CN220548290U - Robot inspection mechanism tool - Google Patents

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CN220548290U
CN220548290U CN202322060067.1U CN202322060067U CN220548290U CN 220548290 U CN220548290 U CN 220548290U CN 202322060067 U CN202322060067 U CN 202322060067U CN 220548290 U CN220548290 U CN 220548290U
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李洋
李溪
李少龙
张可原
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The utility model relates to the technical field of robot inspection mechanism tools, in particular to a robot inspection mechanism tool which improves the convenience of adjusting the inclination angle of a camera, improves the convenience of adjusting shooting of the camera at a higher or lower position, reduces the use limitation of an inspection mechanism, improves the positioning effect of adjusting the angle of the camera and improves the use stability of the camera; including first support arm, strutting arrangement, the second support arm, the camera, the slider, the connecting rod, the lead screw, the worm wheel, worm and first motor, first support arm bottom is provided with strutting arrangement, strutting arrangement is used for going up and down and rotation regulation to first support arm, second support arm middle part swivelling mounting is on first support arm lateral wall upper portion, the camera is installed at the second support arm right-hand member, be provided with the spout in the first support arm, the slider slides from top to bottom and sets up in the spout, connecting rod bottom and slider top left part swivelling joint, connecting rod top and second support arm bottom left part swivelling joint.

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Robot inspection mechanism tool
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of robot inspection mechanism tools, in particular to a robot inspection mechanism tool.
Background
The robot is an intelligent machine capable of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous working, can assist or even replace human beings to finish dangerous, heavy and complex work, improves working efficiency and quality, serves human life, enlarges or extends activity and capability range of the human beings, currently, in the prior art CN201821747291.0, a camera of the mechanism is arranged on an output shaft of a motor through a coupler, can move away from or close to a power iron tower through a lifting mechanism, can perform rotational movement by the motor, enables the camera to have at least two degrees of freedom of lifting movement and degree rotation, increases flexibility of the camera in a patrol process, increases a patrol field range, discovers that the camera of the mechanism cannot adjust an inclination angle when used, and has a shooting angle limitation when patrol is performed at a higher or lower position, so that the robot inspection mechanism tool is convenient for obliquely adjusting the angle of the camera and improving the patrol field.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model provides the robot inspection mechanism tool which improves the convenience of adjusting the inclination angle of the camera, improves the convenience of adjusting the camera to shooting at a higher or lower position, reduces the use limitation of an inspection mechanism, has the positioning effect of adjusting the angle of the camera and improves the use stability of the camera.
The utility model discloses a robot inspection mechanism tool which comprises a first support arm, a support device, a second support arm, a camera, a sliding block, a connecting rod, a screw rod, a worm wheel, a worm and a first motor, wherein the support device is arranged at the bottom end of the first support arm and is used for lifting and rotating the first support arm; the electric power facility is patrolled and examined through the camera, drive the worm through opening first motor and rotate, the worm is rotatory after rotatory through the meshing with the worm wheel drive lead screw, drive slider upwards or downward movement after the lead screw is rotatory, after the slider moves down, make the slider drive second support arm left end downward swing through the connecting rod, thereby make second support arm right-hand member drive the camera upward swing, through moving the slider downwards, make the second support arm drive the camera downward swing, and then improve the convenience of camera inclination regulation, improve the regulation convenience that the camera was shot higher or lower position, reduce the use limitation of inspection mechanism, simultaneously through worm wheel and worm meshing, after first motor stops driving, improve the positioning effect of camera angle regulation, improve the stability in use of camera.
Preferably, the supporting device comprises a first shell, a shifting device, a plurality of groups of telescopic columns, a supporting plate, a rotating device, a second shell, a second motor, a stud and an internal thread sleeve, wherein the shifting device is arranged at the bottom end of the first shell and used for moving the position of the first shell; the second motor is opened to drive the stud to rotate, the stud drives the internal thread sleeve to move upwards or downwards after rotating, the internal thread sleeve drives the supporting plate to conduct lifting adjustment, so that the supporting plate drives the camera to conduct lifting adjustment through the first supporting arm, the adjustment convenience of different heights of the camera is improved, the use limitation of the inspection mechanism is reduced, the stability of lifting adjustment of the supporting plate is improved through the arrangement of multiple groups of telescopic columns, and the lifting stability of the camera is further improved.
