A plant root system camera device suitable for laboratory use

Abstract

The utility model relates to a plant root system camera device suitable for laboratory use belongs to plant camera technology field, this plant root system camera device suitable for laboratory use, including hoist subassembly and shooting subassembly, the shooting subassembly includes base, passive gear, driving gear, rotating table, guide sliding block A, guide sliding block B, background board, U type support, double -end motor and guide plate, the base on through bearing seat is equipped with passive gear, the rotating table is fixed on passive gear, the base on passive gear one side is equipped with driving gear through drive motor, driving gear and passive gear meshed connection. This plant root system camera device suitable for laboratory use has solved the problem that the existing camera device needs secondary processing and poor stability when imaging plant root system, and is especially suitable for the need of plant root system camera use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use, belonging to the field of plant imaging technology. Background Technology

[0002] In plant laboratory research, it is necessary to use camera devices to conduct photographic studies of plants. Existing camera devices, such as the plant multi-angle image-assisted shooting device disclosed in the utility model patent with authorization announcement number CN213342410U, can meet the needs of shooting to a certain extent, but they have the following problems when shooting plant roots: First: The existing camera equipment captures other items in the laboratory during the shooting process, which leads to complicated procedures due to the need for secondary processing of the photos.

[0003] Second: The existing camera equipment is located on one side of the rotating platform. When the carriage moves back and forth on one side of the rotating platform, it will affect the stability of the entire device, resulting in a lot of noise.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to develop a new camera device to solve the above-mentioned problems existing in the current camera devices when filming plant roots. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use that is compact in structure and ingenious in design, and solves the problems of secondary processing and poor stability of existing imaging devices when imaging plant roots.

[0006] The technical solution of this utility model is: A plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use includes a hoisting assembly and an imaging assembly; characterized in that: the imaging assembly includes a base, a passive gear, a driving gear, a rotating table, guide slider A, guide slider B, a background plate, a U-shaped bracket, a dual-head motor, and a guide plate; the passive gear is mounted on the base via a bearing seat; the rotating table is fixedly mounted on the passive gear; the driving gear is mounted on the base on one side of the passive gear via a drive motor; the driving gear is meshed with the passive gear; a guide plate is mounted on the rotating table; guide slider A and guide slider B are symmetrically slidably mounted on the guide plate; a drive screw is mounted on the guide plate via the dual-head motor; the drive screw is connected to guide slider A and guide slider B; a camera is mounted on guide slider A; a U-shaped bracket is mounted on guide slider A on one side of the camera; a clamping device is mounted on guide slider B; a U-shaped bracket is mounted on guide slider B on one side of the clamping device.

[0007] The clamping device includes a clamping bracket, an adjusting motor, a vertical lead screw, a vertical slider, and a clamping frame; the clamping bracket is fixedly mounted on the guide slider B; the vertical slider is mounted on the clamping bracket via a guide rail; a clamping frame is mounted on one side of the vertical slider; the vertical lead screw is mounted on the clamping bracket via the adjusting motor; the vertical lead screw is connected to the vertical slider.

[0008] The U-shaped bracket has an assembly slot inside; the background plate is installed inside the U-shaped bracket through the assembly slot.

[0009] Both guide slider A and guide slider B include a slider body; a lead screw hole is provided in the middle of the slider body; guide grooves are provided on both sides of the slider body; a side roller is installed in the middle of the guide groove; and multiple support rollers are symmetrically arranged at the bottom end of the slider body.

[0010] The shooting assembly also includes a support; the support includes a rotating turntable, support pins, and support brackets; the inner ring of the rotating turntable is connected to a rotating table via support brackets; and multiple support pins are evenly distributed on the upper part of the outer ring of the rotating turntable.

[0011] The support also includes a support plate.

[0012] The hoisting assembly includes a base, a telescopic shaft, a rotating plate, a mounting sleeve, a horizontal lifting rod, and a mounting rope. The base is equipped with a telescopic shaft. The upper end of the telescopic shaft is equipped with a rotating plate via a locking nut. The rotating plate is equipped with a mounting sleeve. A horizontal lifting rod is inserted into the mounting sleeve. The end of the horizontal lifting rod is connected to the mounting rope.

[0013] The horizontal suspension rod is made of transparent acrylic rod.

[0014] The advantages of this utility model are: This plant root imaging device, suitable for laboratory use, is compact and ingeniously designed. It can capture images of both aquatic plant roots and general plants, and can also conceal other laboratory items with a backdrop. This solves the problems of secondary processing and poor stability that exist in existing imaging devices when capturing plant roots, making it particularly suitable for the needs of plant root imaging. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model; Figure 3 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the hoisting assembly of this utility model; Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged structural diagram at point A; Figure 6 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure in the middle BB direction; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the imaging component of this utility model; Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the imaging component of this utility model; Figure 9 for Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the structure after removing the support; Figure 10 for Figure 9 Enlarged structural diagram at point C; Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support of this utility model; Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support of this utility model; Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the working structure of this utility model; Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the guide slider A of this utility model.

