An unmanned ship for water treatment of a capped sewage pool
By designing an unmanned vessel for treating covered sewage tanks, the problem of the inability to monitor and clean floating garbage for extended periods in existing technologies has been solved, enabling intelligent cleaning and monitoring and improving the stability and efficiency of the equipment.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202521756688.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-08-18
AI Technical Summary
Existing covered sewage tanks cannot monitor water quality for extended periods or remove floating debris, and the equipment is susceptible to corrosion, making intelligent management impossible.
Design an unmanned vessel for treating covered sewage ponds, equipped with a sludge storage vessel, sludge pump, sludge guide pump, lifting slide, and integrated sensors. Combined with cameras, vision sensors, and communication modules, it can achieve autonomous navigation, precise positioning, and intelligent cleaning.
It enables intelligent cleaning and long-term monitoring of covered sewage tanks, improving detection accuracy and equipment lifespan while reducing manual intervention costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of unmanned vessel technology, and in particular to an unmanned vessel for treating covered sewage tanks. Background Technology
[0002] In existing technologies, covered wastewater treatment tanks are environmental engineering technologies that achieve waste gas collection, environmental improvement, and safety enhancement by installing a sealed cover on top of the wastewater tank. The core principle is to use the cover to seal the wastewater tank, preventing the escape of harmful gases, and then purifying the collected waste gas through a supporting treatment system. Wastewater treatment in these tanks is a systematic engineering process that purifies wastewater through the synergistic action of multiple physical, chemical, and biological technologies.
[0003] Because of the sealed treatment of covered sewage tanks, the monitoring structures (such as water quality sensors and pH meters) and workers that need to be fixed in the sewage tank during the water treatment process cannot stay inside the sealed sewage tank for a long time. Therefore, it is not possible to clean up the garbage floating on the surface of the sewage tank (such as the sludge on the surface of the secondary sedimentation tank, anoxic tank and other structures), and it is also not convenient to monitor the water quality inside the sewage tank for a long time. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies by proposing an unmanned vessel for treating covered sewage ponds.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0006] An unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage ponds includes:
[0007] Two symmetrical mud storage vessels are provided, which are separated by a partition into a mud storage tank and accessory tanks at both ends. A mud tank sealing cover is fixedly installed at the top of the mud storage vessel. A support structure is fixedly installed at the top of the two mud tank sealing covers. A load-bearing connecting plate is fixedly installed at the top of the support structure. A mud-gathering net box for transferring floating mud is fixedly installed at the tail end of the support structure.
[0008] Two mud pumps are symmetrically installed on the front end of the upper surface of the bearing connecting plate. The inlet of each mud pump is fixedly installed with a connecting hose, and the outlet is fixedly installed with a mud discharge pipe. The front ends of the two connecting hoses are fixedly installed with a mud collection box that can float on the water surface for collecting floating mud.
[0009] A mud pump is fixedly installed on the tail end of the upper surface of the bearing connecting plate. The inlet of the mud pump is fixedly installed with a mud suction pipe, and the outlet is fixedly installed with an electromagnetic three-way valve. Both outlets of the electromagnetic three-way valve are fixedly installed with mud guide pipes, and the mud guide pipes are connected to the mud storage tank.
[0010] A lifting slide column is installed on the lower surface of the supporting connecting plate, and an integrated sensor for detecting wastewater quality is installed at the bottom end of the lifting slide column.
[0011] As a further improvement of this utility model: a battery pack is fixedly installed inside the accessory compartment of the mud storage vessel, and an end cap is fixedly installed on the top of the accessory compartment. A data acquisition camera and a vision sensor are respectively fixedly installed on the top of the two end caps at the front of the mud storage vessel.
[0012] As a further improvement of this utility model: a processor and a communication module are respectively fixedly installed on the top of the end caps at the stern of the two mud storage vessels, and a signal enhancement antenna is provided on one side of the communication module.
[0013] As a further improvement of this utility model: a connecting card holder is fixedly installed at the front end of the bracket structure, a positioning module is fixedly installed at the tail end of the top of the connecting card holder, and multiple limiting slide rods are equidistantly slidably installed at the front end of the top of the connecting card holder.
[0014] As a further improvement of this utility model: the bottom ends of the plurality of limiting slide rods are fixedly installed on the top of the mud-drawing box, and a matching float is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mud-drawing box.
[0015] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the bottom end of the lifting slide column is fixedly connected to a limiting plate, the bottom end of the limiting plate is connected to an installation sleeve, an auxiliary floating plate is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the installation sleeve, and the integrated sensor is fixedly installed inside the installation sleeve.
