Electronic device for use in curbs and curbs equipped with said electronic device
The electronic device for curbs is installed flush with the curb, preventing collisions and enhancing drainage and protection from rainwater, addressing the safety and design issues of protruding devices.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024031401
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-10-18
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-01
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-03-01
AI Technical Summary
Existing electronic devices installed on curbs, such as parking fee settlement devices, protrude and pose a risk of collision with vehicles and pedestrians, potentially causing damage and safety hazards, and are not suitable for curbs due to their design.
An electronic device for curbs is designed with a chamber and drainage structure, featuring a photographing module within a storage chamber, a lid that seals the chamber, and a drainage structure with an annular wall and outer circumferential wall that allows for installation flush with the curb, preventing protrusion and enhancing drainage and protection from rainwater.
The device prevents collisions by being recessed within the curb, effectively drains rainwater, and shields the camera from rain, ensuring safety and reducing maintenance needs while maintaining curb aesthetics.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device, in particular to an electronic device for use in a curb and to a curb equipped with said electronic device. [Background technology]
[0002] Curbs are placed between the roadway and the sidewalks on both sides to prevent foreign objects (such as mud) from the sidewalks from entering the roadway, thereby ensuring the safety of the roadway.
[0003] With the spread of smart parking in recent years, there are already businesses that use systems that use smart parking meters to detect and recognize vehicles and license plates.
[0004] Figure 1 shows a parking fee settlement device 2 that is attached to a curb 1 that has already been developed, and this parking fee settlement device 2 has an L-shaped frame body 201 fixed to the top surface and front end surface of the curb 1, a solar panel 202 arranged on the top side of the L-shaped frame body 201, and a photographing module 203 arranged within the L-shaped frame body 201, and the photographing module 203 has a camera 204 facing the parking space 3.
[0005] Such a parking fee settlement device 2 uses the photographing module 203 to photograph the license plate of the vehicle 4 parked in the parking space 3 to recognize the plate number and provide the photograph to a back-end cloud system for calculating the parking time and parking fee, but in actual operation, since such a parking fee settlement device 2 protrudes beyond the top surface and front end surface of the curb 1, there is a possibility that an accident will occur in which a user collides with the parking fee settlement device 2 when parking, damaging both the parking fee settlement device 2 and the vehicle. In addition, there is a possibility that the safety of pedestrians will be affected.
[0006] As another example of the conventional technology, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an embedded electronic device with drainage function, which includes a fixed unit, a photographing module, and a top cover. The fixed unit has an outer tube and an inner tube disposed inside the outer tube. The outer tube defines an outer storage chamber and has a drainage pipe communicating with the outer storage chamber. The photographing module is disposed at the upper end of the inner tube. The top cover covers the inner tube and has a photographing space for the photographing module to photograph outward. However, this electronic device is usually mounted on the ground and used to photograph vehicle license plates facing upward, and therefore cannot be attached to a curb for use. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0007] [Patent Document 1] Taiwan Patent Publication No. I717204B Specification Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0008] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENTS The present invention therefore aims to provide an electronic device for use in a curb and a curb equipped with said electronic device, which overcomes at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art. [Means for solving the problem]
[0009] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electric control box means having a chamber surrounding a storage room and a drainage structure connected to an upper end of the chamber; a cover means removably disposed on said electrical control box means for sealing said chamber; An electronic device for use in a curb comprising: an imaging module disposed in the accommodation chamber, The drainage structure has an annular wall connected to the upper end of the chamber, and an outer peripheral wall arranged on the annular wall and extending upward, the annular wall inclining from back to front and downward, the outer peripheral wall has two side wall portions arranged opposite each other along the left-right direction and a rear wall portion connected between each of the side wall portions, the chamber has a chamber front wall opposite the rear wall portion along a front-to-rear direction perpendicular to the left-right direction, the chamber front wall has a first diagonal side wall portion extending diagonally toward the rear, a photography opening is formed in the first diagonal side wall portion, a center line of the photography opening forms an acute angle with the left-right direction, and the photography module has a camera facing the photography opening.
