CN210108685U - Flash lampshade testing device - Google Patents

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CN210108685U
CN210108685U CN201921210464.XU CN201921210464U CN210108685U CN 210108685 U CN210108685 U CN 210108685U CN 201921210464 U CN201921210464 U CN 201921210464U CN 210108685 U CN210108685 U CN 210108685U
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of electronic product part testing arrangement, especially, relate to a flash light cover testing arrangement, which comprises a frame, flash light and flash light tester, the frame includes the base, the support column, go up mounting panel and lower mounting panel, the support column is vertical the installation on the base, go up mounting panel and lower mounting panel interval parallel arrangement, and the side of going up mounting panel and lower mounting panel same direction all is connected with the support column, the flash light is installed in the bottom of last mounting panel, the position setting that lower mounting panel and flash light correspond is used for installing the lamp shade installation cavity of flash light cover, the flash light tester sets up on the base, and the flash light tester is located the below of lamp shade installation cavity and is used for testing the luminance and the degree of consistency of flash light after the flash light cover of flash. The utility model discloses can realize confirming whether the flash of light lamp shade is compliant before producing the cell-phone to avoid the production planning of the lag in cell-phone design and influence product of flash of light lamp shade.

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Flash lampshade testing device
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of electronic product part testing arrangement, especially, relate to a flash of light lamp shade testing arrangement.
Background
A flash cover is a device mounted on a flash lamp, which can soften the intense light emitted from the flash lamp, making the picture look more natural. The working principle is that the direct light of the rigid flash lamp passes through the high-temperature resistant translucent plastic to be converted into soft diffused light, and the annoying high light spots on the portrait and other shooting objects are eliminated, so that the photo is beautiful and natural as if the photo is shot in a studio.
The flash lampshade applied to the mobile phone at the present stage is designed and manufactured firstly after a mobile phone structural part is designed and manufactured, and the test aiming at the flash lampshade is also carried out on the basis of a mobile phone prototype, so that the design and verification of the flash lampshade lags behind the design of the whole structure of the mobile phone, the production of the flash lampshade is influenced, the production cycle of the whole mobile phone is influenced, and the production planning of products is not facilitated.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a flash of light lamp shade testing arrangement aims at solving the technical problem that the design that is applied to the flash of light lamp shade in the cell-phone among the prior art lags behind the design of cell-phone structure leads to influencing the production planning of product.
In order to achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present invention provides a flash lampshade testing device, which comprises a frame, a flash lamp and a flash lamp tester, the machine frame comprises a base, a supporting column, an upper mounting plate and a lower mounting plate, the supporting column is vertically mounted on the base, the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate are arranged in parallel at intervals, and the side ends of the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate in the same direction are connected with the supporting columns, the flashlight is arranged at the bottom of the upper mounting plate, a lampshade mounting cavity for mounting a flashlight lampshade is arranged at the position of the lower mounting plate corresponding to the flashlight, the flashlight tester is arranged on the base, and the flash lamp tester is positioned below the lampshade installation cavity and used for testing the brightness and the uniformity of light projected by the flash lamp through the flash lamp cover installed in the lampshade installation cavity.
Optionally, the rack further comprises an adapter plate, the adapter plate is connected to the side portion of the support column, and the side ends of the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate in the same direction are connected with the adapter plate.
Optionally, the lateral part of the support column is provided with a guide rail which is vertically arranged, one end of the adapter plate is provided with a sliding block which is in sliding fit with the guide rail, and the sliding block is connected with a locking bolt which is used for locking the sliding block on the guide rail.
Optionally, the flashlight tester is a model STB-209XL2 tester from the Nippon kettle plate Motor company, TSUBOSAKA.
Optionally, the flash lampshade testing device further comprises a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is installed on the base, the output end of the lifting mechanism is arranged upwards, and the flash lamp tester is installed on the output end of the lifting mechanism and driven by the lifting mechanism to lift up and down.
Optionally, the lifting mechanism comprises a driving cylinder and a supporting plate, the driving cylinder is mounted on the base, a piston rod of the driving cylinder is arranged upwards, the supporting plate is mounted at the end of the piston rod of the driving cylinder, and the flash lamp tester is mounted on the supporting plate.
