Adjusting support device for infrared thermal imager

Abstract

This utility model discloses an adjustment support device for an infrared thermal imager, belonging to the field of adjustment support devices. It includes an infrared imager body, with an adjustment support mechanism at the bottom of the body. The adjustment support mechanism includes a screw, a support cylinder, an adjustment knob, a fixed base, a worm gear, a rotating base, a worm wheel, and an adjustment seat. The screw is fixedly connected to the bottom of the infrared imager body, and the support cylinder is sleeved on the outside of the screw. The adjustment knob is movably connected to the screw through a screw hole on its top surface, and is also movably connected to the bottom surface of the support cylinder through a rotating convex ring on its top surface. This adjustment support mechanism facilitates quick adjustment of the infrared imager body's height, orientation, and tilt angle during use. Compared to traditional adjustment methods, the adjustment operation is simple and convenient, thus not only bringing convenience to the use of the infrared imager body but also improving its flexibility.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of adjustable support devices, and in particular to an adjustable support device for an infrared thermal imager. Background Technology

[0002] An infrared imager is an instrument that captures infrared images of a scene through two-dimensional scanning and converts them into visible light images. It operates by utilizing the target's own infrared radiation (wavelengths typically in the range of 35 micrometers or 812 micrometers), and can detect targets through obstacles such as smoke, dust, rain, and snow. It possesses high sensitivity, resolution, and capabilities for detecting stealth, identifying camouflage, and resisting interference. Infrared imagers are widely used in various fields such as military, medicine, automotive, power, and security, providing strong technical support for nighttime reconnaissance, disease diagnosis, automotive research and development, power equipment inspection, and security protection.

[0003] In existing technologies, infrared imagers require high stability during operation to ensure clear and accurate images. Support devices, such as tripods or specialized vertical mounting brackets, can effectively secure the infrared imager, preventing wobbling or tilting during use and thus ensuring image stability. While brackets provide stable support, the fact that infrared imagers are mostly bolted to them necessitates moving the entire bracket to adjust the imager's orientation, causing inconvenience. Furthermore, it's difficult to further adjust the imager's tilt angle according to actual usage, further complicating adjustment and reducing the imager's flexibility during use. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main objective of this invention is to provide an adjustable support device for an infrared thermal imager, which can effectively solve the problems in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:

[0006] An adjustment support device for an infrared thermal imager includes an infrared imager body. An adjustment support mechanism is provided at the bottom of the infrared imager body. The adjustment support mechanism includes a screw, a support cylinder, an adjustment knob, a fixed seat, a worm gear, a rotating seat, a worm wheel, and an adjustment base. The screw is fixedly connected to the bottom of the infrared imager body, and the support cylinder is sleeved on the outside of the screw. The adjustment knob is movably connected to the screw through a screw hole on its top surface, and is also movably connected to the bottom surface of the support cylinder through a rotating convex ring on its top surface. The fixed seat is fixedly connected to the top of the support cylinder, and the worm gear is movably connected to the inside of the fixed seat through first rotating rods at both ends. The rotating seat is movably connected to the top surface of the fixed seat through a second rotating rod at its bottom end, and the worm wheel is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the second rotating rod and meshes with the worm gear. The adjustment base is movably connected to the rotating seat through a third rotating rod on the opposite wall of a side plate symmetrical to the bottom surface, and the infrared imager body is fixedly connected to the top surface of the adjustment base through a threaded sleeve.

[0007] Preferably, a base is fixedly installed at the bottom of the screw, and a fixing plate is fixedly installed at the top of the screw, with a set of symmetrical guide blocks fixedly installed on the outer wall of the fixing plate.

[0008] Preferably, the support cylinder is fitted onto the outside of the screw, and the inner wall of the support cylinder has a guide groove corresponding to the guide block. The bottom wall of the support cylinder has an inverted rotating convex groove. The top surface of the adjusting knob has a screw hole, and the adjusting knob is threadedly connected to the screw through the screw hole. The top surface of the adjusting knob is also fixedly installed with an inverted rotating convex ring, and the rotating convex ring is movably installed in the rotating convex groove.