[0016] As a further improvement of this utility model: a connecting push plate is fixedly connected to the top of the lifting slide column, and a positioning sleeve is slidably sleeved on the outer wall of the connecting push plate.
[0017] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the positioning sleeve is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the bearing connecting plate, and a support spring is fixedly installed on the upper part of the inner cavity of the positioning sleeve.
[0018] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides an unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0019] 1. This unmanned surface vessel (USV) for treating covered sewage tanks uses a lifting slide, auxiliary float, and stabilizing sleeve to adjust the height of the integrated sensor, ensuring that only part of the sensor is immersed in the sewage, thus balancing detection accuracy and equipment protection. The detection data is fed back to the processor in real time, and the processor determines whether to start sludge collection based on water quality, enabling "on-demand operation" and optimizing resource utilization. It can intelligently clean the covered sewage tanks and monitor the internal condition of the covered sewage tanks for extended periods.
[0020] 2. This covered sewage treatment unmanned vessel features a stable structure with two symmetrically arranged sludge storage vessels. The sludge storage tank is completely sealed by a sludge tank cover, and the accessory compartment is isolated from sewage by end caps, effectively protecting the battery and circuit system. It is adaptable to the possible corrosive gas or liquid environment of the covered sewage tank, extending the service life of the equipment.
[0021] 3. This covered sewage treatment unmanned vessel comprehensively collects water surface environmental information through cameras and visual sensors, analyzes the location and distance of floating sludge with a processor, and plans its movement trajectory with the help of a cloud system to achieve autonomous navigation and precise positioning, thereby improving operational efficiency; it also transmits images, location and water quality data in real time to the cloud system through a communication module, supporting remote monitoring and decision-making and reducing the cost of manual intervention.
[0022] The parts of this device not covered herein are the same as or can be implemented using existing technologies. This utility model has a simple structure and is easy to operate. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the overall assembly of this utility model Figure 1 ;
[0024] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the overall assembly of this utility model Figure 2 ;
[0025] Figure 3 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the overall assembly of this utility model.
[0026] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of the structure at point A in the middle.
[0027] In the diagram: 1. Mud storage vessel; 2. Mud hopper sealing cover; 3. Inspection window; 4. Installation cover; 5. Mud injection pipe; 6. End cover; 7. Acquisition camera; 8. Vision sensor; 9. Processor; 10. Communication module; 11. Signal enhancement antenna; 12. Connecting beam; 13. Bearing connecting arm; 14. Bearing connecting plate; 15. Mud pump; 16. Connecting hose; 17. Mud discharge pipe; 18. Mud guide pump; 19. Electromagnetic three-way valve; 20. Mud guide pipe; 21. 1. Mud suction pipe; 22. Connecting bracket; 23. Positioning module; 24. Limiting slide bar; 25. Mud priming box; 26. Matching float box; 27. Mounting connecting frame; 28. Mud gathering mesh box; 29. Mounting frame; 30. Propeller; 31. Positioning sleeve; 32. Support spring; 33. Connecting push plate; 34. Lifting slide column; 35. Stabilizing sleeve; 36. Reinforced support arm; 37. Limiting plate; 38. Mounting sleeve; 39. Auxiliary float; 40. Integrated sensor. Detailed Implementation
[0028] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.
[0029] An unmanned vessel for treating covered sewage ponds, such as Figures 1 to 4 As shown, it includes: two symmetrically arranged sludge storage vessels 1, a sludge collection component and a water quality testing component disposed between the sludge storage vessels 1; the sludge storage vessels 1 carry other structures and move inside the covered sewage tank; the water quality testing component tests the water quality inside the sewage tank; and the sludge collection component collects the sludge floating on the surface of the sewage tank and transfers it to the sludge storage vessels 1.
[0030] The inner cavity of the mud storage vessel 1 is divided into a mud storage compartment in the middle and accessory compartments at both ends by a partition. A mud compartment sealing cover 2 is fixedly installed on the top of the mud storage vessel 1. The mud compartment sealing cover 2 completely seals the mud storage compartment and is used to store the collected floating mud. A battery pack is fixedly installed inside the accessory compartment. The battery pack powers the entire device. An end cover 6 is fixedly installed on the top of the accessory compartment. The end cover 6 prevents sewage from entering the accessory compartment and affecting the battery pack and power supply lines.
[0031] The battery pack and the wiring that supplies power to the whole device are both existing technologies. Those skilled in the art can lay out the wiring according to the description in this application, and this application will not elaborate further.
