Internet-of-things terminal suitable for shooting and metering of small-caliber water meter
By designing a sealed and waterproof structure and an IoT terminal with a non-magnetic counting module on the water meter, the problems of poor shooting effect and high maintenance cost under the influence of water vapor are solved, and stable and efficient water meter reading acquisition is achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-27
AI Technical Summary
In high-humidity environments, the electronic module components of existing water meters are easily affected by moisture, resulting in poor image quality and high maintenance costs.
An IoT terminal suitable for small-diameter water meters was designed. It adopts a sealed and waterproof structure to protect the control circuit board and camera element, and performs dual data acquisition through a non-magnetic counting module. Combined with a sealed inner cavity filled with sealant, it prevents water vapor from entering.
It improves the operational stability and lifespan of the camera module, reduces maintenance costs, and achieves high-precision reading acquisition, making it suitable for low-flow, high-frequency counting needs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to pipe network metering dial technical field, concretely relates to a kind of internet of things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting measurement. BACKGROUND
[0002] In recent years, with the gradual improvement of infrastructure, the coverage area of water supply pipe network gradually expands, and the demand for water meter reading also gradually increases. The manual on-site meter reading method has low work efficiency and high labor cost, which is difficult to meet the strong production needs of society.
[0003] To solve the above problems, some existing technologies use a shooting device to collect the reading of a water meter and send the data to the background through remote communication to realize remote data collection. For example, the patent document with application number CN202220579427.1 discloses a side-view window camera intelligent water meter, which includes a water meter base and an electronic module assembly. The electronic module assembly is equipped with a camera module and a data transmission assembly. The water meter base is equipped with a counter. The counter is equipped with a character wheel group for displaying the reading. The character wheel group is composed of multiple character wheels. The counter is equipped with a user window and a camera window for observing the character wheel digits. The camera module is arranged on the side of the counter, opposite the camera window. Although the above technical solution realizes remote data collection, when applied in a high-humidity environment, the shell of the electronic module assembly cannot prevent water vapor from penetrating. The shooting effect of the camera module and the service life of each electronic component are affected by water vapor, which increases the maintenance cost in the later stage. SUMMARY
[0004] To solve the above problems, the utility model provides an internet of things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting measurement. The control circuit board and camera element of the internet of things terminal are protected by a sealed waterproof structure, which can work stably for a long time and reduce the maintenance cost of the device. The device is equipped with a non-magnetic counting module with high measurement accuracy for double data collection, which is suitable for accurate counting in low-flow and high-frequency scenarios such as community water meters.
[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] The utility model provides a kind of Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting measurement, including collection warehouse, control warehouse, camera module, counting warehouse and non-magnetic counting module;The collection warehouse includes the first warehouse wall of circumferential closure, the upper end of the first warehouse wall is connected with top plate, the lower end of first warehouse wall forms mounting end face, the inside of first warehouse wall forms the hollow inner chamber that opens to the direction of lower end, the top plate is equipped with a collection window;The control warehouse includes the second warehouse wall of circumferential closure, the encapsulation bottom plate being connected with the lower end of second warehouse wall, the encapsulation cover plate being detachably connected with the upper end of second warehouse wall and the partition being arranged in the inside of second warehouse wall, the sealed inner chamber is formed between the partition and the encapsulation cover plate, the sealed inner chamber is filled with sealing adhesive material, the mounting inner chamber is formed between the partition and encapsulation bottom plate, the camera module is arranged in the mounting inner chamber, part of the top plate extends to the inside of the second warehouse wall and makes the collection window be in mounting inner chamber;The camera module includes control circuit board and the camera element being electrically connected with control circuit board, the camera element cooperates with the collection window and is towards the direction of lower end of collection warehouse;The bottom of the counting warehouse forms mounting bottom plate, the outside surface of the mounting bottom plate is flush with the mounting end face, and the non-magnetic counting module is fixed to the inside of the mounting bottom plate.
[0007] Further, the upper end of the second warehouse wall forms the mounting mesa cooperable with the encapsulation cover plate, the inner wall of the second warehouse wall is connected with the first boss, the inner wall of the first boss is connected with the second boss, the first boss forms the first support surface located at the lower side of mounting mesa, the second boss forms the second support surface located at the lower side of first support surface, the partition is lap-jointed and fixed with the first support surface, and the control circuit board is lap-jointed and fixed with the second support surface.
[0008] Further, the camera element includes base block and camera end head arranged in the middle part of base block, the collection window includes cooperation groove and support convex ring arranged around cooperation groove, the base block abuts against the support convex ring and makes the camera end head inserted into the cooperation groove.
[0009] Further, the first warehouse wall is provided with the first interface hole communicated with the mounting inner chamber.
[0010] Further, the lower side of the control warehouse is further provided with the outer connection silo, the middle part of the outer connection silo forms the silo inner chamber of one-way opening, the inner wall of the outer connection silo is provided with the second interface hole communicated with the mounting inner chamber.
[0011] Further, the opening direction of the outer connection silo is perpendicular to the orientation of camera element.