[0009] Preferably, the fixed base is fixedly installed at the top of the support cylinder, and the left and right side walls of the fixed base are respectively provided with first rotating holes communicating with the internal space. The top surface of the fixed base is provided with a second rotating hole. The left and right ends of the worm are respectively fixedly installed with first rotating rods, and the first rotating rods are movably installed in the first rotating holes. A hand-tightening knob is fixedly installed on the outer end of one end of the first rotating rod. The bottom end of the rotating base is fixedly installed with a second rotating rod, and the second rotating rod is movably installed in the second rotating hole. The bottom end of the second rotating rod is fixedly installed with a worm wheel, and the worm wheel and the worm are meshed together.

[0010] Preferably, the rotating seat has a third rotating hole on each of its two side walls, and a number of adjustment slots are arranged in a ring array around the third rotating hole on both side walls of the rotating seat.

[0011] Preferably, the top surface of the adjusting seat is provided with a set of symmetrical mounting holes, and the bottom surface of the infrared imager body is fixedly installed with a set of symmetrical threaded short rods and inserted into the mounting holes. The threaded sleeve is threadedly connected to the threaded short rods. The bottom surface of the adjusting seat is fixedly installed with a set of symmetrical side plates, and a third rotating rod is fixedly installed on the inner side wall of the side plate and movably installed in the third rotating hole. The inner side wall of the side plate and the outer side of the third rotating rod are also provided with a spring groove, and a compression spring is fixedly installed in the groove. An adjusting clip corresponding to the adjusting clip groove is fixedly installed on the inner end of the compression spring.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] In this utility model, the adjustable support mechanism allows the threaded short rod on the bottom surface of the infrared imager body to pass through the mounting hole. The threaded sleeve is then screwed into the threaded short rod for threaded connection. This allows the infrared imager body to be installed and fixed on the top surface of the adjusting seat. When the adjusting knob is rotated and moves upward along the screw rod through the screw hole, it drives the rotating convex ring to rotate in the rotating convex groove. The rotating convex ring pushes the support cylinder upward, causing the support cylinder to move along the guide block on the outer wall of the fixed plate through the guide groove. This achieves the purpose of adjusting the usage height of the infrared imager body.

[0014] Turning the hand-tightening knob drives the worm gear to rotate via the first rotating rod, which in turn drives the worm wheel to rotate via the meshing action. The worm wheel then drives the rotating seat to rotate via the second rotating rod, thereby achieving the purpose of adjusting the orientation of the infrared imager body.

[0015] By moving the infrared imager body back and forth, the adjustment seat rotates through the third rotating rod on the inner wall of the bottom side plate along the third rotating holes on both sides of the rotating seat. During the rotation, the compression spring is forced to tighten and extend, so that the spring groove enters the corresponding adjustment slot, thereby achieving the purpose of adjusting the tilt angle of the infrared imager body.

[0016] This allows for quick adjustment of the infrared imager's height, orientation, and tilt angle during use by adjusting the support mechanism. Compared to traditional adjustment methods, this operation is simple and convenient, which not only makes the use of the infrared imager more convenient but also improves its flexibility and meets practical needs. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a structural breakdown diagram of the height adjustment part of the adjustment support mechanism of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a structural breakdown diagram of the orientation adjustment part of the adjustment support mechanism of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a structurally disassembled diagram of the mounting portion of the infrared imager body of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the tilt angle adjustment part of the adjustment support mechanism of this utility model.

[0022] In the diagram: 1. Infrared imager body; 2. Adjustment support mechanism; 3. Base; 4. Screw; 5. Fixing plate; 6. Guide block; 7. Support cylinder; 8. Guide groove; 9. Rotating convex groove; 10. Adjustment knob; 11. Screw hole; 12. Rotating convex ring; 13. Fixing seat; 14. First rotating hole; 15. Second rotating hole; 16. Worm gear; 17. First rotating rod; 18. Hand-tightening knob; 19. Rotating seat; 20. Second rotating rod; 21. Worm gear; 22. Third rotating hole; 23. Adjustment slot; 24. Threaded short rod; 25. Adjustment seat; 26. Mounting hole; 27. Threaded sleeve; 28. Side plate; 29. ​​Third rotating rod; 30. Spring groove; 31. Compression spring; 32. Adjustment clip. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0024] like Figure 1 - Figure 5As shown, an adjustment support device for an infrared thermal imager includes an infrared imager body 1. An adjustment support mechanism 2 is provided at the bottom of the infrared imager body 1. The adjustment support mechanism 2 includes a screw 4, a support cylinder 7, an adjustment knob 10, a fixed seat 13, a worm gear 16, a rotating seat 19, a worm wheel 21, and an adjustment seat 25. The screw 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the infrared imager body 1, and the support cylinder 7 is sleeved on the outside of the screw 4. The adjustment knob 10 is movably connected to the screw 4 through a screw hole 11 on its top surface, and the adjustment knob 10 is also movably connected to the support cylinder 25 through a rotating convex ring 12 on its top surface. The bottom surface of the support cylinder 7 is fixedly connected to the top of the support cylinder 7, and the worm gear 16 is movably connected to the inside of the fixed seat 13 through the first rotating rods 17 at both ends. The rotating seat 19 is movably connected to the top surface of the fixed seat 13 through the second rotating rod 20 at the bottom end, and the worm wheel 21 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the second rotating rod 20 and meshes with the worm gear 16. The adjusting seat 25 is movably connected to the rotating seat 19 through the third rotating rod 29 on the opposite wall of the side plate 28 symmetrical to the bottom surface, and the infrared imager body 1 is fixedly connected to the top surface of the adjusting seat 25 through the threaded sleeve 27.

