CN218035175U - Modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model is suitable for a water gauge technical field relates to a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter, include: a housing; the shell comprises an upper shell, a middle shell and a lower shell which are fixed through a clamping groove; a cavity formed by the upper shell, the middle shell and the lower shell is internally provided with a mainboard unit, a power supply, a communication module, an actuator, an ultrasonic pipe section and a metering module which are electrically connected, wherein the actuator and the metering module are arranged on the ultrasonic pipe section; the surface of the upper shell is provided with a first through hole for display of a display screen of the mainboard unit, a second through hole for plugging and unplugging a power supply and a third through hole for plugging and unplugging a communication module, and the communication module can freely select a wired communication module or a wireless communication module according to the field condition and is connected with the mainboard unit through the third through hole; the ultrasonic pipe section is arranged between the middle shell and the lower shell in a penetrating mode. The utility model discloses a power, communication module and ultrasonic wave pipeline section all can freely be changed according to the operation site conditions, and whole table modularization degree is high, simple to operate.

Description

Modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the water gauge, especially, relate to a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter.

Background

The ultrasonic water meter is a novel water meter which further calculates the flow of the outlet water by detecting the time difference generated by the change of the speed when the ultrasonic sound beam propagates in the downstream and the upstream in the water and analyzing and processing the flow to obtain the flow rate of the outlet water. In the prior art, the ultrasonic water meter basically adopts the integrated design of metering, management and communication for the purposes of small appearance and compact structure, and a metering module and a functional communication electronic unit are integrated in an ultrasonic structural member. During communication, in order to smoothly perform meter reading work, the communication mode of the ultrasonic water meter generally needs to be switched between wired communication and wireless communication according to the condition of an operation field, while the ultrasonic water meter in the prior art cannot realize wireless and wired replacement on the premise that a main structure is not changed, cannot be compatible with replacement of various communication modes, so that the expansibility and maintainability of the ultrasonic water meter are poor, and in a water meter application field, if part of water meters are in a communication blind area, the meter reading cannot be performed.

The patent with publication number CN203615977U provides an ultrasonic water meter, which comprises a mounting pipe, a transducer and a calculator module, wherein the side wall of the mounting pipe is provided with a mounting interface of the transducer, and the ultrasonic water meter is characterized in that: the mounting tube is provided with a cylindrical cup for fixing the calculator module. The upper end of the cylindrical cup-shaped body is connected with the calculator module through the sealing strip and the toughened glass in a compression mode, and the protection grade of IP68 is effectively achieved. The integrated structure of the cylindrical cup body and the pipe section body enables all communication connecting cables to be uniformly solved in the cylindrical cup body, avoids the connection of cables with complex outside, protects circuits from being damaged, simultaneously enables the structure to be simple, is rich in aesthetic feeling, and reduces the cost of the whole machine. The ultrasonic water meter that this patent provided has adopted integrated structure design in order to make all communication connecting wires unify in cylindrical cup, though realized compact structure, still can't realize the problem that needs switch between wired communication and wireless communication at the communication blind area water gauge.

Therefore, how to provide an ultrasonic water meter that realizes the replacement of wireless communication and wired communication on the premise that the ultrasonic main body is not replaced is a problem to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter to solve among the prior art problem that the ultrasonic water meter can't realize that wired communication and wireless communication freely change.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model discloses a following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter, include: a housing; the shell comprises an upper shell, a middle shell and a lower shell which are fixed through a clamping groove; a cavity formed by the upper shell, the middle shell and the lower shell is internally provided with a main board unit, a power supply, a communication module, an actuator, an ultrasonic pipe section and a metering module which are electrically connected, wherein the actuator and the metering module are arranged on the ultrasonic pipe section; the surface of the upper shell is provided with a first through hole for display of a display screen of the mainboard unit, a second through hole for plugging and unplugging the power supply and a third through hole for plugging and unplugging the communication module, and the communication module can freely select a wired communication module or a wireless communication module according to the field condition and is connected with the mainboard unit through the third through hole; the ultrasonic pipe section penetrates between the middle shell and the lower shell.

Furthermore, the ultrasonic wave pipe section comprises a copper pipe section and a plastic pipe section, the plastic pipe section is embedded in the copper pipe section, a valve rod and a support rod are further arranged on the copper pipe section, and the valve rod is connected with the actuator.

Further, the metering module is perpendicular to the valve rod.

Furthermore, a battery cover with a protection function is installed on the second through hole, and a communication module cover with a protection function is installed on the third through hole.

Further, go up the casing surface and still install right the display screen of mainboard unit plays the first protective cover of secondary protection effect and right the power with communication module plays the second protective cover of secondary protection effect.

