Rain enhancement and hail suppression rocket launcher control box
By designing a control box for rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launchers that is compatible with both physical buttons and capacitive touchscreen operation, the problems of unstable communication and easy damage in existing devices have been solved, achieving more efficient and safer rocket launch control.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHAANXI ZHONGTIAN ROCKET TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of artificial weather modification equipment technology, specifically to a control box for a rain-inducing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher. Background Technology
[0002] With the transformation and development of artificial weather modification work towards intensification, research-oriented approach, integration, and safety, intelligent, scientific, and rapid requirements have been put forward for rain enhancement and hail suppression rocket launch systems. Currently, most rain enhancement and hail suppression rocket launch control devices are outdated in technology and have cumbersome functions. The main technical defects are: (1) Communication is easily interfered with, and the short communication distance leads to frequent communication failures, affecting operational efficiency; (2) The control box structure has poor impact resistance and is easily damaged by impact; (3) Some components are out of the market, resulting in poor maintainability after damage; (4) The existing launch control device panels mostly use Android tablets, with low system versions and mediocre performance, affecting normal use. These defects greatly affect the normal operation of artificial weather modification, often resulting in the inability to complete rocket launches within the specified time after airspace application, causing missed airspace application deadlines and posing a great hidden danger to the work of meteorological departments. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a dustproof, waterproof, and shockproof control box for rain-inducing and hail-suppressing rocket launchers. This design can effectively solve the problems of poor communication capabilities, easy damage to the box, poor maintainability, and poor performance of most current rain-inducing and hail-suppressing rocket launch control devices, thereby improving the scientific level of artificial weather modification operations.
[0004] Specifically, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0005] A control box for a rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher includes a box body, an upper panel, a lower panel, and an aluminum plate assembly; the box body includes an upper part and a lower part, which are rotatably connected.
[0006] The upper panel covers the opening at the top of the box; the upper panel includes a hollow first stainless steel brushed panel, and an industrial control capacitive screen is embedded in the hollow first stainless steel brushed panel.
[0007] The lower panel covers the opening at the bottom of the housing; the lower panel includes a second brushed stainless steel panel and a fire control indicator panel located below the second brushed stainless steel panel. The second brushed stainless steel panel is equipped with a switch, indicator light, button panel and power display screen (the power display screen is connected to the power supply battery and its function is to display the current power supply voltage).
[0008] The aluminum plate assembly is located at the bottom of the lower part of the housing; the aluminum plate assembly includes an aluminum alloy base plate, on which a communication module, a 422 conversion module, a power supply and aluminum strips are provided.
[0009] Preferably, the industrial control capacitive touchscreen is connected to the fire control indicator board, indicator lights, communication module, and 422 conversion module via an RS232 interface. This invention uses the RS232 serial communication of the industrial control capacitive touchscreen to transmit and receive data, control the action of the rain-inducing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher, and improve the intelligence level of this control box.
[0010] More preferably, the communication module is connected to the fire control indicator board; by connecting the communication module to the fire control indicator board and the industrial control capacitor screen respectively, wireless communication with the universal launcher for rain-inducing and hail-prevention rockets can be realized.
[0011] The 422 conversion module is connected to the fire control indicator board; by connecting the 422 conversion module to the fire control indicator board and the industrial control capacitor screen respectively, emergency wired communication with the universal launcher for rain enhancement and hail suppression rockets can be realized.
[0012] Preferably, the fire control indicator panel is connected to switches and indicator lights to display the status of the rain-inducing and hail-prevention rocket launcher in real time.
[0013] Preferably, the lower side of the enclosure is provided with a charging port connected to the power supply, an emergency communication port connected to the 422 conversion module, and a fuse interface connected to the switch, so that the control box has fast charging, emergency communication and fuse functions.
[0014] Preferably, the upper panel is sealed to cover the opening on the upper part of the housing by a sealing assembly;
[0015] The lower panel is sealed by a sealing assembly to cover the opening at the bottom of the housing;
[0016] Each of the sealing components is independently selected from at least one of sponge damping pads, sealing blocks, and sealant. The sealing block is made of silicone rubber and is fixed at the interface using sealant.
[0017] To prevent moisture and damage to the components inside the enclosure caused by the outdoor working environment, this utility model installs sealing components at the connection between the top panel and the upper half of the enclosure, and at the connection between the bottom panel and the lower half of the enclosure, to achieve a seal between the top panel, the bottom panel and the enclosure.