[0025] like Figure 2 As shown, a base 3 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the screw 4. The screw 4 is used to move in conjunction with the adjustment knob 10. A fixed plate 5 is fixedly installed at the top of the screw 4. A set of symmetrical guide blocks 6 are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the fixed plate 5. The guide blocks 6 on the outer wall of the fixed plate 5 can guide the movement of the support cylinder 7.

[0026] like Figure 2 As shown, the support cylinder 7 is fitted onto the outside of the screw 4, and the inner wall of the support cylinder 7 is provided with a guide groove 8 corresponding to the guide block 6. The bottom wall of the support cylinder 7 is provided with an inverted rotating convex groove 9. The top surface of the adjustment knob 10 is provided with a screw hole 11, and the adjustment knob 10 is threadedly connected to the screw 4 through the screw hole 11. An inverted rotating convex ring 12 is also fixedly installed on the top surface of the adjustment knob 10, and the rotating convex ring 12 is movably installed in the rotating convex groove 9. When the adjustment knob 10 is rotated so that the adjustment knob 10 rotates along the screw 4 thread through the screw hole 11 and moves upward, the adjustment knob 10 will drive the rotating convex ring 12 to rotate in the rotating convex groove 9, and push the support cylinder 7 upward through the rotating convex ring 12, so that the support cylinder 7 moves upward along the guide block 6 through the guide groove 8. The height of the infrared imager body 1 can be quickly adjusted when in use.

[0027] like Figure 3As shown, the fixed base 13 is fixedly installed on the top of the support cylinder 7, and the left and right side walls of the fixed base 13 are respectively provided with first rotating holes 14 communicating with the internal space. The top surface of the fixed base 13 is provided with a second rotating hole 15. The left and right ends of the worm gear 16 are respectively fixedly installed with first rotating rods 17, and the first rotating rods 17 are movably installed in the first rotating holes 14. A hand-tightening knob 18 is fixedly installed on the outer end of one end of the first rotating rod 17. The bottom end of the rotating base 19 is fixedly installed with a second rotating rod 20, and the second rotating rod 20 is movably installed in the second rotating hole 15. The bottom end of the second rotating rod 20 is fixedly installed with a worm wheel 21, and the worm wheel 21 and the worm gear 16 are meshed together. Turning the hand-tightening knob 18 drives the worm gear 16 to rotate through the first rotating rod 17, so that the worm gear 16 drives the worm wheel 21 to rotate under the rotation meshing action. Then, the worm wheel 21 drives the rotating base 19 to rotate through the second rotating rod 20. The orientation of the infrared imager body 1 can be quickly adjusted when in use.

[0028] like Figure 2 As shown, the rotating base 19 has a third rotating hole 22 on each of its two side walls. The third rotating hole 22 is used to cooperate with the third rotating rod 29 to realize the rotation operation. The rotating base 19 also has several adjustment slots 23 arranged in a ring array around the third rotating hole 22 on both side walls. The adjustment slots 23 are used to cooperate with the adjustment head 32 to adjust and position the infrared imager body 1.

