera in the exit ramp, so as not to hinder the vehicle from driving out of the exit ramp, when the next vehicle drives to the weighbridge, the water spraying nozzle and the license plate recognition camera can be controlled to be stretched out of the mounting groove on the exit ramp. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the specific embodiments or the prior art description. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference signs. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn according to the actual proportions.
[0024] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view when the license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism of the present application is extended.
[0025] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view when the license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism of the present application is retracted.
[0026] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism of the present application.
[0027] In the drawings, 100 - ground pound; 200 - pound entering ramp; 300 - pound exiting ramp; 310 - mounting groove; 400 - license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism; 410 - lifting column; 420 - water spraying nozzle; 421 - water supply hose; 422 - U-shaped frame; 423 - vertical rotating shaft; 424 - motor; 430 - license plate recognition camera; 440 - mounting frame; 441 - cover plate; 450 - illuminating lamp; 460 - distance sensor; 500 - traffic light; 600 - pound entering gate; 700 - pound exiting gate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] The embodiments of the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and therefore only serve as examples, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present application.
[0029] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present application should be the usual meanings understood by the skilled in the art to which the present application belongs.
[0030] As Figures 1-3 shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated ground pound structure, which comprises a ground pound 100, a pound entering ramp 200 and a pound exiting ramp 300 arranged at both ends of the ground pound 100, and a license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism 400.
[0031] The middle position of the top of the pound exiting ramp 300 is provided with a mounting groove 310.
[0032] The license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism 400 comprises a lifting column 410, a water spraying nozzle 420 and a license plate recognition camera 430.
[0033] The lifting column 410 is fixed in the installation groove 310, and an upper end thereof is provided with a mounting frame 440 and can drive the mounting frame 440 to extend out of or retract into the installation groove 310. The lifting column 410 is preferably an electric screw lifting column.
[0034] The water spraying nozzle 420 is fixed in the mounting frame 440 and used for aiming at the license plate on the front side of the vehicle on the scale. A water supply hose 421 is connected to a water inlet end of the water spraying nozzle 420, and the water supply hose 421 is used for connecting a water spraying control mechanism.
[0035] It can be understood that the form of the water spraying control mechanism is not limited in the embodiment, and the water spraying control mechanism can be a water pump, the water spraying nozzle 420 sprays water through the opening and closing of the water pump, or can be an electromagnetic valve arranged on a pressure water pipe, the water spraying nozzle 420 sprays water through the opening and closing of the electromagnetic valve.
[0036] The license plate recognition camera 430 is fixed on the mounting frame 440 and used for photographing and recognizing the license plate on the front side of the vehicle on the scale.
[0037] As shown in Figure 1 , when the vehicle drives from the loading ramp 200 to the weight bridge 100, the vehicle can be weighed by the weight bridge 100, and the license plate on the front side of the vehicle can be recognized by the license plate recognition camera 430. If the license plate on the front side of the vehicle is polluted and recognized by the license plate recognition camera 430, the water spraying nozzle 420 can be controlled to wash the license plate on the front side of the vehicle, and the license plate on the front side of the vehicle is recognized again by the license plate recognition camera 430 after being washed, so as to ensure the accuracy of the license plate recognition. As shown in Figure 2 , after the license plate recognition is completed, the lifting column 410 drives the mounting frame 440 to descend, so as to hide the water spraying nozzle 420 and the license plate recognition camera 430 in the unloading ramp 300, so as not to hinder the vehicle from driving out of the unloading ramp 300. When the next vehicle drives to the weight bridge 100, the water spraying nozzle 420 and the license plate recognition camera 430 can be controlled to extend out of the installation groove 310 on the unloading ramp 300.
[0038] In some embodiments, the water spraying nozzle 420 can be horizontally swung left and right under the drive of a swinging mechanism.
[0039] With reference to Figure 3 , a side of the mounting frame 440 close to the weight bridge 100 is provided with a horizontally arranged U-shaped frame 422, and the water spraying nozzle 420 is installed in the U-shaped frame 422 through a vertical rotating shaft 423. The swinging mechanism is an electric motor 424, and the electric motor 424 is installed on a lower side of the U-shaped frame 422 and connected with the vertical rotating shaft 423.
[0040] When the license plate on the front side of the vehicle is being washed, the water spraying nozzle 420 can be controlled to ascend and descend by the lifting column 410, so that the height of the water spraying nozzle 420 is adapted to the height of the license plate on the front side of the vehicle, and meanwhile, the water spraying nozzle 420 can be driven to swing left and right by the motor 424, so as to ensure that the water spraying nozzle 420 can fully cover the license plate on the front side of the vehicle in the left and right directions during washing.
[0041] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , the mounting frame 440 is provided with a lighting lamp 450 on the side facing the weighbridge 100, which can be turned on to irradiate the license plate on the front side of the vehicle at night or in the daytime with dim light, so as to ensure the light requirement of the license plate recognition camera 430 for license plate recognition.
