A data acquisition terminal

Abstract

The utility model discloses a data acquisition terminal, it includes shell, control circuit board, battery pack, installation fastener and atmosphere lamp subassembly, the shell includes front casing and back shroud, and the front casing is square container state and has rear opening, and the back shroud is removably installed to the front casing and is sealed and is blocked rear opening, and the installation fastener is installed to the outside of back shroud, control circuit board and battery pack are installed to the inside of front casing, atmosphere lamp subassembly includes atmosphere lamp strip and transparent cover plate, and at least one of the lower side wall, left side wall and right side wall of front casing is provided with atmosphere lamp groove, and the groove bottom of atmosphere lamp groove is equipped with perforation, and atmosphere lamp strip is connected with control circuit board through the perforation, and transparent cover plate covers and covers and sets up in the outside of atmosphere lamp strip in atmosphere lamp groove. The utility model has the advantages of high discernibility and good aesthetic property.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of data acquisition, and specifically to a data acquisition terminal with particularly good nighttime visibility. Background Technology

[0002] Data acquisition terminals are typically installed on-site for extended periods, serving as transmission base stations for multiple sensors. For example, in high-rise formwork safety monitoring systems, data acquisition terminals are often required as on-site base stations to collect and transmit data. They collect real-time data from multiple sensors installed on the support system, such as displacement sensors, tilt sensors, and pressure sensors, for different monitoring items, and transmit the data to a platform for aggregation, display, and processing.

[0003] Data acquisition terminals typically require debugging tasks such as signal adjustment during a single use, and may even need to be repositioned during field use. Furthermore, they need to be disassembled after each use. Generally, debugging and disassembly may be performed by different technicians, and even the same technicians often forget the installation location. Locating the equipment on-site is physically and mentally taxing for technicians, especially at night when visibility is limited, significantly increasing the difficulty of disassembly.

[0004] Existing data acquisition terminals are also exposed to rain when used outdoors. Improving the overall airtightness of the terminal while facilitating easy assembly is also a problem that needs to be solved. Utility Model Content

[0005] To at least partially address the shortcomings of the existing technology, the main objective of this utility model is to provide a data acquisition terminal that is highly recognizable and aesthetically pleasing.

[0006] To achieve the aforementioned main objectives, this utility model discloses a data acquisition terminal, which includes a housing, a control circuit board, a battery pack, mounting fasteners, and an ambient light assembly. The housing includes a front shell and a rear cover. The front shell is square and container-shaped with a rear opening. The rear cover is removably mounted on the front shell and seals the rear opening. The mounting fasteners are mounted on the outside of the rear cover. The control circuit board and the battery pack are mounted inside the front shell. The ambient light assembly includes an ambient light strip and a transparent cover. At least one of the lower side wall, left side wall, and right side wall of the front shell is provided with an ambient light groove. The bottom of the ambient light groove has a through hole. The ambient light strip passes through the through hole and connects to the control circuit board. The transparent cover is fitted into the ambient light groove and covers the outside of the ambient light strip.

[0007] According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the lower side wall is provided with two ambient light grooves, the left side wall is provided with one ambient light groove, and the right side wall is provided with one ambient light groove; wherein, the different ambient light grooves are either connected or not connected.

[0008] Furthermore, the ambient light trough on the left side wall is connected to one of the ambient light troughs on the lower side wall, and the ambient light trough on the right side wall is connected to the other ambient light trough on the lower side wall.

[0009] According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, a marking groove is provided in the middle of the lower side wall of the front housing, and a marking sticker is attached to the marking groove.

[0010] According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the upper side wall of the front housing is provided with multiple linearly arranged mounting through holes, and the external charging port, control switch and antenna interface of the control circuit board are installed in different mounting through holes.

[0011] Furthermore, a lamp mounting position is provided on the front side wall of the front housing, through which the indicator lights of the control circuit board extend; wherein, the indicator lights of the control circuit board include signal lights and power lights.

[0012] According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the interior of the front housing is provided with a partition plate extending in the same direction along its long side. The partition plate separates the interior space of the front housing and forms an upper receiving groove and a lower receiving groove. The battery pack is installed in the lower receiving groove, and the control circuit board is installed in the upper receiving groove.