Optionally, elevating system still includes two sets of direction subassemblies, and is two sets of direction subassembly interval sets up, and is two sets of the direction subassembly all includes guiding axle and uide bushing, the guiding axle be vertical install in and its bottom with base fixed connection, top pass the backup pad, the uide bushing cover is located outside the guiding axle and can for the guiding axle slides, just the uide bushing with the bottom fixed connection of backup pad.
Optionally, the flash lamp is adhered to the bottom of the upper mounting plate.
Optionally, the size of the flashlight cover is equal to the size of the cover mounting cavity.
Optionally, the middle point of the horizontal direction of the flashlight is opposite to the central position of the flashlight cover.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a above-mentioned one or more technical scheme in flash light cover testing arrangement have one of following technological effect at least: in the testing device of the flash lamp cover of the utility model, when in use, the flash lamp cover to be tested is firstly fixed in the lamp cover mounting cavity arranged on the lower mounting plate of the frame, then the flash lamp is connected with the power supply through the power supply controller and the flash lamp is started, because the flash lamp is arranged right opposite to the lampshade installation cavity, the light emitted by the flash lamp can be projected through the flash lamp shade arranged in the lampshade installation cavity, thus, the flash lamp tester which is positioned below the lampshade installation cavity and on the base can capture the brightness of the flash lamp after passing through the lampshade, so as to test the brightness and the uniformity of the brightness of the flash lamp, therefore, whether the data of the flash lampshade can meet the relevant standard requirements or not is confirmed, whether the flash lampshade is in compliance or not can be determined before the mobile phone is produced, and therefore the situation that the production planning of a product is influenced because the design of the mobile phone is lagged behind the flash lampshade is avoided.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without inventive labor.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a testing device for a flash lampshade provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a testing device for a flashlight lampshade according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a testing device for a flashlight lampshade according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, in the figures, the respective reference numerals:
10-frame 11-base 12-support column
13-upper mounting plate 14-lower mounting plate 15-adapter plate
20-flash lamp 30-flash lamp tester 40-lifting mechanism
41-driving cylinder 42-supporting plate 43-guiding component
100-flash lampshade 121-guide rail 141-lampshade mounting cavity
151-sliding block 152-locking bolt 431-guide shaft
432-guide sleeve.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to fig. 1-3 are exemplary and intended to be used to illustrate embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the invention.
In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings, which is only for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element so indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.
In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as fixed or detachable connections or as an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, there is provided a flashlight cover testing device, which includes a frame 10, a flashlight 20 and a flashlight tester 30, wherein the frame 10 includes a base 11, a supporting column 12, an upper mounting plate 13 and a lower mounting plate 14, the supporting column 12 is vertically mounted on the base 11, the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 are spaced apart from each other and arranged in parallel, the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 arranged in parallel can ensure that the components mounted on the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 can maintain the alignment in the vertical direction, and the side ends of the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 in the same direction are connected to the supporting column 12, the flashlight 20 is mounted at the bottom of the upper mounting plate 13, the lower mounting plate 14 is provided with a lampshade mounting cavity 141 for mounting the flashlight 20 cover at the position corresponding to the flashlight 20, this lamp shade installation cavity 141 can supply the flashlight 20 cover location installation that needs to carry out the test, flash light tester 30 set up in on the base 11, flash light tester 30 expert can directly place on the base 11, just flash light tester 30 is located the below of lamp shade installation cavity 141 is used for testing flash light 20 and throws the luminance and the degree of consistency of the light behind the flashlight 20 cover of installation in the lamp shade installation cavity 141. Flash light tester 30 is a equipment that is used for testing luminance and the degree of consistency of light, and it is prior art, not the utility model discloses an improve the structure, but the utility model discloses a this flash light tester 30 combines the kind of flash light lamp shade testing arrangement of all the other structures constitution this embodiment.