[0016] In the diagram: 1. Lifting assembly; 2. Camera assembly; 3. Base; 4. Passive gear; 5. Rotary table; 6. Drive motor; 7. Drive gear; 8. Guide plate; 9. Guide slider A; 10. Guide slider B; 11. Dual-head motor; 12. Drive screw; 13. Camera; 14. U-shaped bracket; 15. Mounting device; 16. Mounting bracket; 17. Vertical slider; 18. Mounting frame; 19. Adjustment motor; 20. Vertical screw; 21. Assembly slot; 22. Background plate; 23. Slider body; 24. Screw hole; 25. Guide groove; 26. Side roller; 27. Support roller; 28. Support; 29. ​​Rotating turntable; 30. Support pin; 31. Support pin; 32. Support plate; 33. Base; 34. Telescopic shaft; 35. Locking nut; 36. Mounting sleeve; 37. Horizontal lifting rod; 38. Mounting rope; 39. Rotating plate. Detailed Implementation

[0017] This plant root imaging device, suitable for laboratory use, includes a mounting assembly 1 and a camera assembly 2 (see instruction manual attached). Figure 1 , 2 and 3).

[0018] Lifting assembly 1 includes a base 33, a telescopic shaft 34, a rotating plate 39, a mounting sleeve 36, a horizontal lifting rod 37, and a mounting rope 38 (see the attached instruction manual). Figure 4 ).

[0019] The base 33 is equipped with a telescopic shaft 34; the telescopic shaft 34 is an externally purchased device, and its height can be adjusted as needed during operation.

[0020] A rotating plate 39 is mounted on the upper end of the telescopic shaft 34 via a locking nut 35 (see the instruction manual appendix). Figure 4 and 5 When the locking nut 35 is loosened during operation, the rotating plate 39 can be pushed to rotate around the telescopic shaft 34; when the locking nut 35 is tightened, the rotating plate 39 can be fixedly connected to the telescopic shaft 34.

[0021] A mounting sleeve 36 is installed on the rotating plate 39; a horizontal suspension rod 37 is inserted into the mounting sleeve 36; and a mounting rope 38 is connected to the end of the horizontal suspension rod 37. During operation, the plant can be suspended using the mounting rope 38. The purpose of this suspension assembly 1 is to allow the plant to be adjusted to a suitable position by adjusting the positions of the rotating plate 39 and the horizontal suspension rod 37 during operation.

[0022] The horizontal suspension rod 37 is made of transparent acrylic rod. The purpose of this design is to avoid the occurrence of shadows during photography.

[0023] Shooting component 2 includes base 3, passive gear 4, active gear 7, rotating table 5, guide slider A9, guide slider B10, background plate 22, U-shaped bracket 14, dual-head motor 11, and guide plate 8 (see instruction manual). Figure 7 , 8 and 9).

[0024] A driven gear 4 is mounted on the base 3 via a bearing seat; a rotating table 5 is fixedly mounted on the driven gear 4; a driving gear 7 is mounted on the base 3 on one side of the driven gear 4 via a drive motor 6; the driving gear 7 is meshed with the driven gear 4 (see the attached instruction manual). Figure 6 and 8 When the drive motor 6 is working, it can drive the rotary table 5 to rotate slowly through the drive gear 7 and the driven gear 4.

[0025] The rotating table 5 is equipped with a guide plate 8; guide sliders A9 and B10 are symmetrically slidably mounted on the guide plate 8 (see the instruction manual appendix). Figure 9 Both guide slider A9 and guide slider B10 include a slider body 23; a lead screw hole 24 is provided in the middle of the slider body 23; guide grooves 25 are respectively provided on both sides of the slider body 23; a side roller 26 is installed in the middle of the guide groove 25; a plurality of support rollers 27 are symmetrically arranged at the bottom end of the slider body 23 (see the appendix of the specification). Figure 14 ).

[0026] Guide sliders A9 and B10 are slidably connected to guide plate 8 via guide groove 25. The purpose of installing side rollers 26 and support rollers 27 on slider body 23 is to reduce friction between slider body 23 and guide plate 8, thereby reducing noise and enhancing the smoothness of sliding of guide sliders A9 and B10.