[0032] A maintenance window 3 is welded to the top center of the mud tank sealing cover 2. An installation cover 4 is fixedly installed on the top of the maintenance window 3. A mud injection pipe 5 is welded to the tail end of the top of the mud tank sealing cover 2. The mud injection pipe 5 and the inner cavity of the maintenance window 3 both penetrate the mud tank sealing cover 2. Workers can inspect the inside of the mud storage tank through the maintenance window 3 and can also remove floating mud from the inside of the mud storage tank through the maintenance window 3.
[0033] Two sludge storage vessels 1 have a camera 7 and a vision sensor 8 fixedly installed at the top of their end caps 6. The angle between their axes and the water surface is set to 45 degrees. The vision sensor 8 and the camera 7 work together to collect and integrate environmental information inside the sewage tank.
[0034] The end caps 6 at the sterns of the two mud storage vessels 1 are respectively fixedly equipped with processors 9 and communication modules 10. A signal enhancement antenna 11 is provided on one side of the communication module 10. The processor 9 is used to process the image information collected by the acquisition camera 7 and the vision sensor 8 to determine whether there is floating mud on the water surface and the distance of the floating mud. The communication module 10 is set to wireless communication, such as a 5G signal module, to establish a signal connection with the cloud system. The signal enhancement antenna 11 is used to enhance the communication signal of the communication module 10 to ensure the signal transmission capability.
[0035] After the processor 9 processes the image information collected by the camera 7 and the vision sensor 8, it transmits it to the cloud system through the communication module 10. The cloud system plans the movement trajectory of the mud storage vessel 1 according to the data and processes the floating mud in sequence.
[0036] A mounting frame 29 is fixedly connected to the stern of the sludge storage vessel 1, and a thruster 30 is fixedly installed at the stern of the mounting frame 29. The thruster 30 is used to propel the sludge storage vessel 1 to move inside the sewage tank. The thruster 30 is prior art and can be selected from the market according to actual needs, such as a propeller thruster, which will not be described in detail in this application. The processor 9 drives the two thrusters 30 according to the movement path planned by the cloud system, and uses the thrust difference between the two thrusters 30 to adjust the movement direction of the sludge storage vessel 1.
[0037] The top of the two mud tank sealing covers 2 is fixedly equipped with a bracket structure. The main body of the bracket is set as two connecting beams 12. The two connecting beams 12 are fixedly connected to the two mud tank sealing covers 2 and are symmetrically arranged at the front and rear ends of the mud tank sealing covers 2 to make the two mud storage vessels 1 stably connected. The top of the two connecting beams 12 is fixedly equipped with two symmetrically arranged load-bearing connecting arms 13. The two load-bearing connecting arms 13 are respectively located above the two mud tank sealing covers 2 and on the side where the two mud tank sealing covers 2 are close to each other to avoid affecting the use of the inspection window 3.
[0038] A mounting frame 27 is fixedly installed below the tail ends of the two supporting connecting arms 13. Both ends of the mounting frame 27 are fixed to the mud tank sealing cover 2. A mud-gathering mesh box 28 for transferring floating mud in the field is fixedly installed inside the mounting frame 27. The top of the mud-gathering mesh box 28 is higher than the mud tank sealing cover 2. Multiple water-permeable holes are equidistantly opened on the upper part of the box body on both the front and back sides of the mud-gathering mesh box 28 to facilitate the outflow of sewage carried by the floating mud.
[0039] A bearing connecting plate 14 is fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the two bearing connecting arms 13. Two symmetrically arranged mud pumps 15 are fixedly installed at the front end of the upper surface of the bearing connecting plate 14. A connecting hose 16 is fixedly installed at the inlet of the front of the mud pump 15, and a mud discharge pipe 17 is fixedly installed at the outlet of the back. The outlet of the mud discharge pipe 17 is inserted into the upper part of the inner cavity of the mud-collecting mesh box 28.
[0040] Two connecting hoses 16 are fixedly installed at their front ends with mud collection boxes 25 that can float on the water surface and are used to collect floating mud. The back of the inner cavity of the mud collection box 25 is divided into two parts, and the lower part of the back of each part of the box is welded with a guide port, which is connected to the connecting hoses 16. The mud collection box 25 is located inside the image information acquisition range of the acquisition camera 7 and the vision sensor 8, which makes it easy to determine whether the floating mud at the designated location has been collected by the mud collection box 25.