In the testing device of the flashlight cover of the embodiment of the utility model, when in use, the flashlight 20 to be tested is firstly covered and fixed in the lampshade installation cavity 141 arranged on the lower installation plate 14 of the frame 10, then the flashlight 20 is connected with the power supply through the power supply controller and the flashlight 20 is started, since the flasher 20 is disposed to face the cover installation cavity 141, the light emitted from the flasher 20 is projected through the cover of the flasher 20 installed in the cover installation cavity 141, in this way, the flashlight tester 30, which is located below the lampshade installation cavity 141 and on the base 11, can capture the brightness of the flashlight 20 after passing through the lampshade, so as to test the brightness and the uniformity of the brightness of the flashlight 20, therefore, whether the data of the flashlight 20 cover can meet the relevant standard requirements or not is confirmed, and whether the flashlight 20 cover is in compliance or not can be determined before the mobile phone is produced, so that the situation that the production plan of a product is influenced due to the fact that the flashlight 20 cover lags behind the design of the mobile phone is avoided.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 3, the frame 10 further includes an adapter plate 15, the adapter plate 15 is connected to the side portion of the supporting column 12, and the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 are connected to the adapter plate 15 at the same side. Specifically, the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 can be assembled firstly through the arrangement of the adapter plate 15, the adapter plate 15 is combined with the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 to form a whole, and finally the adapter plate 15 is installed and fixed on the side portion of the support column 12, so that the installation efficiency of the whole rack 10 can be improved.
Further, the upper mounting plate 13 and the lower mounting plate 14 are fastened to the adapter plate 15 by fasteners. The mode of adopting the fastener locking realizes easily on the one hand installation and dismantlement, on the other hand can also guarantee the stability and the reliability of being connected between keysets 15 and last mounting panel 13 and the lower mounting panel 14 after the installation.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 3, the side portion of the supporting column 12 is provided with a vertically arranged guide rail 121, one end of the adapter plate 15 is provided with a slider 151 in sliding fit with the guide rail 121, and the slider 151 is connected with a locking bolt 152 for locking the slider 151 on the guide rail 121. Specifically, the cooperation of slider 151 and guide rail 121 can make adapter plate 15 slide from top to bottom for support column 12, because last mounting panel 13 and lower mounting panel 14 all are connected with adapter plate 15, so, can make last mounting panel 13 and lower mounting panel 14 reciprocate for support column 12, realized adjusting the height position of installing flash lamp 20 on last mounting panel 13 and installing the flash lamp 20 cover in lamp shade installation cavity 141 like this, can make things convenient for the operator to adjust flash lamp 20 and flash lamp 20 cover from top to bottom for being located the distance of flash lamp tester 30, and then can test the flash lamp 20 cover of different models.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight tester 30 is a model STB-209XL2 model number TSUBOSAKA, japan kettle plate electric company. In particular, the software part of the tester of STB-209XL2 can see the brightness change process, namely the software can generate a waveform chart, and the realized test effect is better.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the flashlight cover testing device further includes an elevating mechanism 40, the elevating mechanism 40 is installed on the base 11, and the output end of the elevating mechanism 40 is disposed upward, the flashlight tester 30 is installed on the output end of the elevating mechanism 40 and driven by the elevating mechanism 40 to realize the up-and-down movement. Specifically, the lifting mechanism 40 is used for realizing the up-and-down lifting, so that the distance from the light source of the flash lamp 20 to the flash lamp tester 30 can be conveniently adjusted, the adjustment of an operator is facilitated, and a more convenient test effect can be achieved.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the lifting mechanism 40 includes a driving cylinder 41 and a supporting plate 42, the driving cylinder 41 is installed on the base 11, the piston rod of the driving cylinder 41 is disposed upward, the supporting plate 42 is installed at the end of the piston rod of the driving cylinder 41, and the flashlight tester 30 is installed on the supporting plate 42. Specifically, the driving cylinder 41 is locked on the base 11 through a fastener and is perpendicular to the base 11, a piston rod of the driving cylinder 41 is perpendicular to the supporting plate 42 and faces upwards, the supporting plate 42 is installed at the end of the piston rod of the driving cylinder 41, the flashlight tester 30 is horizontally installed on the supporting plate 42 through the fastener locking mode, when the flashlight tester works, the piston rod of the driving cylinder 41 extends out to drive the supporting plate 42 connected with the piston rod to lift up and down, and therefore the flashlight tester 30 installed on the supporting plate 42 achieves height position adjustment. Moreover, the driving speed driven by the driving cylinder 41 is higher than other driving speeds, the height of the flashlight tester is easier to adjust, the effect is better, and the flashlight tester 30 is horizontally arranged on the supporting plate 42 in a fastener locking mode, so that the flashlight tester is convenient to install, good in fixing effect and not easy to loosen.