[0027] A drive screw 12 is mounted on the guide plate 8 via a dual-head motor 11. The drive screw 12 is connected to the screw hole 24, which connects to guide sliders A9 and B10. During the forward rotation of the drive screw 12 driven by the dual-head motor 11, the drive screw 12 brings guide sliders A9 and B10 closer together. During the reverse rotation of the drive screw 12 driven by the dual-head motor 11, the drive screw 12 separates guide sliders A9 and B10. During synchronous operation of guide sliders A9 and B10, due to their symmetrical arrangement, the force is more evenly distributed when they move synchronously on the rotating table 5. This solves the problem of high noise levels caused by the unilateral movement of the shooting equipment on the rotating table in existing devices, which affects the stability of the entire device.

[0028] A camera 13 is mounted on the guide slider A9; a U-shaped bracket 14 is mounted on the guide slider A9 on one side of the camera 13. The camera 13 is an externally purchased device.

[0029] The guide slider B10 is equipped with a clamp 15 (see instruction manual appendix). Figure 9 and 10 The mounting device 15 includes a mounting bracket 16, an adjusting motor 19, a vertical lead screw 20, a vertical slider 17, and a mounting frame 18. The mounting bracket 16 is fixedly mounted on the guide slider B10. The vertical slider 17 is mounted on the mounting bracket 16 via a guide rail. The mounting frame 18 is mounted on one side of the vertical slider 17. The mounting frame 18 is an externally purchased device, which can fix an external camera device in place during operation.

[0030] A vertical lead screw 20 is mounted on the mounting bracket 16 via an adjusting motor 19; the vertical lead screw 20 is connected to the vertical slider 17 (see instruction manual appendix). Figure 10 During operation, the vertical lead screw 20 can drive the vertical slider 17 and the clamping bracket 18 to move up and down along the clamping bracket 16 by rotating in both directions.

[0031] A U-shaped bracket 14 is mounted on the guide slider B10 on one side of the mounting device 15 (see the instruction manual appendix). Figure 7 The U-shaped bracket 14 has an assembly slot 21 inside; the background plate 22 can be installed inside the U-shaped bracket 14 through the assembly slot 21 as needed.

[0032] The shooting assembly 2 also includes a support 28; the support 28 includes a rotating turntable 29, support pins 30, and support pins 31. The inner ring of the rotating turntable 29 is connected to the rotating table 5 via the support pins 31; multiple support pins 30 are evenly distributed on the upper part of the outer ring of the rotating turntable 29. The rotating turntable 29 is an externally purchased device.

[0033] The support 28 also includes a support plate 32. The purpose of this arrangement is to allow the support plate 32 to be placed on the support pins 30 on the outer ring of the rotating turntable 29 when photographing the roots of hydroponic plants grown in glass containers (see the instruction manual). Figure 13 Then, the glass container is placed on the support plate 32. In this way, when the rotating table 5 rotates, causing the support pin 31 and the inner ring of the rotating disk 29 to rotate, the outer ring of the rotating disk 29, together with the support plate 32 and the glass container, can remain stationary; thus, the purpose of the rotating table 5 rotating while the glass container remains stationary can be achieved.

[0034] This plant root imaging device, suitable for laboratory use, first aligns the ordinary plant with the center of the rotating table 5 using the hoisting assembly 1, adjusting it to a suitable position so that the plant's roots are aligned with the camera 13. Then, a background board 22 is installed on the U-shaped bracket 14 of the guide slider B10. This allows the camera 13 to capture images against the background board 22, thus avoiding the problem of other objects being captured by existing imaging devices.

[0035] After the above work is completed, the dual-head motor 11 drives the guide sliders A9 and B10 to rotate by rotating the drive screw 12. When the camera 13 is adjusted to the appropriate position, the dual-head motor 11 stops moving. Then, the drive motor 6 drives the rotating table 5 to slowly rotate 360° and then reset through the active gear 7 and the passive gear 4; in this way, the camera 13 can complete the recording of the plant root system.

[0036] During the above process, since the camera 13 is fixedly mounted on the guide slider A9 and its height is not adjustable, when the height of the camera 13 cannot meet the shooting requirements, the background plate 22 will be installed on the U-shaped bracket 14 of the guide slider A9. Then, the external camera equipment is installed on the mounting bracket 18 of the mounting device 15, and then the vertical screw 20 moves the camera equipment to a suitable position by driving the vertical slider 17 and the mounting bracket 18 to move up and down along the mounting bracket 16 through forward and reverse rotation.

[0037] After the camera equipment is moved to a suitable position, the rotating table 5 can be slowly rotated 360° to allow the camera equipment to complete the filming of ordinary plants.