[0010] The present invention also relates to a curbstone equipped with an electronic device, the curbstone comprising a base means and an electronic device, the base means having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and two side surfaces arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction, and an arrangement space extending to the front surface is formed in the top surface, the electronic device is arranged in the arrangement space, and the curbstone comprises an electric control box means, a cover means, and a photography module, the electric control box means comprising a chamber defining a storage room, and a drainage structure continuous with an upper end of the chamber, the drainage structure comprising an annular wall continuous with the upper end of the chamber, and an outer peripheral wall arranged on the annular wall and extending upward, the outer peripheral wall being formed on the front surface of the curbstone, The present invention also provides a curbstone equipped with an electronic device, the curbstone having two side wall portions arranged facing each other along the left-right direction and a rear wall portion continuous between the side wall portions, the chamber having a chamber front wall opposite the rear wall portion along a front-to-rear direction perpendicular to the left-right direction, the chamber front wall having a first diagonal side wall portion extending diagonally toward the rear, a photography opening being formed in the first diagonal side wall portion, a center line of the photography opening forming an acute angle with the left-right direction, the cover means being removably arranged on the electric control box means and sealing the storage chamber, the photography module being arranged within the storage chamber and having a camera facing the photography opening. Effect of the Invention
[0011] In the present invention, since the electronic device is mounted within the arrangement space of the base body, it does not protrude outside the base body, and it is possible to avoid a situation where a passerby or a vehicle hits the electronic device, and therefore it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an accident in which the electronic device is damaged by a passerby or a vehicle hitting it. In addition, since the outer peripheral wall of the drainage structure has a three-sided surrounding wall structure, one side on the front end side can be left as an opening for drainage, and the annular wall is inclined from back to front and downward, so that rainwater that flows into the gap between the drainage structure and the lid means during rainfall can be quickly discharged. Furthermore, since the oblique side wall portion of the front wall of the chamber extends obliquely backward, it can be positioned below the lid means, and the lid means can exert the effect of shielding rainwater from the front wall of the chamber and the light-transmitting plate, and it is possible to effectively prevent rainwater from affecting photography through the photography opening of the photography module. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional parking fee settlement device in use; [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view showing a first embodiment of a curb equipped with an electronic device of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a base means in the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an electric control box means in the electronic device of the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cover means in the electronic device of the first embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII1-VIII in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 7. [Figure 10] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the first embodiment is used; [Figure 12] FIG. 11 is an assembled perspective view showing the electronic device of a second embodiment of a curb equipped with the electronic device of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 11 is a front view of an electronic device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XV-XV in FIG. 13. [Figure 16] 16 is a partial cross-sectional explanatory view taken along line XVI-XVI in FIG. 13. [Figure 17] Similar to FIG. 16, it is shown that the guide member in the electronic device of the second embodiment is rotated to change the facing direction of the two passage grooves. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0013] Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but it should be understood that in different embodiments, components that perform equivalent roles may be given the same reference numerals even if the structures are not identical. In addition, in the following description, terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "top", and "bottom" are used based on the drawings, but it should be understood that these are used for the convenience of explanation to make it easier to understand, and do not limit the implementation method or scope of the rights of the present invention.
[0014] 2 and 3, a first embodiment of a curb with electronic device 100 of the present invention is shown, the curb 100 having a base means 10 and an electronic device 20. As shown in FIG.
[0015] 4, 7 and 8, the base means 10 includes a base body 11, four threaded rods 12, and four fixing nuts 13 which are screwed onto the respective threaded rods 12. In this embodiment, the material of the base body 11 is concrete.
[0016] The base body 11 has a top surface 14, a bottom surface 15, a front surface 16, a rear surface 17, and two side surfaces 18 arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction X. An arrangement space 19 is formed in the top surface 14, extending to the front surface 16 along a front-rear direction Y perpendicular to the left-right direction X. In this embodiment, the arrangement space 19 has a fitting groove 191 and a storage groove 192 communicating with the fitting groove 191. The storage groove 192 is located below the fitting groove 191 along a vertical direction Z perpendicular to the left-right direction X and the front-rear direction Y.
[0017] The top surface 14 has a horizontal surface portion 141 continuing with the rear surface 17, an inclined surface portion 142 continuing with the horizontal surface portion 141 and the front surface 16, a fitting groove bottom surface portion 143 that defines the bottom side of the fitting groove 191, a fitting groove circumferential surface portion 144 that continues with the fitting groove bottom surface portion 143 and defines the peripheral side of the fitting groove 191, a accommodating groove bottom surface portion 145 that defines the bottom side of the accommodating groove 192, and a accommodating groove circumferential surface portion 146 that is connected between the accommodating groove bottom surface portion 145 and the fitting groove bottom surface portion 143 and defines the peripheral side of the accommodating groove 192.