[0041] The bottom end of the sludge box 25 is fixedly connected to a matching float box 26. The matching float box 26 is used to improve the buoyancy of the sludge box 25 in the sewage, so that the sewage can completely cover the upper part of the guide port, but there is a gap of three to five centimeters between it and the top inner wall of the sludge box 25, which facilitates the entry of floating sludge into the sludge box 25 and being extracted by the sludge pump 15.
[0042] A connecting bracket 22 is fixedly installed in the middle of the connecting beam 12 at the front end of the support structure. A positioning module 23 is fixedly installed at the tail end of the top of the connecting bracket 22. The positioning module 23 sends the position information of the whole device to the cloud system through the communication module 10. Multiple limiting slide rods 24 are equidistantly slidably installed at the front end of the top of the connecting bracket 22. The bottom of the multiple limiting slide rods 24 passes through the connecting bracket 22 and is fixedly installed at the front end of the top of the mud box 25.
[0043] The cloud system establishes a Cartesian coordinate system for the surface of the sewage tank using the BeiDou system. Positioning module 23 integrates data with the cloud system via the BeiDou system, sending its own location information to the cloud system. The cloud system then establishes real-time coordinate information for the entire device within the Cartesian coordinate system. Based on this coordinate information, the cloud system controls the movement of the entire device via processor 9. Furthermore, the cloud system determines the presence of floating sludge based on image information collected by camera 7 and vision sensor 8. If floating sludge is present, it establishes real-time position coordinates for the sludge, facilitating the processor 9's operation of the entire device. (Note: The above method is the actual operation method of this device and is not part of the innovation of this application. It is only a brief description to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art; those skilled in the art can directly understand the actual use of this device based on this description without any creative effort.)
[0044] A mud pump 18 is fixedly installed at the tail end of the upper surface of the bearing connecting plate 14. A mud suction pipe 21 is fixedly installed at the inlet of the mud pump 18. The mud suction pipe 21 is inserted into the lower part of the inner cavity of the mud collecting mesh box 28 to extract the accumulated floating mud. An electromagnetic three-way valve 19 is fixedly installed at the outlet of the mud pump 18. Both outlets of the electromagnetic three-way valve 19 are fixedly installed with mud guide pipes 20. The outlet of the mud guide pipe 20 is fixedly installed at the top of the mud injection pipe 5 to facilitate the introduction of floating mud into the mud storage tank.
[0045] The electromagnetic three-way valve 19 is directly controlled by the processor 9. The mud storage tank is equipped with a sensor (not shown) for monitoring the amount of floating mud. The sensor feeds back the detection data to the processor 9. Based on the feedback data, the processor 9 determines whether to open or close the two outlets of the electromagnetic three-way valve 19 (only one outlet can be opened at a time) to avoid a large difference in the amount of floating mud stored in the two mud storage tanks, which would affect the balance of the overall device.
[0046] The mud-gathering cage 28 is equipped with a sensor for detecting the amount of floating mud, and the data is fed back to the processor 9. The processor 9 determines whether to start the mud pump 18 based on the feedback data to guide the temporarily stored floating mud into the mud storage tank.
[0047] The main body of the water quality detection component is a lifting slide column 34 and an integrated sensor 40 for detecting wastewater quality. The bottom end of the lifting slide column 34 is fixedly connected to a limiting plate 37. The bottom end of the limiting plate 37 is connected to an installation sleeve 38. An auxiliary float 39 is fixedly sleeved on the outer wall of the installation sleeve 38. The integrated sensor 40 is fixedly installed inside the installation sleeve 38.
[0048] The integrated sensor 40 includes, but is not limited to, pH sensors, dissolved oxygen (DO) sensors, COD sensors, ammonia nitrogen sensors, and turbidity sensors. Individual sensors or combinations of sensors can be selected according to actual needs to comprehensively detect wastewater.
[0049] A connecting push plate 33 is fixedly connected to the top of the lifting slide column 34. A positioning sleeve 31 is slidably sleeved on the outer wall of the connecting push plate 33. The positioning sleeve 31 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the bearing connecting plate 14, and a support spring 32 is fixedly installed on the upper part of the inner cavity of the positioning sleeve 31. The support spring 32 and the auxiliary float 39 cooperate to prevent the integrated sensor 40 from being completely immersed in sewage, thus ensuring the use of the integrated sensor 40.
[0050] A stabilizing sleeve 35 is sleeved on the middle of the outer wall of the lifting column 34 via a linear bearing. Multiple reinforcing support arms 36 are welded at equal intervals on the outer wall of the stabilizing sleeve 35. The top of the reinforcing support arms 36 is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the bearing connecting plate 14 to ensure the stable lifting of the lifting column 34.