Furthermore, sealing rings are arranged at the contact position of the battery cover and the upper shell, the contact position of the communication module cover and the upper shell, the contact position of the upper shell and the middle shell, the valve rod position of the ultrasonic pipe section and the support column position.

Furthermore, a wire passing rubber pool plug is arranged in the cavity, and a plug of the metering module can pass through the wire passing rubber pool plug and is fixed to a cable of the plug in a sealing mode through the wire passing rubber pool plug.

Furthermore, a communication module protection piece is arranged in the cavity, and the communication module is arranged in the communication module protection piece.

Furthermore, the joint of the upper shell and the middle shell is also provided with an anti-dismounting piece which has the fixing anti-dismounting function.

Furthermore, a fixing rod for fixing the ultrasonic pipe section is further arranged on the lower shell.

The utility model provides a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter compares with prior art, has following beneficial effect at least:

the power supply, the communication module and the ultrasonic pipe section of the utility model are independently installed, can be freely replaced between wired communication and wireless communication according to the operation field condition, have high modularization degree of the whole meter, are convenient to install, do not need to change the main structure when needing to be replaced or maintained, and only need to replace the corresponding parts; the utility model also combines the advantages of the copper pipe section and the plastic pipe section, the plastic pipe section is embedded in the copper pipe section, the inner lining of the plastic pipe section can realize the measurement with wide range and low starting, the copper pipe section solves the problems of strength and rigidity, and can realize the electric control valve; in addition, the design of the double flip covers carries out secondary protection on the power supply, the communication module and the display screen of the main board unit, and the service life of the water meter is prolonged.

Drawings

In order to illustrate the solution of the present invention more clearly, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained without inventive work.

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an ultrasonic pipe section of a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a plug of a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter according to an embodiment of the present invention passing through a rubber plug;

fig. 4 is a perspective view of a communication module protection member of a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

reference numerals: 10-an upper shell; 101-a first via; 102-a second via; 103-a third via; 104-a battery cover; 105-a communication module cover; 106-a first guard cover; 107-a second protective cover; 20-a middle shell; 30-a lower shell; 301-a fixation bar; 40-a main board unit; 50-a power supply; 60-a communication module; 70-an actuator; 80-ultrasonic pipe section; 801-copper pipe sections; 802-a plastic tube section; 803-a valve stem; 804-support bar; 90-a metering module; 901-plug; 100-sealing ring; 110-line rubber pool plug; 120-communication module protection; 130-a tamper evident member.

Detailed Description

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs; the terminology used herein in the description is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention, for example, the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," etc. refer to an orientation or position illustrated in the drawings, which are for convenience of description only and are not to be construed as limiting of the present disclosure.

The terms "including" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the description and claims of this invention and the description of the above figures are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions; the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, or in the drawings, are used for distinguishing between different objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. In the description and claims of the present invention and in the description of the above figures, when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "mounted" or "disposed" or "connected" to another element, it can be directly or indirectly located on the other element. For example, when an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly or indirectly connected to the other element.

Furthermore, reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

The utility model provides a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter is applied to the measurement work of rivers, and modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter includes: a housing; the shell comprises an upper shell, a middle shell and a lower shell which are fixed through a clamping groove; a cavity formed by the upper shell, the middle shell and the lower shell is internally provided with a mainboard unit, a power supply, a communication module, an actuator, an ultrasonic pipe section and a metering module which are electrically connected, wherein the actuator and the metering module are arranged on the ultrasonic pipe section; the surface of the upper shell is provided with a first through hole for displaying a display screen of the mainboard unit, a second through hole for plugging and unplugging a power supply and a third through hole for plugging and unplugging a communication module, and the communication module can freely select a wired communication module or a wireless communication module according to the field condition and is connected with the mainboard unit through the third through hole; the ultrasonic pipe section is arranged between the middle shell and the lower shell in a penetrating mode.

The utility model discloses a power, communication module and ultrasonic wave pipeline section all can freely be changed according to the operation site conditions, and whole table modularization degree is high, simple to operate.