[0018] The beneficial effects achieved by this utility model are as follows:
[0019] (1) The present invention provides a rain-inducing and hail-prevention rocket launcher control box, which simultaneously supports two operation modes: physical button operation and capacitive touch screen operation. An embedded industrial control capacitive screen is installed on the upper panel to improve the response speed of the control box screen operation; the lower panel is compatible with button operation, providing redundant protection for the control box. In the event of screen operation failure, the rocket can be launched by physical buttons.
[0020] (2) The present invention provides a control box for a rain-inducing and hail-preventing rocket launcher. The communication module and the 422 conversion module are installed on the aluminum plate assembly inside the box to provide communication redundancy protection for the control box, so that the control box is compatible with both wireless and wired communication modes of the rain-inducing and hail-preventing rocket launcher.
[0021] (3) The present invention provides a rain-inducing and hail-prevention rocket launcher control box, with a charging port, an emergency communication port and a fuse interface arranged on one side of the box, which facilitates timely charging of the control box and quick completion of emergency communication connection and fuse replacement.
[0022] (4) The rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher control box provided by this utility model uses sponge shock-absorbing pads, sealing blocks and sealing putty to provide good sealing performance;
[0023] (5) The present invention provides a control box for a rain-inducing and hail-prevention rocket launcher, wherein aluminum strips are placed inside the box to shield the control box from electromagnetic interference generated by external motors and other equipment. Attached Figure Description
[0024] Figure 1 This is a front view of the control box provided by this utility model.
[0025] Figure 2 A side view of the control box provided by this utility model.
[0026] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the upper panel of the control box provided by this utility model.
[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the lower panel of the control box provided by this utility model.
[0028] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the aluminum plate assembly of the control box provided by this utility model.
[0029] Figure 6 A block diagram of the communication system of the control box provided by this utility model.
[0030] The components are as follows: 1-box body, 2-top panel, 3-bottom panel, 4-aluminum plate assembly, 5-sealing assembly, 11-charging port, 12-emergency communication port, 13-fuse interface, 21-first stainless steel brushed panel, 22-industrial control capacitor screen, 23-M3×10 cross-slot pan head screw, 31-stainless steel brushed panel, 32-indicator light, 33-switch, 34-button board, 35-power display screen, 36-M3×12 cross-slot pan head screw, 37-fire control indicator board, 41-aluminum alloy base plate, 42-communication module, 43-422 conversion module, 44-battery power supply, 45-aluminum strip, 46-M3×8 cross-slot pan head screw, 51-sealing block, 52-sponge shock-absorbing pad. Detailed Implementation
[0031] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are used to illustrate this utility model, but are not intended to limit the scope of this utility model.
[0032] See Figures 1-5 The rain enhancement and hail suppression rocket launcher control box provided in this embodiment consists of a box body 1, an upper panel 2, a lower panel 3, an aluminum plate assembly 4, and a sealing assembly 5.
[0033] The box 1 includes an upper part and a lower part, which are rotatably connected.
[0034] The lower left side of the enclosure is provided with a charging port 11, an emergency communication port 12, and a safety interface 13. The interfaces are sealed inside the enclosure 1 with sealant to ensure good sealing performance of the enclosure.
[0035] After the front of the housing 1 is opened, the upper panel 2 covers the opening at the top of the housing, and the lower panel 3 covers the opening at the bottom of the housing. The upper panel 2 consists of a hollow first brushed stainless steel panel 21 and a 10.1-inch industrial control capacitive touchscreen 22 embedded in the first brushed stainless steel panel 21. The first brushed stainless steel panel 21 is attached to the top of the housing by four M3×10 Phillips head screws 23. Figure 3 The interface is sealed with a sponge shock-absorbing pad 52 and filled with sealant to ensure the overall sealing of the upper part of the box. A 10.1-inch industrial control capacitor screen 22 is used to transmit and receive data through the RS232 serial communication of the industrial control capacitor screen and control the operation of the universal launcher for rain enhancement and hail prevention rockets.