[0018] The inclined surface portion 142 is inclined downward from the rear to the front. The fitting groove bottom surface portion 143 is inclined downward from the rear to the front, and a receiving groove 192 is formed.
[0019] The threaded rods 12 are disposed on the fitting groove bottom surface portion 143 with a space therebetween.
[0020] A first wiring hole 171 is formed in the rear surface 17, extending to the receiving groove 192. The first wiring hole 171 communicates with the receiving groove 192.
[0021] As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 7, the electronic device 20 is disposed in the arrangement space 19, and the electronic device 20 includes an electric control box means 30, a cover means 40, a photographing module 50 and a sealing ring 60.
[0022] 5, 7 and 8, the electric control box means 30 has a chamber 31 defining a receiving space 310 and a drainage structure 32 connected to the upper end of the chamber 31. In this embodiment, the material of the electric control box means 30 is metal.
[0023] In this embodiment, the chamber 31 is located within the accommodating groove 192 and has a chamber front wall 311, a chamber rear wall 312 located behind the chamber front wall 311 along the front-to-back direction Y, two chamber side walls 313 connected between the chamber front wall 311 and the chamber rear wall 312 and arranged facing each other in the left-to-right direction X, and a light-transmitting plate 314 arranged on the chamber front wall 311.
[0024] In this embodiment, the chamber front wall 311 has a first oblique sidewall portion 315 that extends obliquely backward. A photographing opening 316 that is sealed by a light transmitting plate 314 is formed in the first oblique sidewall portion 315. A center line L of the photographing opening 316 forms an acute angle θ with the left-right direction X.
[0025] A second wiring hole 317 corresponding to the first wiring hole 171 and communicating with the accommodation chamber 310 is formed in the chamber rear wall 312. In this embodiment, the first wiring hole 171 and the second wiring hole 317 can be used for wiring lines such as network cables and wires.
[0026] The drainage structure 32 is located within the fitting groove 191 and has an annular wall 33 continuous with the upper end of the chamber 31, an outer peripheral wall 34 extending upward from the annular wall 33, and an annular protrusion 35 disposed on the upper end of the chamber front wall 311 and the top surface of the annular wall 33. In this embodiment, the annular wall 33 protrudes outward from the upper end of the chamber 31, and the outer peripheral wall 34 extends upward from the outer periphery of the annular wall 33.
[0027] 5, 8 and 9, in this embodiment, four threaded rod passing holes 331 through which the threaded rods 12 pass are formed in the annular wall 33. The annular wall 33 is inclined downwardly from the rear to the front and abuts against the fitting groove bottom surface portion 143. The angle at which the annular wall 33 is inclined corresponds to the angle at which the fitting groove bottom surface portion 143 is inclined.
[0028] In this embodiment, the outer peripheral wall 34 is disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the annular wall 33. The outer peripheral wall 34 has two side wall portions 341 disposed to face each other in the left-right direction X, and a rear wall portion 342 connected between the side wall portions 341. The rear wall portion 342 faces the chamber front wall 311.
[0029] 2 and 5, each side wall portion 341 of the outer peripheral wall 34 has a front inclined end portion 343 inclined downward from the rear. The angle of inclination of the front inclined end portion 343 of each side wall portion 341 preferably corresponds to the angle of inclination of the inclined surface portion 142 of the top surface 14 of the base body 11. It can be understood that, compared with a case in which the contour of the front end is a right angle shape or a curved shape protruding outward, the front inclined end portion 343 inclined downward from the rear of each side wall portion 341 is located at the most inward position of the contour, so that the occurrence of an accident in which a foreign object (such as a passerby or a vehicle) comes into contact with the front end portion 343 can be effectively avoided.
[0030] The annular projection 35 surrounds the receiving space 310 of the chamber 31 .
[0031] In this embodiment, the drainage structure 32 has an annular wall 33 which, together with an outer peripheral wall 34, defines a receiving space 36 which is open at its top and front ends. The receiving space 36 communicates with a receiving chamber 310.