[0012] Further, the counting bin comprises a bin body and a sealing piece, the inside of the bin body forms a one-way opening and the opening faces a counting bin cavity opposite to the hollow inner cavity, the sealing piece is detachably connected with the bin body and makes the counting bin cavity closed, the bottom of the counting bin cavity forms a mounting bottom plate flush with the lower end of the first bin wall, and the non-magnetic counting module is fixed to the inside of the mounting bottom plate.
[0013] Further, the sealing piece comprises a sealing plate and a positioning support extending to the mounting bottom plate and connected with the sealing plate, and the setting position of the non-magnetic counting module corresponds to the positioning support.
[0014] Further, the outer periphery of the non-magnetic counting module is covered with a sealing glue layer.
[0015] The application can achieve the following beneficial effects:
[0016] 1. In use, the opening end of the collection bin is matched and installed with the water meter, so that the hollow inner cavity of the collection bin is in a closed state, the reading window of the water meter is located in the hollow inner cavity and corresponds to the collection window position, the reading of the water meter can be obtained through the camera element arranged at the collection window, the use is more flexible, the structure of the water meter itself does not need to be greatly improved, and the application difficulty is relatively low.
[0017] 2. The control bin of the application is provided with a mounting cavity and a sealing cavity from inside to outside, the sealing cavity is filled with dense sealing glue material, water vapor can be prevented from entering the mounting cavity, the camera module has higher working stability and longer working life, the reading accuracy is improved, and the maintenance cost is reduced.
[0018] 3. In some embodiments of the application, a counting bin and a non-magnetic counting module are further provided, the non-magnetic counting module is installed at a position close to the lower end of the collection bin, cooperates with the camera module, has a double data collection effect, and the non-magnetic counting module is preferably packaged with a sealing glue layer to avoid being affected by water vapor. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is an exploded view of the Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-caliber water meter shooting measurement in the embodiment under the first visual angle;
[0020] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the Internet of Things terminal;
[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the Internet of Things terminal under the second visual angle;
[0022] Figure 4 It is a sectional view of the counting bin in the embodiment;
[0023] In the figure, 1 - collection bin, 11 - first bin wall, 12 - top plate, 13 - mounting end face, 14 - hollow inner cavity, 2 - control bin, 21 - second bin wall, 211 - mounting table, 212 - first support surface, 213 - second support surface, 214 - first interface hole, 22 - packaging bottom plate, 23 - packaging cover plate, 24 - partition plate, 25 - sealed inner cavity, 26 - mounting inner cavity, 27 - sealing material, 231 - liquid injection hole, 3 - camera module, 31 - control circuit board, 32 - camera element, 4 - external cylinder bin, 41 - cylinder bin inner cavity, 42 - second interface hole, 5 - counting bin, 51 - bin body, 52 - packaging piece, 521 - positioning bracket, 53 - counting bin inner cavity, 54 - mounting bottom plate, 6 - non-magnetic counting module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application. EMBODIMENT
[0025] Referring to Figures 1-4 The present embodiment provides an Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering, which comprises a collection bin 1, a control bin 2, a camera module 3, an external cylinder bin 4, a counting bin 5 and a non-magnetic counting module 6.
[0026] The collection bin 1 comprises a circumferentially closed cylindrical first bin wall 11, the upper end of the first bin wall is connected with a top plate 12, the lower end of the first bin wall forms a mounting end face 13, the inside of the first bin wall forms a hollow inner cavity 14 opening downward, the top plate is provided with a collection window 121, the collection window comprises a matching groove formed on the upper side of the top plate and a support protruding ring arranged around the matching groove.
[0027] The control bin 2 comprises a circumferentially closed second bin wall 21, a packaging bottom plate 22 connected with the lower end of the second bin wall, a packaging cover plate 23 detachably connected with the upper end of the second bin wall, and a partition plate 24 arranged inside the second bin wall, a sealed inner cavity 25 is formed between the partition plate and the packaging cover plate, the sealed inner cavity is filled with a sealing adhesive 27, the sealing adhesive fills the lower half of the sealed inner cavity, leaving a redundant space in the upper half of the sealed inner cavity, an installation inner cavity 26 is formed between the partition plate and the packaging bottom plate, a part of the top plate 12 extends to the inner side of the second bin wall 21 and makes the collection window 211 in the installation inner cavity 26; the upper end of the second bin wall forms an installation table surface 211 which can cooperate with the packaging cover plate 23, the inner wall of the second bin wall is connected with a first boss, the inner wall of the first boss is connected with a second boss, the first boss forms a first support surface 212 located on the lower side of the installation table surface 211, the second boss forms a second support surface 213 located on the lower side of the first support surface 212, and the partition plate 24 is lap-fitted with the first support surface 212;
[0028] The camera module 3 comprises a control circuit board 31 and a camera element 32 electrically connected with the control circuit board, the control circuit board is lap-fitted with the second support surface 213, and the camera element comprises a base block and a camera end head arranged in the middle part of the base block, the base block abuts against the support convex ring and makes the camera end head inserted into the cooperating groove, so as to realize the positioning installation of the camera element;
[0029] The outer connection silo 4 has a one-way opening silo inner cavity 41 formed in the middle part, the inner wall of the outer connection silo is provided with a second connecting hole 42 which communicates with the installation inner cavity, and the opening direction of the silo is perpendicular to the direction of the camera element;
[0030] The counting bin 5 comprises a bin body 51 and a packaging member 52, the inside of the bin body forms a one-way opening counting bin inner cavity 53 which has an opening direction opposite to the hollow inner cavity, the bottom of the counting bin inner cavity forms an installation bottom plate 54 which is flush with the lower end of the first bin wall, and a non-magnetic counting module 6 is fixed to the inner side of the installation bottom plate 54; the packaging member comprises a sealing plate and a positioning support 521 connected with the sealing plate, the sealing plate is detachably connected with the bin body and makes the counting bin inner cavity 53 closed, the positioning support 521 extends to the installation bottom plate 54, the setting position of the non-magnetic counting module 6 corresponds to the positioning support, and the outer periphery of the non-magnetic counting module is covered with a sealing adhesive layer;
[0031] In order to meet the lighting required by the camera, different schemes can be taken, for example, in the first embodiment, the first bin wall 11, the second bin wall 21, the outer connection silo 4 and the bin body 51 are all transparent materials, so that external light can enter the hollow inner cavity 14, in the second embodiment, the device can be provided with a light emitting element to irradiate the reading window of the water meter, the above two ways can be implemented alone or simultaneously. When the utility model is used, the mounting end surface 13 of the collection bin is matched with the reading window of the water meter, and the sealing glue is used for sealing treatment at the joint seam, so as to avoid that the water vapor enters the collection bin and affects the shooting reading.