[0013] According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, a mounting platform is provided at the rear opening of the front housing, and a waterproof groove is provided on the mounting platform along the circumference of the rear opening. The rear cover plate is provided with an annular protrusion corresponding to the waterproof groove, and the annular protrusion extends into the waterproof groove during installation.

[0014] According to one specific embodiment of this utility model, a waterproof rubber ring is provided in the waterproof groove.

[0015] According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the mounting fastener includes a base plate and a set of fastener arms; wherein, the base plate is provided with fixing holes at the four corners, and the rear cover plate is provided with four connecting holes accordingly, and the base plate is connected to the connecting holes by screws that pass through the four fixing holes respectively.

[0016] The present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention provides a data acquisition terminal with a regular structure. The front housing has a regular square structure and has a high aesthetic appeal. At the same time, an ambient light groove is provided on the side wall of the front housing. The ambient light strip in the ambient light assembly is installed in the corresponding ambient light groove and sealed with a transparent cover. This layout design maintains good aesthetics on the one hand, and provides lighting effect for the instrument on the other hand, which helps to improve the visibility at night and facilitates technicians to quickly locate, debug and disassemble.

[0017] Furthermore, in this invention, the external parts of the control circuit board (external charging port, control switch and antenna interface) are arranged on the upper side wall of the front housing, that is, on the same side of the terminal, making on-site installation and maintenance more convenient and the overall structure more coordinated.

[0018] In this invention, the interior of the front housing is divided into sections, with the upper and lower accommodating slots independently mounting the control circuit board and the battery pack, respectively. The two will not interfere with each other. The relevant modules are integrated on the control circuit board, which has the advantages of more convenient assembly and higher integration.

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the purpose, technical solution, and advantages of this utility model, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a first perspective view of the data acquisition terminal of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a second perspective view of the data acquisition terminal of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a third perspective view of the data acquisition terminal of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of the data acquisition terminal of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is an internal mounting diagram of the front housing;

[0025] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 The front view;

[0026] Figure 7 This is the first structural diagram of the front shell;

[0027] Figure 8 This is the second structural diagram of the front shell;

[0028] Figure 9 This is a cross-sectional view of the front housing;

[0029] Figure 10 This is a structural diagram of the rear cover. Detailed Implementation

[0030] To better understand the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Many specific details are set forth in the following description with reference to the embodiments in order to provide a full understanding of this utility model; however, it should be understood that the following embodiments and detailed descriptions are for illustrative purposes only and do not limit the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0031] The data acquisition terminal in this embodiment can be used as a data base station in a high-support formwork monitoring system. On-site, it receives data from multiple sensors using wireless communication methods such as LoRa, ZigBee, or UNB, and uploads the received data to a platform for processing via network communication technologies such as 4G. The data acquisition terminal, for example... Figure 1-4 As shown, it includes a housing 10, a control circuit board 20, a battery pack 30, an external antenna assembly 40, a mounting fastener 50, and an ambient light assembly 60.

[0032] The outer casing 10 includes a front casing 11 and a rear cover 12. The front casing 11 is rectangular container-shaped, with the length of its short side not exceeding 80% of the length of its long side. Furthermore, the length of the short side is set to exceed 50% of the length of its long side, for example, the length of the long side is 40cm and the length of the short side is 25cm. Several edges of the front casing 11 are chamfered to reduce the sharpness of the edges and corners and prevent accidental injury to workers during disassembly and assembly.

[0033] The front housing 11 has a rear opening 13, and the rear cover 12 is a flat plate with the same shape as the front housing 11. It is removably installed on the front housing 11 and seals the rear opening 13; for example, the rear cover 12 is fixed to the front housing 11 by several locking bolts. Specifically, a mounting platform 14 is provided at the rear opening 13 of the front housing 11, and a waterproof fitting structure is provided at the mounting platform 14 to ensure the waterproof effect of the connection gap between the front housing 11 and the rear cover 12.