[0042] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , the mounting frame 440 is further provided with a distance sensor 460 on the side facing the weighbridge 100, which is used to detect the position of the head of the vehicle being weighed, and the distance sensor 460 can be an ultrasonic distance sensor, a laser distance sensor, an infrared distance sensor, etc.
[0043] Further comprising a reminding device, which is used to remind the driver after detecting that the head of the vehicle enters the set position.
[0044] When the vehicle drives onto the weighbridge 100, the distance between the head of the vehicle and the license plate cleaning and recognition mechanism 400 can be detected by the distance sensor 460, and the reminding device can remind the driver after the head of the vehicle enters the set distance range, so as to ensure that the vehicle is parked at the set position for license plate cleaning and recognition.
[0045] Optionally, the reminding device is provided with two, which are respectively located on the left side of the front and rear ends of the weighbridge 100, and the reminding device comprises a stand column supported on the ground and a traffic light 500 provided on the upper end of the stand column, and the traffic light 500 is provided with a voice prompt module.
[0046] When the vehicle reaches the set position, the traffic light 500 is red, and the voice prompt module prompts the driver to stop, and after the vehicle weighing and license plate recognition are completed, the traffic light 500 is green, and the voice prompt module prompts the driver to drive away.
[0047] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , the mounting frame 440 is a vertically arranged flat plate, and the top of the mounting frame 440 is provided with a cover plate 441. The lifting column 410 is arranged on the side of the mounting frame 440 away from the weighbridge 100, and the upper end of the lifting column 410 is fixedly connected to the lower side of the cover plate 441. When the mounting frame 440 is retracted into the mounting groove 310 by the lifting column 410, the cover plate 441 is blocked at the slot of the mounting groove 310.
[0048] When the license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism 400 is retracted from the mounting groove 310 on the top of the weighbridge 300, the slot of the mounting groove 310 can be blocked by the cover plate 441, so as to protect the license plate cleaning and identifying mechanism 400 from pollution and damage from the outside.
[0049] In some embodiments, the entrance end and the exit end of the weighbridge 100 are respectively provided with an entrance weighbridge gate 600 and an exit weighbridge gate 700, so as to facilitate the control of the order of vehicles, ensure the accuracy of weighing, guarantee the safety of personnel and equipment, and realize automatic management.
[0050] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and they should be covered in the scope of the claims and the specification of the present application.
Claims
1. A vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure, comprising a weighbridge and an entering weighbridge ramp and an exiting weighbridge ramp arranged at both ends of the weighbridge, characterized in that: a mounting groove is arranged at the middle position of the top of the exiting weighbridge ramp; and further comprising a license plate cleaning and recognition mechanism, which comprises: a lifting column fixed in the mounting groove, an upper end of the lifting column being provided with a mounting rack and being capable of driving the mounting rack to extend out of or retract into the mounting groove; a water spraying nozzle fixed in the mounting rack and used for aiming at the license plate on the front side of the vehicle being weighed; a water supply hose connected to the water inlet end of the water spraying nozzle and used for connecting a water spraying control mechanism; and a license plate recognition camera fixed on the mounting rack and used for shooting and recognizing the license plate on the front side of the vehicle being weighed.
2. The vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the water spraying nozzle is capable of swinging horizontally left and right under the drive of a swinging mechanism.
3. The vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: the mounting rack is provided with a horizontally arranged U-shaped bracket on the side close to the weighbridge, and the water spraying nozzle is arranged in the U-shaped bracket through a vertical rotating shaft; and the swinging mechanism is an electric motor, which is arranged on the lower side of the U-shaped bracket and connected to the vertical rotating shaft.
4. The vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the side of the mounting rack facing the weighbridge is provided with an illuminating lamp.
5. The vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the side of the mounting rack facing the weighbridge is further provided with a distance sensor for detecting the position of the head of the vehicle being weighed; and further comprising a reminding device for reminding the driver after detecting that the head of the vehicle enters a set position.
6. The vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: the reminding device is provided with two, which are respectively arranged on the left side of the front and rear ends of the weighbridge, and the reminding device comprises a stand arranged on the ground and a traffic light arranged on the upper end of the stand, and the traffic light is provided with a voice prompt module.
7. The vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: the mounting rack is a vertically arranged flat plate, and the top of the mounting rack is provided with a cover plate; the lifting column is arranged on the side of the mounting rack away from the weighbridge, and the upper end of the lifting column is fixedly connected to the lower side of the cover plate, and when the lifting column drives the mounting rack to retract into the mounting groove, the cover plate is sealed at the slot of the mounting groove.
8. The vehicle weighing and license plate recognition integrated weighbridge structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the entrance end and the exit end of the weighbridge are respectively provided with an entering weighbridge gate and an exiting weighbridge gate.