[0032] 5 and 6, the cover means 40 is removably disposed on the electrical control box means 30 and seals the receiving chamber 310. In this embodiment, the cover means 40 is removably disposed within the receiving space 36 of the drainage structure 32.
[0033] The lid means 40 has a lid body 41 and a display 42 disposed on the lid body 41. The material of the lid body 41 is metal.
[0034] The lid body 41 has a lid top wall 43, a lid front inclined wall 44 continuous with the lid top wall 43, a lid rear wall 45 continuous with the lid top wall 43 and facing the lid front inclined wall 44, two lid side walls 46 continuous between the lid top wall 43, the lid front inclined wall 44 and the lid rear wall 45 and arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction X, two front fixing blocks 47 continuous between both sides of the lid front inclined wall 44 and the front ends of each lid side wall 46, and two rear fixing blocks 48 continuous between both sides of the lid rear wall 45 and the rear ends of each lid side wall 46. An annular groove 411 located on the bottom side of the lid body 41 and corresponding to the annular protrusion 35 is formed.
[0035] In this embodiment, the lid front sloped wall 44 slopes downward from the back to the front. The angle at which the lid front sloped wall 44 slopes corresponds to the angle at which the front sloped end 343 of each side wall portion 341 slopes (see FIG. 2). A display opening 441 is formed in the lid front sloped wall 44.
[0036] The display 42 is disposed in the display opening 441 and is flush with the surface of the front cover wall 44. It can be understood that the display 42 is used to display parking related data, such as plate number, parking time, parking fee, fee barcode, etc. It should also be noted that when the display of parking related data is not required, the display 42 can be omitted and replaced by glass through which light can pass, and in this case, light can be emitted, for example, by a lamp disposed in the electric control box means 30, to generate a warning or driver attention effect.
[0037] 9, each front fixing block 47 and each rear fixing block 48 corresponds to each threaded rod 12. A front passing hole 471 is formed in each front fixing block 47. A rear passing hole 481 is formed in each rear fixing block 48. The front passing hole 471 of each front fixing block 47 and the rear passing hole 481 of each rear fixing block 48 are passed through by each threaded rod 12. Each fixing nut 13 abuts against each front fixing block 47 and each rear fixing block 48.
[0038] 7, the photographing module 50 is disposed in the storage chamber 310 and has a camera 51 facing the photographing opening 316. In addition, a detection means (not shown) having a detection function can be disposed in the storage chamber 310 as necessary. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the chamber front wall 311 further continues to the opposite side of the first oblique side wall portion 315 and has a second oblique side wall portion 3111 similar to the first oblique side wall portion 315, and the second oblique side wall portion 3111 also has a photographing opening 316' shielded by the light-transmitting plate 314', so that the photographing module 50 can be selectively disposed to face the light-transmitting plate 314' in the second oblique side wall portion 3111.
[0039] As shown in Fig. 8, the sealing ring 60 is sandwiched between the annular groove 411 and the annular protrusion 35 to enhance the waterproof and dustproof effects. As a result, as shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 11, the present invention uses the camera 51 of the photographing module 50 to photograph the license plate of the vehicle 300 parked in the parking space 200, thereby recognizing the plate number, and providing the recognized data to the back-end cloud system for calculating the parking time and parking fee.
[0040] From the above description, the advantages of the present invention can be summarized as follows:
[0041] First, since the electronic device 20 of the present invention is mounted within the arrangement space 19 of the base body 11 and does not protrude outside the base body 11, compared with the prior art, the present invention can avoid pedestrians or vehicles from accidentally colliding with the electronic device 20, and can effectively prevent the electronic device 20 from being damaged due to collision with the electronic device 20.
[0042] Secondly, since the outer peripheral wall 34 of the drainage structure 32 has a three-sided surrounding wall structure, one side at the front end can be left as an opening for drainage, and since the angle at which the annular wall 33 is inclined corresponds to the angle at which the fitting groove bottom surface portion 143 is inclined, the drainage effect is enhanced, and rainwater that flows into the gap between the drainage structure 32 and the cover means 40 (see Figure 10) during rainfall can be quickly drained from the opening at the front end of the drainage structure 32 in accordance with the angle at which the annular wall 33 is inclined.
[0043] Third, the first slanted side wall portion 315 of the chamber front wall 311 can extend diagonally backward and be positioned below the cover means 40, so that the cover means 40 can have the effect of shielding the chamber front wall 311 and the light-transmitting plate 314 from rain, and can effectively prevent rainwater from affecting photography through the photography opening 316 of the photography module 50.