In order to make the technical solution of the present invention better understood, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The utility model provides a modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter is applied to the measurement work of rivers, as shown in figure 1, in this embodiment, modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter includes: a housing; the shell comprises an upper shell 10, a middle shell 20 and a lower shell 30 which are fixed through clamping grooves, and the upper shell, the middle shell and the lower shell are spliced into a whole water meter shell; a mainboard unit 40, a power supply 50, a communication module 60, an actuator 70, an ultrasonic wave pipe section 80 and a metering module 90 which are electrically connected are arranged in a cavity formed by the upper shell 10, the middle shell 20 and the lower shell 30, the mainboard unit 40 plays a role in overall control, the power supply 50 provides a power supply for an ultrasonic water meter, the communication module 60 is used for carrying out data communication with the outside, the actuator 70 and the metering module 90 are arranged on the ultrasonic wave pipe section 80, the actuator 70 is used for controlling the opening and closing of a valve of the ultrasonic wave pipe section 80, and the metering module 90 is used for monitoring the water flow in the ultrasonic wave pipe section 80; the surface of the upper shell 10 is provided with a first through hole 101 for displaying a display screen of the mainboard unit 40, the mainboard unit 40 is provided with a dot matrix liquid crystal display, a second through hole 102 for plugging and unplugging the power supply 50 and a third through hole 103 for plugging and unplugging the communication module 60 are convenient for workers to observe and record data measured by the ultrasonic water meter, the power supply 50 and the communication module 60 can be freely replaced, the two are independently installed and detached without mutual influence, and the communication module 60 can select a wired communication module or a wireless communication module according to different field conditions and is connected with the mainboard unit 40 through the third through hole 103; the ultrasonic pipe section 80 is arranged between the middle shell 20 and the lower shell 30 in a penetrating mode, the ultrasonic pipe section 80 can be freely detached, the power supply 50 and the communication module 60 above the ultrasonic pipe section can not be affected, installation and maintenance are convenient, and the modular design of the ultrasonic water meter is achieved to a large extent.

In the present embodiment, the model of the power supply 50 includes 18 # and 26 # s; in other embodiments, the power supply 50 may be any type of battery, provided that the plug-in mounting and dismounting of the power supply 50 is not affected.

Further, in this embodiment, with reference to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the ultrasonic tube segment 80 includes a copper tube segment 801 and a plastic tube segment 802, the plastic tube segment 802 is embedded in the copper tube segment 801, the plastic tube segment 802 can implement wide-range and low-initial metering, the strength and rigidity of the copper tube segment 801 are good, and an electrically controlled valve can be implemented, the copper tube segment 801 is further provided with a valve rod 803 and a support rod 804, the valve rod 803 is connected with the actuator 70, the actuator 70 controls transmission of the valve rod 803, and the support rod 804 can also effectively protect the ultrasonic tube segment itself while supporting other components in the cavity.

Further, in this embodiment, with reference to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the metering module 90 and the valve rod 803 are vertically disposed, so that the problem that bubbles affect metering can be solved, and better metering accuracy can be ensured, and the metering module 90 and the copper pipe section 801 can be assembled into a whole, and can also be detached, and the installation and maintenance are convenient.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a battery cover 104 for protection is installed on the second through hole 102, and a communication module cover 105 for protection is installed on the third through hole 103.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the communication module cover 105 has no opening and is a wireless communication module cover; in other embodiments, the communication module cover 105 is provided with an opening for placing a data cable, and is a wired communication module cover.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the first protective cover 106 playing a secondary protection role for the display screen of the main board unit 40 and the second protective cover 107 playing a secondary protection role for the power supply 50 and the communication module 60 are further installed on the surface of the upper housing 10, the first protective cover 106 and the second protective cover 107 can also protect an infrared window on the water meter, a touch key, a screen printing of the water meter, and the like, so as to effectively protect the water meter main body installed outdoors in long-term exposure to the sun and rain, the surface of the upper housing 10 is provided with a lead sealing hole matched with the first protective cover 106 and the second protective cover 107, which is a lead sealing closed state under normal conditions, and is opened only when the power supply 50 or the communication module 60 needs to be replaced, which has practical function, compact structure, beautiful appearance and good protection effect.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the sealing rings 100 are disposed at the contact position between the battery cover 104 and the upper housing 10, the contact position between the communication module cover 105 and the upper housing 10, the contact position between the upper housing 10 and the middle housing 20, and the valve rod 803 and the support pillar 804 of the ultrasonic pipe section 80, and by performing sealing processing on the overall structural components of the water meter, the IP68 protection level is realized in the whole meter, so that the water meter is effectively dustproof and waterproof in the outdoor environment.

Further, in this embodiment, with reference to fig. 1 and fig. 3, a rubber pool is disposed in the lower housing 30 as a secondary protection, after the ultrasonic pipe segment 80 is assembled with the metering module 90, the plug 901 of the metering module 90 needs to penetrate through the cavity, the rubber pool in the cavity is provided with the wire passing rubber pool plug 110, the wire passing rubber pool plug 110 has elasticity, and after the plug 901 penetrates through the rubber pool and then penetrates through the wire passing rubber pool plug 110, the wire passing rubber pool plug 110 rebounds quickly to restrain the cable of the plug 901, so that a sealing effect of the cable is achieved.