[0051] The integrated sensor 40 feeds back the water quality detection data of the sewage tank to the processor 9. The processor 9 judges the water quality based on the feedback data and determines whether to start the overall device to collect floating sludge (the specific judgment standard value is determined according to the actual situation of the sewage tank).
[0052] Working principle:
[0053] Reference Figures 1 to 4 Assemble the device as shown in the figure;
[0054] In use, this device is placed inside a covered sewage tank. Through data interaction with the processor 9 via a cloud system, the entire device is controlled to move within the tank. First, the integrated sensor 40 detects water quality data to determine whether sludge collection is necessary. If sludge collection is required, the device uses image information from the acquisition camera 7 and vision sensor 8 to determine the presence and distance of sludge on the water surface, and plans the movement trajectory of the sludge storage vessel 1 to process the sludge sequentially. Note: Depending on whether the covered sewage tank is fully enclosed and the gas environment inside, the device undergoes corresponding anti-corrosion treatment. All circuit structures (e.g., processor 9) are waterproofed. If corrosive gases are present, additional sealing and anti-corrosion treatments are required.
[0055] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present utility model, based on the technical solution and the inventive concept of the present utility model, should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. An unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks, characterized in that, include: The mud storage vessel (1) is configured as two symmetrical vessels, and is separated into a mud storage tank and an accessory tank at both ends by a partition. The top of the mud storage vessel (1) is fixedly installed with a mud tank sealing cover (2). The top of the two mud tank sealing covers (2) is fixedly installed with a support structure. The top of the support structure is fixedly installed with a load-bearing connecting plate (14). The tail end of the support structure is fixedly installed with a mud-gathering net box (28) for transferring floating mud. Two mud pumps (15) are symmetrically installed on the front end of the upper surface of the bearing connecting plate (14). The inlet of the mud pump (15) is fixedly installed with a connecting hose (16), and the outlet is fixedly installed with a mud discharge pipe (17). The front end of the two connecting hoses (16) is fixedly installed with a mud collection box (25) that can float on the water surface for collecting floating mud. A mud pump (18) is fixedly installed on the tail end of the upper surface of the bearing connecting plate (14), and a mud pumping pipe (21) is fixedly installed at the inlet of the mud pump (18), and an electromagnetic three-way valve (19) is fixedly installed at the outlet. Both outlets of the electromagnetic three-way valve (19) are fixedly installed with mud guide pipes (20), and the mud guide pipes (20) are connected to the mud storage tank. A lifting slide column (34) is provided on the lower surface of the bearing connecting plate (14), and an integrated sensor (40) for detecting sewage quality is provided at the bottom end of the lifting slide column (34).
2. The unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The accessory compartment of the mud storage vessel (1) is fixedly equipped with a battery pack, and the top of the accessory compartment is fixedly equipped with an end cap (6). The top of the end caps (6) at the front ends of the two mud storage vessels (1) are respectively fixedly equipped with a data acquisition camera (7) and a vision sensor (8).
3. The unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two mud storage vessels (1) have processors (9) and communication modules (10) fixedly installed on the top of the end caps (6) at the stern. A signal enhancement antenna (11) is provided on one side of the communication module (10).
4. The unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting bracket (22) is fixedly installed at the front end of the bracket structure, a positioning module (23) is fixedly installed at the tail end of the top of the connecting bracket (22), and multiple limiting slide rods (24) are equidistantly slidably installed at the front end of the top of the connecting bracket (22).
5. The unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom ends of the plurality of limiting slide bars (24) are fixedly installed on the top of the mud-drawing box (25), and the bottom end of the mud-drawing box (25) is fixedly installed with a matching float box (26).
6. The unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the lifting slide column (34) is fixedly connected to a limiting plate (37), the bottom end of the limiting plate (37) is connected to an installation sleeve (38), the outer wall of the installation sleeve (38) is fixedly fitted with an auxiliary floating plate (39), and the integrated sensor (40) is fixedly installed inside the installation sleeve (38).
7. The unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top end of the lifting slide column (34) is fixedly connected to a connecting push plate (33), and a positioning sleeve (31) is slidably sleeved on the outer wall of the connecting push plate (33).
8. The unmanned surface vessel for treating covered sewage tanks according to claim 7, characterized in that: The positioning sleeve (31) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the bearing connecting plate (14), and a support spring (32) is fixedly installed on the upper part of the inner cavity of the positioning sleeve (31).