[0034] The mounting platform 14 in the embodiment is provided with a waterproof groove 141 circumferentially arranged along the rear opening 13, such as... Figure 7-9 As shown; for example, the depth of the waterproof groove 141 is, for example, 3-5 mm; an annular protrusion 121 is provided on the rear cover plate 12 corresponding to the waterproof groove 141, such as Figure 10 As shown; during installation, the annular protrusion 121 extends into the waterproof groove 141, wherein the annular protrusion 121 and the waterproof groove 141 are preferably in clearance fit, which is beneficial to achieve rapid positioning of the rear cover plate 12 during installation.

[0035] Preferably, the waterproof groove 141 is also provided with a waterproof rubber ring. When installed in place, the annular protrusion 121 compresses the waterproof rubber ring to form a good seal. In this embodiment, the other contact surfaces between the mounting platform 14 and the rear cover plate 12 can be set as frosted surfaces 142. During installation, sealant can be applied to the frosted surfaces 142 to further form a good waterproof sealing effect.

[0036] The ambient light assembly 60 in the embodiment includes an ambient light strip (not shown in the figure) and a transparent cover plate 61. At least one of the lower side wall, left side wall and right side wall of the front housing 11 is provided with an ambient light groove 15. The bottom of the ambient light groove 15 is provided with a through hole 16. The ambient light strip passes through the through hole 16 and is connected to the control circuit board 20. The transparent cover plate 61 covers the ambient light groove 15 and covers the outside of the ambient light strip.

[0037] like Figure 7-8 As shown, the ambient light trough 15 includes a deep groove 151 for accommodating an ambient light strip and a shallow groove 152 for accommodating a transparent cover plate 16. The shape of the deep groove 151 is adapted to the shape of the ambient light strip, for example, it is a light strip shape with a diameter of 3mm; the shape of the shallow groove 152 is matched with the shape of the transparent cover plate 16, for example, it is a long strip plate.

[0038] Please continue reading. Figure 1-4 The lower, left, and right side walls of the front housing 11 are all provided with ambient light grooves 15. Specifically, the lower side wall has two ambient light grooves 15, the left side wall has one ambient light groove 15, and the right side wall has one ambient light groove 15. The different ambient light grooves 15 may or may not be connected. As an example, the ambient light groove 15 on the left side wall and one (adjacent) ambient light groove 15 on the lower side wall are connected through an oblique hole 153, and the ambient light groove 15 on the right side wall and the other (adjacent) ambient light groove 15 on the lower side wall are also connected through an oblique hole 153. This arrangement allows the ambient light strip to pass through the oblique hole 153, which simplifies the installation of the ambient light strip. A universal light strip (monochrome or multicolor) with one end closed and the other end having positive and negative electrodes can be used as the ambient light strip.

[0039] like Figure 2 , Figure 7-8 As shown, a labeling slot 112 is provided in the middle of the lower side wall of the front housing 11, and the labeling slot 112 is located between two ambient light slots 15; a label sticker is attached to the labeling slot 112, and the label sticker may have product or company logo and other identification information.

[0040] Please see Figure 3-4The upper sidewall of the front housing 11 is provided with multiple mounting through holes 111. The external charging port 21, control switch 22, and antenna interface 23 of the control circuit board 20 are correspondingly installed into the mounting through holes 111. The external antenna in the external antenna group 40 can be detachably installed onto the unused antenna interface 23. Preferably, the multiple mounting through holes 111 are linearly spaced along the long side of the front housing 11.

[0041] The number of antenna interfaces 23 can be more than two, such as five, or three or four as needed; the external charging port 21 and the control switch 22 are located on opposite sides of the antenna interfaces 23, which makes them easy to distinguish and operate. Correspondingly, the front housing 11 and the rear cover 12 are both made of metal. Corresponding markings can be engraved on the upper side wall of the front housing 11 at the different mounting through holes 111 using laser marking.

[0042] The front side wall of the front housing 11 is provided with a lamp hole mounting position 113, and the indicator light of the control circuit board 20 extends out through the lamp hole mounting position 113; Figure 7 The diagram shows a configuration with two lamp mounting positions 113; however, in other embodiments, a greater number of lamp mounting positions 113 may be provided. The indicator lights on the control circuit board 20 include signal lights and power lights.