[0036] The lower panel 3 consists of a second brushed stainless steel panel 31 and a fire control indicator panel 37 located below the second brushed stainless steel panel. The second brushed stainless steel panel 31 is equipped with indicator lights 32, switches 33, a keypad 34, and a power display screen 35. The fire control indicator panel 37 is connected to the switches 33 (including switch, channel, boost, and launch) and 10 indicator lights 32, displaying the real-time status of the universal launcher for rain-inducing and hail-suppressing rockets. The second brushed stainless steel panel 31 and the lower part of the housing are secured by four M3×12 Phillips head screws 36. Figure 4 The connection point is sealed with a sealing block 51 and a sponge shock-absorbing pad 52, and the gap is filled with sealing putty to ensure the overall sealing of the lower part of the box.
[0037] The aluminum plate assembly 4 is located at the bottom inner part of the lower part of the housing, below the lower panel 3, and includes an aluminum alloy base plate 41. The aluminum alloy base plate 41 is equipped with a communication module 42, a 422 conversion module 43, a battery power supply 44, and aluminum strips 45. The aluminum alloy base plate 41 is connected to the bottom inner part of the lower part of the housing by four M3×8 Phillips head screws 46. Figure 5 The position is connected, and sealant is applied to the threaded holes to maintain the bottom seal; the communication module 42 is connected to the fire control indicator board 37 and the industrial control capacitor screen 22 respectively to realize wireless communication with the universal launcher of rain-inducing and hail-prevention rockets; the 422 conversion module 43 is connected to the fire control indicator board 37 and the industrial control capacitor screen 22 respectively to realize emergency wired communication with the universal launcher of rain-inducing and hail-prevention rockets, and is connected to the battery power supply 44 to power the various components; the aluminum strip 45 is placed inside the box to shield the control box from electromagnetic interference generated by external motors and other equipment.
[0038] The charging port 11 is connected to the battery power supply 44; the emergency communication port 12 is connected to the 422 conversion module 43; and the fuse interface 13 is connected to the switch 33, enabling the control box to have fast charging, emergency communication, and fuse functions.
[0039] See appendix Figure 6 The communication principle of the rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher control box provided by this utility model is as follows: the RS232 interface of the industrial control capacitive screen 22 is connected to the fire control indicator board 37 to obtain the status of the fire control buttons and drive 10 indicator lights 32; it is connected to the button board 34 to obtain the button information such as up, down, left, and right, control the attitude, and perform other functions such as reset and lock; it is connected to the communication module 42 to send and receive commands to control the universal launcher; it is connected to the 422 conversion module 43 to realize wired control of the universal launcher; and the battery power supply system 44 provides power to all components.
[0040] Although the present invention has been described in detail above with general descriptions, specific embodiments, and experiments, some modifications or improvements can be made to it, which will be obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, all such modifications or improvements made without departing from the spirit of the present invention fall within the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.
Claims
1. A control box for a rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher, characterized in that, It includes a housing, a top panel, a bottom panel, and an aluminum plate assembly; the housing includes an upper part and a lower part, which are rotatably connected. The upper panel covers the opening at the top of the box; the upper panel includes a hollow first stainless steel brushed panel, and an industrial control capacitive screen is embedded in the hollow first stainless steel brushed panel. The lower panel covers the opening at the bottom of the housing; the lower panel includes a second brushed stainless steel panel and a fire control indicator panel located below the second brushed stainless steel panel, and the second brushed stainless steel panel is provided with a switch, indicator light, button panel and power display screen; The aluminum plate assembly is located at the bottom of the lower part of the housing; the aluminum plate assembly includes an aluminum alloy base plate, on which a communication module, a 422 conversion module, a power supply and aluminum strips are provided.
2. The rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher control box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The industrial control capacitive touchscreen is connected to the fire control indicator board, indicator lights, communication module, and 422 conversion module via RS232 interface.
3. The control box for a rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher according to claim 2, characterized in that, The communication module is connected to the fire control indicator panel; The 422 conversion module is connected to the fire control indicator panel.
4. A rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher control box according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The fire control indicator panel is connected to the switch and indicator light respectively.
5. A rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher control box according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The lower side of the enclosure is provided with a charging port connected to the power supply, an emergency communication port connected to the 422 conversion module, and a fuse interface connected to the switch.
6. A rain-enhancing and hail-suppressing rocket launcher control box according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The upper panel is sealed by a sealing assembly to cover the opening on the upper part of the box; The lower panel is sealed by a sealing assembly to cover the opening at the bottom of the housing; Each of the sealing components is independently selected from at least one of sponge damping pads, sealing blocks, and sealing putty.