[0029] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the top surface of the adjusting seat 25 has a set of symmetrical mounting holes 26, and the bottom surface of the infrared imager body 1 is fixedly mounted with a set of symmetrical threaded short rods 24, which are inserted into the mounting holes 26. The threaded sleeve 27 is threadedly connected to the threaded short rods 24. The bottom surface of the adjusting seat 25 is fixedly mounted with a set of symmetrical side plates 28, and the inner side wall of the side plate 28 is fixedly mounted with a third rotating rod 29, which is movably installed in the third rotating hole 22. The inner side wall of the side plate 28, located outside the third rotating rod 29, is also provided with a spring groove. 30, and a compression spring 31 is fixedly installed in the groove of the spring groove 30. An adjustment head 32 corresponding to the adjustment slot 23 is fixedly installed on the inner end of the compression spring 31. When the infrared imager body 1 is turned, the third rotating rod 29 on the side wall of the side plate 28 rotates in the third rotating hole 22. When rotating, the compression spring 31 in the spring groove 30 is forced to continuously perform contraction and extension operations. After the adjustment head 32 is pushed into the corresponding adjustment slot 23, the tilt angle of the infrared imager body 1 can be quickly adjusted when in use.

[0030] The specific operating principle of the adjustment support mechanism 2 in conjunction with the infrared imager body 1 is as follows:

[0031] Before use, fix the base 3 to the ground or the base of the infrared imager body 1 at the desired location. Then, install the infrared imager body 1 onto the top surface of the adjustment seat 25. During installation, make the threaded short rod 24 installed on the bottom surface of the infrared imager body 1 pass through the corresponding mounting hole 26 opened on the top surface of the adjustment seat 25, and then screw the threaded sleeve 27 into the threaded short rod 24 to connect with it. The infrared imager body 1 can then be installed and fixed on the top surface of the adjustment seat 25.

[0032] When it is necessary to adjust the height of the infrared imager body 1, rotate the adjustment knob 10 located at the bottom of the support cylinder 7. The adjustment knob 10 will rotate and move upward through the screw hole 11 on the top surface along the thread of the screw 4 installed on the top surface of the base 3. The adjustment knob 10 will also drive the inverted rotating convex ring 12 installed on the top surface to rotate in the inverted rotating convex groove 9 opened on the bottom surface of the support cylinder 7. As the adjustment knob 10 is rotated continuously, the support cylinder 7 will be pushed upward through the rotating convex ring 12. The support cylinder 7 will then move upward through the guide grooves 8 opened on both sides of the inner wall along the guide block 6 installed on the outer wall of the fixing plate 5 at the top of the screw 4 until the infrared imager body 1 is adjusted to the appropriate height position.

[0033] When it is necessary to adjust the orientation angle of the infrared imager body 1, turn the hand-crank knob 18 located on the outer wall of the fixed base 13. The hand-crank knob 18 will drive the first rotating rod 17 to rotate in the first rotating hole 14. The first rotating rod 17 will drive the worm gear 16 to rotate inside the fixed base 13. Under the rotational meshing action, the worm gear 16 will drive the worm wheel 21 to rotate. The worm wheel 21 will drive the second rotating rod 20 on the top surface to rotate in the second rotating hole 15. The second rotating rod 20 will drive the rotating base 19 to rotate on the top surface of the fixed base 13 until the infrared imager body 1 is rotated and adjusted to the appropriate orientation.

[0034] When it is necessary to adjust the tilt angle of the infrared imager body 1, the infrared imager body 1 is turned to the left or right, causing the third rotating rod 29 installed on the opposite side wall of the symmetrical side plate 28 of the adjustment seat 25 to rotate in the third rotating hole 22 opened on the two side walls of the rotating seat 19 respectively. As the side plate 28 rotates with the third rotating rod 29, it will force the protruding adjustment clip 32 on the inner side wall to enter the spring groove 30, and cause the compression spring 31 in the spring groove 30 to tighten. After rotating to a certain extent, the adjustment clip 32 loses the squeezing force, and the compression spring 31 will expand and push the adjustment clip 32 into the adjustment slot 23 opened on the side wall of the rotating seat 19 at this time, causing the infrared imager body 1 to tilt until the tilt angle of the infrared imager body 1 is adjusted to a suitable position.

[0035] The height, orientation, and tilt angle of the infrared imager body 1 can be quickly adjusted by adjusting the support mechanism 2. Compared with the traditional adjustment method, the adjustment operation is simple and convenient, which not only brings convenience to the use of the infrared imager body 1, but also improves the flexibility of the use of the infrared imager body 1 and meets the actual use needs.