[0038] This plant root imaging device, suitable for laboratory use, is used to image the roots of hydroponic plants. The support plate 32 is placed on the support pins 30 on the outer ring of the rotating turntable 29 (see instruction manual). Figure 13 Then, the glass container is placed on the support plate 32. Thus, when the rotating table 5 rotates, causing the support pin 31 and the inner ring of the rotating disk 29 to rotate, the outer ring of the rotating disk 29, along with the support plate 32 and the glass container, remains stationary; this achieves the purpose of the rotating table 5 rotating while the glass container remains stationary. After the glass container is placed, the camera 13 or the clip-on bracket 18, in conjunction with the movement of the rotating table 5, can complete the video recording of the hydroponic plant's root system.

[0039] This plant root imaging device, suitable for laboratory use, features two cameras or one camera and a backdrop arranged symmetrically, with symmetrical movement. This reduces movement resistance, ensuring device stability, and allows for real-time calibration of external camera parameters while maintaining consistent internal camera parameters. Furthermore, the device moves in a three-dimensional cylindrical coordinate system, synchronized with the 3D vector graphics reproduced on the computer, facilitating 3D graphic correction.

[0040] This plant root imaging device, suitable for laboratory use, is compact and ingeniously designed. It can capture images of both aquatic plant roots and general plants, and can also use a backdrop to shield other laboratory items. This solves the problems of secondary processing and poor stability that exist in existing imaging devices when imaging plant roots, making it particularly suitable for the needs of plant root imaging.

Claims

1. A plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use, comprising a hoisting assembly (1) and a shooting assembly (2); characterized in that: The shooting assembly (2) includes a base (3), a passive gear (4), a driving gear (7), a rotating table (5), a guide slider A (9), a guide slider B (10), a background plate (22), a U-shaped bracket (14), a dual-head motor (11), and a guide plate (8); the passive gear (4) is mounted on the base (3) via a bearing seat; the rotating table (5) is fixedly mounted on the passive gear (4); the driving gear (7) is mounted on the base (3) on one side of the passive gear (4) via a drive motor (6); the driving gear (7) meshes with the passive gear (4); the rotating table (5) is equipped with... There is a guide plate (8); guide slider A (9) and guide slider B (10) are symmetrically slidably mounted on the guide plate (8); a drive screw (12) is mounted on the guide plate (8) via a double-headed motor (11); the drive screw (12) is connected to the guide slider A (9) and the guide slider B (10); a camera (13) is mounted on the guide slider A (9); a U-shaped bracket (14) is mounted on the guide slider A (9) on the side of the camera (13); a clamp (15) is mounted on the guide slider B (10); a U-shaped bracket (14) is mounted on the guide slider B (10) on the side of the clamp (15).

2. The plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping device (15) includes a clamping bracket (16), an adjusting motor (19), a vertical lead screw (20), a vertical slider (17), and a clamping frame (18); the clamping bracket (16) is fixedly mounted on the guide slider B (10); the vertical slider (17) is mounted on the clamping bracket (16) via a guide rail; the clamping frame (18) is mounted on one side of the vertical slider (17); the vertical lead screw (20) is mounted on the clamping bracket (16) via the adjusting motor (19); the vertical lead screw (20) is connected to the vertical slider (17).

3. The plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The U-shaped bracket (14) is provided with an assembly slot (21); the background plate (22) is installed inside the U-shaped bracket (14) through the assembly slot (21).

4. A plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide slider A (9) and guide slider B (10) both include a slider body (23); a lead screw hole (24) is provided in the middle of the slider body (23); guide grooves (25) are provided on both sides of the slider body (23); a side roller (26) is installed in the middle of the guide groove (25); and multiple support rollers (27) are symmetrically provided at the bottom end of the slider body (23).

5. A plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shooting assembly (2) also includes a support (28); the support (28) includes a rotating turntable (29), support pins (30) and support pins (31); the inner ring of the rotating turntable (29) is connected to the rotating table (5) through the support pins (31); a plurality of support pins (30) are evenly distributed on the upper part of the outer ring of the rotating turntable (29).

6. A plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use according to claim 5, characterized in that: The support (28) also includes a support plate (32).

7. A plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hoisting assembly (1) includes a base (3), a telescopic shaft (34), a rotating plate (39), a mounting sleeve (36), a horizontal lifting rod (37), and a mounting rope (38); the base (3) is equipped with a telescopic shaft (34); the upper end of the telescopic shaft (34) is equipped with a rotating plate (39) by a locking nut (35); the rotating plate (39) is equipped with a mounting sleeve (36); the horizontal lifting rod (37) is inserted into the mounting sleeve (36); the end of the horizontal lifting rod (37) is connected to the mounting rope (38).

8. A plant root imaging device suitable for laboratory use according to claim 7, characterized in that: The horizontal hanger (37) is made of transparent acrylic rod.

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