[0044] Fourth, the angle of inclination of the lid front inclined wall 44 of the lid body 41 corresponds to the angle of inclination of the front inclined end portion 343 of the side wall portion 341 of the drainage structure 32 of the electrical control box means 30, so that the lid front inclined wall 44 of the lid body 41 can effectively drain rainwater that has fallen on the lid top wall 43 from the open front end of the outer peripheral wall 34 of the drainage structure 32.
[0045] Fifth, the present invention allows the electronic device 20 to be instantly fixed in the arrangement space 19 of the base body 11 simply by tightening the fixing nut 13 of the base means 10; conversely, the present invention allows the cover means 40 to be instantly removed from the electric control box means 30 simply by loosening the fixing nut 13 of the base means 10, so that the electric components in the electric control box means 30 can be inspected, replaced, etc., that is, the present invention is equally convenient in terms of both installation and maintenance.
[0046] Sixth, the sealing ring 60 is sandwiched between the electric control box means 30 and the cover means 40 of the electronic device 20 of the present invention, so that the waterproof and dustproof functions can be effectively enhanced.
[0047] Incidentally, in the case where the lid means 40 does not have to be used as a panel by the display 42, the lid means 40 can be made to have an appropriate shape to suit different overall shapes of the curbstone 100, thereby maintaining consistency with the overall appearance of the curbstone 100.
[0048] 12 to 14 show an electronic device 20' according to a second embodiment of the curbstone equipped with an electronic device of the present invention, and the difference from the first embodiment is that the electronic device 20' further comprises air blowing means 70 and a guide member 80. The lid means 40 further comprises a waterproof pad 49.
[0049] 14 to 16, the chamber front wall 311 further has an intermediate wall portion 3112 continuing between the first inclined side wall portion 315 and the second inclined side wall portion 3111, a first connecting wall portion 3113 continuing between one side of the first inclined side wall portion 315 opposite the intermediate wall portion 3112 and the adjacent chamber side wall 313, and a second connecting wall portion 3114 continuing between one side of the second inclined side wall portion 3111 opposite the intermediate wall portion 3112 and the adjacent chamber side wall 313.
[0050] An air exhaust port 3115 that communicates with the storage chamber 310 and faces the photographing opening 316 in the left-right direction X is formed in the second oblique side wall portion 3111.
[0051] The chamber 31 has a first partition wall 318 and a second partition wall 319 that are continuous between the intermediate wall portion 3112 and the chamber rear wall 312. The annular wall 33 protrudes inwardly from the upper end of the chamber 31 and is continuous with the first partition wall 318 and the second partition wall 319. The annular wall 33 is further formed with a first opening 332 and a second opening 333 that are adjacent to each chamber side wall 313, respectively.
[0052] The first partition wall 318 and the second partition wall 319 are located between the chamber side walls 313 so as to face each other in the left-right direction X. In addition, the first partition wall 318 and the second partition wall 319 divide the storage chamber 310 into a central section 3101, a first section 3102, and a second section 3103.
[0053] The first partition wall 318 has a partition portion 3181 that is continuous with the chamber rear wall 312, and an inclined wall portion 3182 that extends obliquely from the side of the partition portion 3181 opposite the chamber rear wall 312 to the intermediate wall portion 3112. The inclined wall portion 3182 and the second inclined side wall portion 3111 extend so as to narrow toward the air exhaust port 3115.
[0054] The central section 3101 is located between the first partition wall 318 and the second partition wall 319, and is used for arranging the imaging module 50. The central section 3101 has a central opening 3104 surrounded by the annular protrusion 35. The waterproof pad 49 seals the central section 3101 by covering the central opening 3104. The waterproof pad 49 is in close contact with the annular protrusion 35 by means of a rubber material, and forms the central section 3101 into an independent space with good sealing properties, thereby further preventing moisture or dust in the first section 3102 from entering the central section 3101 and contaminating the imaging module 50.
[0055] The first compartment 3102 is located between the first partition wall 318 and the adjacent chamber side wall 313 and communicates with the air outlet 3115 and the first opening 332. The second compartment 3103 is located between the second partition wall 319 and the adjacent chamber side wall 313 and communicates with the second opening 333.