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the lifting mechanism 40 further includes two sets of guiding assemblies 43, two sets of guiding assemblies 43 are disposed at intervals, and two sets of guiding assemblies 43 include guiding shafts 431 and guiding sleeves 432, the guiding shafts 431 are vertically installed on the bottom end of the guiding shafts 431 and the base 11 is fixedly connected, the top end of the guiding shafts passes through the supporting plate 42, the guiding sleeves 432 are sleeved outside the guiding shafts 431 and can slide relative to the guiding shafts 431, and the guiding sleeves 432 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the supporting plate 42. Specifically, the guide shaft 431 is vertically installed on the base 11 by means of fastening, openings for the guide shaft 431 to pass through are opened at both ends of the support plate 42, so that the guide shaft 431 passes through the support plate 42 through the openings at both ends, the guide sleeve 432 is connected to the bottom of the support plate 42 by means of fastening, the guide sleeve 432 plays a role of fixing and supporting the support plate 42, and prevents the support plate 42 from being inclined due to uneven stress during the transmission of the driving cylinder 41.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the flashlight 20 is adhered to the bottom of the upper mounting plate 13. Specifically, the flashlight 20 is easily installed by means of adhesion, and different types of flashlights 20 can be replaced according to different light source requirements.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the size of the cover of the flash lamp 20 is equal to the size of the lampshade installation cavity 141, so that the cover of the flash lamp 20 can be placed in the lampshade installation cavity 141 when the experiment is performed. In particular, it may be convenient for the cover for the flashlight 20 to be able to replace different model categories of covers for the flashlight 20 according to different design requirements.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the middle point of the horizontal direction of the flashlight 20 is directly opposite to the center of the cover of the flashlight 20. Specifically, the light emitted by the flash 20 can be made to pass through the cover of the flash 20 more sufficiently, so that the test effect is better.
The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention, as any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A flash lampshade testing device is characterized in that: including frame, flash light and flash light tester, the frame includes base, support column, last mounting panel and lower mounting panel, the support column be vertical install in on the base, go up the mounting panel with mounting panel interval parallel arrangement down, just go up the mounting panel with the side of the same direction of mounting panel all with the support column is connected down, the flash light install in the bottom of going up the mounting panel, down the mounting panel with the position that the flash light corresponds sets up the lamp shade installation cavity that is used for installing flash light cover, the flash light tester set up in on the base, just the flash light tester is located the below of lamp shade installation cavity is used for testing the flash light and throws the process the luminance and the degree of consistency of the light behind the flash light cover of installation in the lamp shade installation cavity.
2. The flash cover testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the rack further comprises an adapter plate, the adapter plate is connected to the side portion of the supporting column, and the side ends of the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate in the same direction are connected with the adapter plate.
3. The flash cover testing apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the side of support column is provided with the guide rail of vertical arrangement, the one end of keysets be provided with guide rail sliding fit's slider, be connected with on the slider be used for with the slider lock in the locking bolt on the guide rail.
4. The flash cover testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the flashlight tester is a tester which is produced by Japan kettle plate motor company TSUBOSAKA and has the model number of STB-209XL 2.
5. A flashlight cover testing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: the flash lampshade testing device further comprises a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is installed on the base, the output end of the lifting mechanism is arranged upwards, and the flash lamp tester is installed on the output end of the lifting mechanism and driven by the lifting mechanism to lift up and down.
6. The flash cover testing apparatus of claim 5, wherein: the lifting mechanism comprises a driving cylinder and a supporting plate, the driving cylinder is installed on the base, a piston rod of the driving cylinder is arranged upwards, the supporting plate is installed at the end of the piston rod of the driving cylinder, and the flash lamp tester is installed on the supporting plate.
7. The flash cover testing apparatus of claim 6, wherein: elevating system still includes two sets of direction subassemblies, and is two sets of direction subassembly interval sets up, and is two sets of the direction subassembly all includes guiding axle and uide bushing, the guiding axle be vertical install in and its bottom with base fixed connection, top are passed the backup pad, the uide bushing cover is located outside the guiding axle and can for the guiding axle slides, just the uide bushing with the bottom fixed connection of backup pad.
8. A flashlight cover testing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: the flash lamp is adhered to the bottom of the upper mounting plate.
9. A flashlight cover testing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: the size of the flash lampshade is equal to that of the lampshade installation cavity.
10. A flashlight cover testing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: the middle point of the flashlight in the horizontal direction is opposite to the center of the flashlight cover.
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