[0032] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and not for the purpose of limiting the present application, although the foregoing embodiments of the present application are described in detail, for those skilled in the art, it still can be modified to the technical scheme recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent replacement to part of the technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principles of the present application, should be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A thing networking terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering, characterized in that: The application relates to a kind of non-magnetic counting device, including collection bin (1), control bin (2), camera module (3), counting bin (5) and non-magnetic counting module (6);The collection bin (1) includes the first bin wall (11) of circumferential closure, the upper end of the first bin wall is connected with top plate (12), the lower end of the first bin wall forms installation end face (13), the inside of the first bin wall forms the hollow inner cavity (14) that opens to the direction of lower end, the top plate is provided with a collection window (121);The control bin (2) includes the second bin wall (21) of circumferential closure, the encapsulation bottom plate (22) connected with the lower end of the second bin wall, the encapsulation cover plate (23) detachably connected with the upper end of the second bin wall and the partition (24) arranged in the second bin wall, the partition and the encapsulation cover plate form sealed inner cavity (25) between, the sealed inner cavity is filled with sealing adhesive material (27), the partition and the encapsulation bottom plate form installation inner cavity (26) between, the camera module (3) is arranged in the installation inner cavity, part of the top plate extends to the inside of the second bin wall and makes the collection window (121) in installation inner cavity;The camera module (3) includes control circuit board (31) and the camera element (32) electrically connected with control circuit board, the camera element cooperates with the collection window (121) and is directed to the direction of lower end of collection bin;The bottom of the counting bin (5) forms installation bottom plate (54), the outside of the installation bottom plate is flush with the installation end face (13), and the non-magnetic counting module (6) is fixed to the inside of the installation bottom plate.
2. The Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the second bin wall forms installation mesa (211) that can cooperate with the encapsulation cover plate, the inner wall of the second bin wall is connected with the first boss, the inner wall of the first boss is connected with the second boss, the first boss forms the first support surface (212) located at the lower side of the installation mesa, the second boss forms the second support surface (213) located at the lower side of the first support surface, the partition (24) is lap-jointed and fixed with the first support surface (212), and the control circuit board (31) is lap-jointed and fixed with the second support surface (213).
3. The Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The camera element includes base block and camera end head arranged in the middle of base block, the collection window includes cooperation groove and support convex ring arranged around cooperation groove, the base block abuts against the support convex ring and makes the camera end head inserted into the cooperation groove.
4. The Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first bin wall is provided with the first interface hole (214) communicated with the installation inner cavity.
5. The Internet of Things terminal for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower side of the control bin is further provided with the outer connection silo (4), the middle part of the outer connection silo forms the silo inner cavity (41) of one-way opening, the inner wall of the outer connection silo is provided with the second interface hole (42) communicated with the installation inner cavity.
6. The Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 5, characterized in that: The opening direction of the outer connection silo is perpendicular to the direction of the camera element.
7. The Internet of Things terminal for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 1, characterized in that: The counting bin includes bin body (51) and encapsulation piece (52), the inside of the bin body forms the counting bin inner cavity (53) of one-way opening and opening direction opposite to the hollow inner cavity, and the encapsulation piece is detachably connected with the bin body and makes the counting bin inner cavity closed.
8. The Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 7, characterized in that: The package comprises a sealing plate and a positioning support (521) extending to the direction of the mounting base plate and connected with the sealing plate, and the setting position of the non-magnetic counting module corresponds to the positioning support.
9. The Internet of Things terminal suitable for small-bore water meter shooting metering according to claim 7, characterized in that: The periphery of the non-magnetic counting module is covered with a sealing glue layer.
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