[0056] The first angled sidewall portion 315 , the second angled sidewall portion 3111 and the intermediate wall portion 3112 together define a recessed chamber 3110 that faces the storage chamber 310 and communicates with the imaging opening 316 and the air exhaust port 3115 .
[0057] A plurality of air passage holes 3116 are formed in the first connecting wall portion 3113 and the second connecting wall portion 3114. The air passage holes 3116 are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction X and are located below the front end of the annular wall 33. In another variation of this embodiment, the number of the air passage holes 3116 is not limited, and the number of the air passage holes 3116 in the first connecting wall portion 3113 or the second connecting wall portion 3114 can be one or three or more.
[0058] A mounting opening 3117 is further formed in the second connecting wall portion 3114. The mounting opening 3117 is located between the air exhaust port 3115 and each air passage port 3116 in the second connecting wall portion 3114. Each air passage port 3116 in the second connecting wall portion 3114 extends toward the air exhaust port 3115 obliquely with respect to the front-rear direction Y.
[0059] The air blowing means 70 has a mounting part 701 that can be removably mounted to the first section 3102 through the mounting opening 3117, and a fan 702 that is disposed on the mounting part 701 and faces the air exhaust port 3115. The air blowing means 70 is used to output an air flow that is blown toward the photographing opening 316 via the air exhaust port 3115. Each air passage port 3116 in the second connecting wall portion 3114 is farther from the air exhaust port 3115 than the fan 702. The oblique wall portion 3182 of the first partition wall 318 is located between the photographing module 50 and the fan 702 of the air blowing means 70.
[0060] The guide member 80 extends along the vertical direction Z (see FIG. 14). The guide member 80 has two passing grooves 801 that communicate with the first section 3102 and are used to guide the airflow output by the air blowing means 70 to the photographing opening 316. The guide member 80 can rotate about an axis parallel to the vertical direction Z to change the direction that each passing groove 801 faces.
[0061] The effect of the electronic device 20' of this embodiment is similar to that of the electronic device 20 of the first embodiment, and rainwater that has seeped in between the electrical control box means 30 and the cover means 40 not only flows out from the front end of the annular wall 33, but also flows downward through the first opening 332 and the second opening 333, respectively, into the first compartment 3102 and the second compartment 3103, and then flows out forward through each air passage 3116, thereby further improving drainage efficiency.
[0062] Furthermore, when the fan 702 is started, air outside the chamber 31 is guided from each air passage port 3116 in the second oblique side wall portion 3111 to the first section 3102 and blown into the guide member 80, and as the air passes through the guide member 80, it is guided by each passage groove 801 and blown through the recessed chamber 3110 to the photographing opening 316, thereby blowing away dirt, obstructions, or water droplets adhering to the light passing plate 314. Since the oblique wall portion 3182 and the second oblique side wall portion 3111 extend so as to narrow toward the air exhaust port 3115, the airflow by the fan 702 can be further concentrated on the guide member 80.
[0063] In addition, as shown in Figures 16 and 17, in this embodiment, the direction in which the airflow from the fan 702 is blown can be changed by rotating the guide member 80 to change the direction in which the passage groove 801 faces.
[0064] In summary, the electronic device 20, 20' used for the curb of the present invention and the curb 100 equipped with the device not only effectively prevent pedestrians and vehicles from unexpectedly colliding with them, so as not to affect the safety of pedestrians and vehicles, but also has excellent drainage effect and can prevent rainwater from affecting photography. In addition, the fan 702 blows wind toward the photography opening 316 through the air outlet 3115, automatically removing dust, fallen leaves, and other debris and rainwater attached to the light-transmitting plate 314, and the guide member 80 guides the airflow output from the fan 702 to the photography opening 316 to further concentrate the wind power, improving the cleaning effect and reducing the cost of manual cleaning maintenance, thereby certainly achieving the object of the present invention.