[0043] like Figure 5-6 As shown, the front housing 11 has a partition plate 17 extending in the same direction along its long side inside. The partition plate 17 divides the internal space of the front housing 11 and forms an upper receiving groove 18 and a lower receiving groove 19. The battery pack 30 is installed in the lower receiving groove 19, and the control circuit board 20 is installed in the upper receiving groove 18. The number of control circuit boards 20 can be one or more, depending on the actual design requirements. The figure shows one control circuit board 20 as an example. Multiple fixing posts 181 are provided in the upper receiving groove 18. The control circuit board 20 is fixedly assembled by being installed on the fixing posts 181 with screws. It should be noted that the circuit board's programming and communication protocol can be burned according to the design requirements. This is not limited here and will not be elaborated on.

[0044] Mounting fastener 50 is installed on the outside of the rear cover plate 12, mainly used to install the instrument as a whole into a suitable position in the formwork system. For example... Figure 3-4As shown, the mounting fastener 50 includes a base plate 51 and a set of fastener arms 52. Each fastener arm 52 is equipped with a locking element 53. The fastener arms 52 and locking elements 53 are used to fasten to the formwork support crossbar or upright. The mounting surface of the base plate 51 is square, with fixing holes 511 at each of its four corners. The rear cover plate 12 has four corresponding connecting holes. The base plate 51 is connected to the connecting holes by screws passing through the four fixing holes 511. The four fixing holes 511 are distributed at the four corners of the square, allowing the fastener arms 52 to have more mounting directions, for example, in… Figure 3 Based on the above, it is rotated 90° for installation. This allows for flexible adjustment of the installation position according to the site conditions, and has the advantages of greater flexibility and practicality.

[0045] Although the present invention has been described above through embodiments, the above embodiments are only used to exemplarily describe possible implementations of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the present invention should also be covered by the scope of protection defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A data acquisition terminal, characterized in that... The device includes a housing, a control circuit board, a battery pack, mounting fasteners, and an ambient light assembly. The housing comprises a front housing and a rear cover. The front housing is square and container-shaped with a rear opening. The rear cover is removably mounted to the front housing and seals the rear opening. The mounting fasteners are mounted to the outside of the rear cover. The control circuit board and the battery pack are mounted inside the front housing. The ambient light assembly includes an ambient light strip and a transparent cover plate. At least one of the lower side wall, left side wall and right side wall of the front housing is provided with an ambient light groove. The bottom of the ambient light groove is provided with a perforation. The ambient light strip passes through the perforation and is connected to the control circuit board. The transparent cover plate is fitted into the ambient light groove and covers the outside of the ambient light strip.

2. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower side wall is provided with two ambient light slots, the left side wall is provided with one ambient light slot, and the right side wall is provided with one ambient light slot; wherein, the different ambient light slots are either connected or not connected.

3. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The ambient light trough on the left side wall is connected to one of the ambient light troughs on the lower side wall, and the ambient light trough on the right side wall is connected to the other ambient light trough on the lower side wall.

4. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower side wall of the front housing is provided with a marking groove, and a marking sticker is attached to the marking groove.

5. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The upper sidewall of the front housing is provided with multiple linearly arranged mounting through holes, and the external charging port, control switch and antenna interface of the control circuit board are installed into different mounting through holes.

6. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The front sidewall of the front housing is provided with a lamp hole mounting position, and the indicator lights of the control circuit board extend through the lamp hole mounting position; wherein, the indicator lights of the control circuit board include signal lights and power lights.

7. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The front housing has a partition plate extending in the same direction along its long side. The partition plate separates the internal space of the front housing and forms an upper receiving groove and a lower receiving groove. The battery pack is installed in the lower receiving groove, and the control circuit board is installed in the upper receiving groove.

8. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The front housing has a mounting platform at the rear opening, and a waterproof groove is provided on the mounting platform along the circumference of the rear opening. The rear cover plate has an annular protrusion corresponding to the waterproof groove, and the annular protrusion extends into the waterproof groove during installation.

9. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The waterproof groove is equipped with a waterproof rubber ring.

10. The data acquisition terminal as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting fastener includes a base plate and a set of fastener arms; wherein, the base plate has fixing holes at its four corners, and the rear cover plate has four corresponding connecting holes, and the base plate is connected to the connecting holes by screws that pass through the four fixing holes respectively.

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