Further, in the present embodiment, with reference to fig. 1 and fig. 4, a communication module protection member 120 is further disposed in the cavity, the communication module protection member 120 is box-shaped, and protects and isolates the communication module 60, and the communication module 60 is placed in the communication module protection member 120, so as to prevent communication of the communication module 60 from being interfered by other factors.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a joint between the upper casing 10 and the middle casing 20 is further provided with a detachment prevention member 130 for fixing and detaching prevention, and the detachment prevention member 130 is fixed to the upper casing 10 and the middle casing 20 in a clamping manner, so that the upper casing 10 and the middle casing 20 are kept fixed and stably operate in an outdoor complex installation environment.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a fixing rod 301 for fixing the ultrasonic tube segment 80 is further disposed on the lower housing 30, and a portion of the ultrasonic tube segment 80 located in the cavity is fixed by the fixing rod 301, so as to prevent the ultrasonic tube segment 80 from moving when the water flow is large or under other conditions, so as to prevent the metering accuracy from being affected.

In the modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter in the embodiment, the power supply 50, the communication module 60 and the ultrasonic pipe section 80 are independently installed, can be freely replaced between wired communication and wireless communication according to the condition of an operation field, are completely unrelated in respective production processes during production, can be produced in parallel, have high modularization degree of the whole meter, are convenient to install, and only need to replace corresponding parts without changing the main structure when needing to be replaced or maintained; the utility model also combines the advantages of the copper pipe section 801 and the plastic pipe section 802, the plastic pipe section 802 is embedded in the copper pipe section 801, the liner of the plastic pipe section 802 can realize the measurement with wide range and low starting, the copper pipe section 801 solves the problems of strength and rigidity, and the electric control valve can be realized; in addition, the design of double flip covers carries out secondary protection on the power supply 50, the communication module 60 and the display screen of the main board unit 40, so that the service life of the water meter is prolonged; the sealing ring 100 realizes the protection grade of the whole meter IP68, so that the water meter can effectively prevent dust and water in the outdoor environment, and the metering precision of the water meter is ensured.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments, and that the appended drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and, on the contrary, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete. While the invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes in the form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. All utilize the equivalent structure that the content of the utility model discloses a specification and attached drawing was done, direct or indirect application is in other relevant technical field, all is in the same way the utility model discloses within the patent protection scope.

Claims (10)

1. A modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter, comprising: a housing;

the shell comprises an upper shell, a middle shell and a lower shell which are fixed through a clamping groove;

a cavity formed by the upper shell, the middle shell and the lower shell is internally provided with a main board unit, a power supply, a communication module, an actuator, an ultrasonic pipe section and a metering module which are electrically connected, wherein the actuator and the metering module are arranged on the ultrasonic pipe section; the surface of the upper shell is provided with a first through hole for display of a display screen of the mainboard unit, a second through hole for plugging and unplugging the power supply and a third through hole for plugging and unplugging the communication module, and the communication module can freely select a wired communication module or a wireless communication module according to the field condition and is connected with the mainboard unit through the third through hole; the ultrasonic pipe section penetrates between the middle shell and the lower shell.

2. The intelligent ultrasonic water meter of claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic pipe section comprises a copper pipe section and a plastic pipe section, the plastic pipe section is embedded in the copper pipe section, a valve rod and a support rod are further arranged on the copper pipe section, and the valve rod is connected with the actuator.

3. A modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter as set forth in claim 2, wherein said metering module is disposed perpendicular to said valve stem.

4. A modular intelligent ultrasonic water meter as claimed in claim 3, wherein a protective battery cover is mounted on the second through hole, and a protective communication module cover is mounted on the third through hole.

5. The intelligent ultrasonic water meter of claim 4, wherein a first protecting cover for protecting the display screen of the main board unit and a second protecting cover for protecting the power supply and the communication module are further mounted on the surface of the upper housing.

6. The intelligent ultrasonic water meter of claim 5, wherein sealing rings are disposed at the contact position of the battery cover and the upper housing, the contact position of the communication module cover and the upper housing, the contact position of the upper housing and the middle housing, the valve rod of the ultrasonic pipe section and the support rod.

7. The intelligent modular ultrasonic water meter of claim 1, wherein a wire-passing rubber pool plug is arranged in the cavity, and a plug of the metering module can pass through the wire-passing rubber pool plug and a cable of the plug is fixed by the wire-passing rubber pool plug in a sealing manner.

8. The intelligent ultrasonic water meter of claim 7, wherein a communication module protector is further disposed within the chamber, and the communication module is disposed within the communication module protector.

9. The intelligent ultrasonic water meter of claim 8, wherein a tamper-proof member is provided at the junction of the upper housing and the middle housing for securing the upper housing to the middle housing.

10. The intelligent ultrasonic water meter of claim 1, wherein the lower housing further comprises a securing rod for securing the ultrasonic pipe section.

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