[0036] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, the phrase "comprising an element defined as..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0037] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An adjusting support device for an infrared thermal imager, comprising an infrared imager body (1), characterized in that: The bottom of the infrared imager body (1) is provided with an adjustment support mechanism (2), which includes a screw (4), a support cylinder (7), an adjustment knob (10), a fixed seat (13), a worm gear (16), a rotating seat (19), a worm wheel (21), and an adjustment seat (25). The screw (4) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the infrared imager body (1), and the support cylinder (7) is sleeved on the outside of the screw (4). The adjustment knob (10) is movably connected to the screw (4) through a screw hole (11) on the top surface, and the adjustment knob (10) is also movably connected to the bottom surface of the support cylinder (7) through a rotating convex ring (12) on the top surface. The seat (13) is fixedly connected to the top of the support cylinder (7), and the worm (16) is movably connected to the inside of the fixed seat (13) through the first rotating rods (17) at both ends. The rotating seat (19) is movably connected to the top surface of the fixed seat (13) through the second rotating rod (20) at the bottom end, and the worm wheel (21) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the second rotating rod (20) and meshes with the worm (16). The adjusting seat (25) is movably connected to the rotating seat (19) through the third rotating rod (29) on the opposite wall of the side plate (28) symmetrical to the bottom surface, and the infrared imager body (1) is fixedly connected to the top surface of the adjusting seat (25) through the threaded sleeve (27).

2. The adjustable support device for an infrared thermal imager of claim 1, wherein: The bottom of the screw (4) is fixedly installed with a base (3), and the top of the screw (4) is fixedly installed with a fixed plate (5). A set of symmetrical guide blocks (6) are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the fixed plate (5).

3. The adjustment support device for an infrared thermal imager according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support cylinder (7) is fitted outside the screw (4), and the inner wall of the support cylinder (7) is provided with a guide groove (8) corresponding to the guide block (6). The bottom wall of the support cylinder (7) is provided with an inverted rotating convex groove (9). The top surface of the adjustment knob (10) is provided with a screw hole (11), and the adjustment knob (10) is threadedly connected to the screw (4) through the screw hole (11). The top surface of the adjustment knob (10) is also fixedly installed with an inverted rotating convex ring (12), and the rotating convex ring (12) is movably installed in the rotating convex groove (9).

4. The adjustable support apparatus for an infrared thermal imager of claim 3, wherein: The fixed seat (13) is fixedly installed on the top of the support cylinder (7), and the left and right side walls of the fixed seat (13) are respectively provided with first rotating holes (14) communicating with the internal space. The top surface of the fixed seat (13) is provided with a second rotating hole (15). The left and right ends of the worm (16) are respectively fixedly installed with first rotating rods (17), and the first rotating rods (17) are movably installed in the first rotating holes (14). A hand-tightening knob (18) is fixedly installed on the outer end of one end of the first rotating rod (17). The bottom end of the rotating seat (19) is fixedly installed with a second rotating rod (20), and the second rotating rod (20) is movably installed in the second rotating hole (15). The bottom end of the second rotating rod (20) is fixedly installed with a worm wheel (21), and the worm wheel (21) and the worm (16) mesh together.

5. The adjustable support apparatus for an infrared thermal imager of claim 4, wherein: The rotating seat (19) has a third rotating hole (22) on each of its two side walls, and the rotating seat (19) also has several adjusting slots (23) arranged in a ring array around the third rotating hole (22) on both side walls.

6. The adjustable support apparatus for an infrared thermal imager of claim 5, wherein: The top surface of the adjustment seat (25) is provided with a set of symmetrical mounting holes (26), and the bottom surface of the infrared imager body (1) is fixedly installed with a set of symmetrical threaded short rods (24) and inserted into the mounting holes (26). The threaded sleeve (27) is threadedly connected to the threaded short rods (24). The bottom surface of the adjustment seat (25) is fixedly installed with a set of symmetrical side plates (28), and the inner side wall of the side plate (28) is fixedly installed with a third rotating rod (29) and movably installed in the third rotating hole (22). The inner side wall of the side plate (28) and the outer side of the third rotating rod (29) are also provided with a spring groove (30), and a compression spring (31) is fixedly installed in the groove of the spring groove (30). The inner end of the compression spring (31) is fixedly installed with an adjustment clip (32) corresponding to the adjustment clip groove (23).

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