[0065] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]
[0066] 100 Curb 10 Pedestal means 11 Base body 12 Threaded Rod 13 Fixing nut 14 Top surface 141 Horizontal part 142 Slope section 143 Fitting groove bottom surface 144 Fitting groove peripheral part 145 Bottom surface of accommodation groove 146 Accommodation groove peripheral surface part 15 Bottom surface 16 Front 17 Rear 171 First wiring hole 18 Side 19 Placement space 191 Fitting groove 192 Storage Groove 20, 20' electronic equipment 30 Electrical control box means 31 Chamber 310 Containment Room 3101 Central Section 3102 First Section 3103 Second Section 3104 Central opening 311 Chamber front wall 3110 Recessed chamber 3111 Second oblique side wall 3112 Intermediate wall 3113 First connecting wall 3114 Second connecting wall 3115 Air exhaust port 3116 Air passage 3117 Installation opening 312 Rear wall of chamber 313 Chamber side wall 314, 314' Light transmission plate 315 First oblique side wall 316, 316' Shooting aperture 317 Second wiring hole 318 First Partition Wall 3181 Partition 3182 Diagonal wall 319 Second Partition Wall 32 Drainage structure 33 Circular Wall 331 Threaded rod passage hole 332 First Opening 333 Second Opening 34 Outer wall 341 Side wall 342 Rear wall 343 Front sloped end 35 Annular protrusion 36 Containment Space 40 Lid means 41 Lid body 411 Circular groove 42 Display 43 Lid Top Wall 44 Front oblique wall 441 Display opening 45 Lid rear wall 46 Lid side wall 47 Front Fixed Block 471 Front passage hole 48 Rear fixed block 481 Rear passage hole 49 Waterproof Pad 50 Shooting Module 51 Camera 60 Seal Ring 70 Air blowing means 701 Mounting part 702 Fan 80 Guide member 801 Passage groove X Left / right direction Y Front-rear direction Z vertical direction L center line θ Acute angle 200 parking spaces 300 vehicles 1. Curb 2. Parking fee payment device 201 L-shaped frame 202 Solar Panel 203 Shooting module 204 Camera 3 Parking spaces 4. Vehicles
Claims
1. an electrical control box means having a chamber surrounding the containment chamber and a drainage structure connected to an upper end of the chamber; a cover means removably disposed on said electrical control box means for sealing said chamber; An electronic device for use in a curb comprising: an imaging module disposed in the accommodation chamber, The drainage structure has an annular wall connected to the upper end of the chamber, and an outer peripheral wall arranged on the annular wall and extending upward, the annular wall inclining from back to front and downward, the outer peripheral wall has two side wall portions arranged opposite each other along the left-right direction and a rear wall portion connected between each of the side wall portions, the chamber has a chamber front wall opposite the rear wall portion along a front-to-rear direction perpendicular to the left-right direction, the chamber front wall has a first diagonal side wall portion extending diagonally toward the rear, a photography opening is formed in the first diagonal side wall portion, a center line of the photography opening forms an acute angle with the left-right direction, and the photography module has a camera facing the photography opening.
2. 2. The electronic device for use with a curb as described in claim 1, wherein the annular wall together with the outer peripheral wall defines a storage space having an open top end and a front end, the storage space communicates with the storage chamber, and each of the side wall portions has a front inclined end portion that slopes from rear to front and downward.
3. 3. The electronic device for use with a curb as described in claim 2, wherein the lid means is removably arranged within the storage space, the lid means has a lid body and a display arranged on the lid body, the lid body has a lid top wall and a lid front inclined wall connected to the lid top wall, the lid front inclined wall inclines from back to front and downward, the angle at which the lid front inclined wall inclines corresponds to the angle at which the front inclined end of each of the side wall portions inclines, a display opening is formed in the lid front inclined wall, and the display is arranged in the display opening and is flush with the surface of the lid front inclined wall.
4. The front wall of the chamber further has a second diagonal side wall portion extending diagonally toward the rear, and an intermediate wall portion continuing between the first diagonal side wall portion and the second diagonal side wall portion, and the second diagonal side wall portion has an air exhaust port formed in the second diagonal side wall portion that communicates with the storage chamber and faces the photography opening along the left-right direction, and the first diagonal side wall portion, the second diagonal side wall portion and the intermediate wall portion together define a recessed chamber facing the storage chamber and communicating with the photography opening and the air exhaust port, and the electronic device used on the curb further includes an air blowing means arranged in the storage chamber, and the air blowing means is used to output an air flow that is blown toward the photography opening via the air exhaust port.The electronic device used on the curb described in claim 1.
5. 5. An electronic device for use with a curb as described in claim 4, wherein the front wall of the chamber further has a first connecting wall portion continuous with the side opposite to the intermediate wall portion of the first inclined side wall portion, and a second connecting wall portion continuous with the side opposite to the intermediate wall portion of the second inclined side wall portion, the air blowing means has a fan facing the air exhaust port, and the second connecting wall portion has at least one air passage hole formed therein that is farther from the air exhaust port than the fan and communicates with the storage chamber, and the at least one air passage hole extends obliquely toward the air exhaust port with respect to the front-to-rear direction.
6. A curbstone equipped with an electronic device, comprising a base means and an electronic device, the base means having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and two side surfaces arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction, and an arrangement space extending to the front surface is formed in the top surface, the electronic device is arranged in the arrangement space, and the curbstone has an electric control box means, a cover means, and a photographing module, the electric control box means comprising a chamber defining an accommodation room, and a drainage structure continuous with an upper end of the chamber, A curb with an electronic device, wherein the drainage structure has an annular wall continuous with the upper end of the chamber and an outer peripheral wall arranged on the annular wall and extending upward, the outer peripheral wall having two side wall portions arranged facing each other along the left-right direction and a rear wall portion continuous between each of the side wall portions, the chamber has a chamber front wall opposite the rear wall portion along a front-to-rear direction perpendicular to the left-right direction, the chamber front wall has a first diagonal side wall portion extending diagonally toward the rear, a photography opening is formed in the first diagonal side wall portion, a center line of the photography opening forms an acute angle with the left-right direction, the cover means is removably arranged on the electric control box means and seals the storage chamber, and the photography module is arranged within the storage chamber and has a camera facing the photography opening.
7. 7. A curbstone with an electronic device as described in claim 6, wherein the annular wall protrudes outward from an upper end of the chamber, the outer peripheral wall is disposed on an outer peripheral edge of the annular wall, the arrangement space has a fitting groove and an accommodating groove communicating with the fitting groove, the top surface of the base means has a fitting groove bottom surface portion that defines a bottom side of the fitting groove, a fitting groove circumferential surface portion that is continuous with the fitting groove bottom surface portion and defines a peripheral side of the fitting groove, an accommodating groove bottom surface portion that defines the bottom side of the accommodating groove, and an accommodating groove circumferential surface portion that is continuous between the accommodating groove bottom surface portion and the fitting groove bottom surface portion and defines the peripheral side of the accommodating groove, the accommodating groove is formed on the fitting groove bottom surface portion, the chamber is located in the accommodating groove, the annular wall abuts the fitting groove bottom surface portion, and the drainage structure is located in the fitting groove.
8. 8. A curb with an electronic device as described in claim 7, wherein the top surface of the base means further has a horizontal surface portion continuing with the rear surface and an inclined surface portion continuing between the horizontal surface portion and the front surface, the inclined surface portion inclining from the rear to the front and downward.
9. 8. A curb with an electronic device as described in claim 7, wherein the bottom surface portion of the mating groove is inclined from back to front and downward, the annular wall is inclined from back to front and downward, and the angle at which the annular wall is inclined corresponds to the angle at which the bottom surface portion of the mating groove is inclined.
10. the chamber front wall further includes a second oblique side wall portion extending obliquely backward, and an intermediate wall portion continuing between the first oblique side wall portion and the second oblique side wall portion, and an air exhaust port is formed in the second oblique side wall portion, the air exhaust port being in communication with the storage chamber and facing the photographing opening along the left-right direction; The first oblique side wall portion, the second oblique side wall portion and the intermediate wall portion together define a recessed chamber facing the storage chamber and communicating with the photographing opening and the air exhaust port; A curb with an electronic device as described in claim 6, wherein the electronic device used in the curb further comprises an air blowing means arranged in the storage chamber, the air blowing means being used to output an air flow that is blown toward the shooting opening via the air exhaust port.
11. The curb with an electronic device described in claim 10, wherein the front wall of the chamber further has a first connecting wall portion continuous with the side opposite to the intermediate wall portion of the first inclined side wall portion and a second connecting wall portion continuous with the side opposite to the intermediate wall portion of the second inclined side wall portion, the air blowing means has a fan facing the air exhaust port, and the second connecting wall portion has at least one air passage hole formed therein that is farther from the air exhaust port than the fan and communicates with the storage chamber, and the at least one air passage hole extends obliquely toward the air exhaust port with respect to the front-to-rear direction.
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