Preferably, the rotating device comprises a third shell, a third motor, an annular sliding block and a rotary table, wherein the bottom end of the third shell is connected with the top end of the supporting plate, the third motor is arranged on the inner side wall of the third shell, the annular sliding block is arranged at the top end of the third shell, the bottom end of the rotary table is provided with an annular sliding groove, the rotary table is rotatably arranged on the annular sliding block through the annular sliding groove, the output end of the third motor is concentrically connected with the bottom end of the rotary table, and the bottom end of the first supporting arm is connected with the top end of the rotary table; the third motor is opened to drive the carousel rotation, makes the carousel drive camera horizontal rotation certain angle through first support arm to be convenient for the camera to shoot different directions and patrol and examine, improve the operating range of camera, improve the regulation flexibility of camera, through setting up annular slider, improve the rotatory steady effect of carousel, and then improve the shooting stationarity of camera.
Preferably, the electric telescopic device further comprises an electric telescopic rod and an arc brake block, wherein the fixed end of the electric telescopic rod is arranged on the inner side wall of the first shell, the arc brake block is arranged on the moving end of the electric telescopic rod, and the arc brake block is arranged on the side of the internally threaded sleeve; the arc brake block is pushed to move through the electric telescopic rod, so that the arc brake block is tightly attached to the outer side wall of the internal thread sleeve, the arc brake block brakes the lifting of the internal thread sleeve, the positioning effect of lifting adjustment of the support plate is improved, and the lifting adjustment and fixing convenience of the camera is further improved.
Preferably, the displacement device comprises a remote control vehicle, and the top end of the remote control vehicle is connected with the bottom end of the first shell; the remote control is used for controlling the movement of the remote control vehicle, so that the remote control vehicle drives the first shell to move, the camera is further improved to shoot and patrol different positions of the electric power facility, and the use convenience of the patrol mechanism is improved.
Preferably, the telescopic device further comprises a plurality of groups of shaft sleeves, wherein the plurality of groups of shaft sleeves are all arranged at the top end of the first shell, and the plurality of groups of telescopic columns and the internal thread sleeves respectively penetrate through the plurality of groups of shaft sleeves to slide; through setting up multiunit axle sleeve, improve multiunit telescopic column and internal thread sleeve pipe lift remove's guide effect, improve the stationarity that the backup pad goes up and down, and then improve the lift stationarity of camera.
Preferably, the device further comprises a side baffle, wherein the top end of the side baffle and the bottom end of the supporting plate are sleeved on the outer side wall of the first shell in a sliding manner; through setting up the side shield, when the backup pad lift removes, the backup pad drives the side shield and reciprocates on first casing, makes the side shield protect the clearance between first casing top and the backup pad bottom all the time, improves the convenience of protection, improves the aesthetic property of inspection mechanism simultaneously.
Preferably, the device further comprises an illuminating lamp, wherein the illuminating lamp is arranged at the top end of the supporting plate; by arranging the illuminating lamp, the night convenience of the inspection mechanism for inspecting and shooting the electric power facilities is improved.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that: the electric power facility is patrolled and examined through the camera, drive the worm through opening first motor and rotate, the worm is rotatory after rotatory through the meshing with the worm wheel drive lead screw, drive slider upwards or downward movement after the lead screw is rotatory, after the slider moves down, make the slider drive second support arm left end downward swing through the connecting rod, thereby make second support arm right-hand member drive the camera upward swing, through moving the slider downwards, make the second support arm drive the camera downward swing, and then improve the convenience of camera inclination regulation, improve the regulation convenience that the camera was shot higher or lower position, reduce the use limitation of inspection mechanism, simultaneously through worm wheel and worm meshing, after first motor stops driving, improve the positioning effect of camera angle regulation, improve the stability in use of camera.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a connection of a slider with a connecting rod or the like;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a telescopic column connected to a support plate or the like;
FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a partial structure of a second support arm connected to a camera or the like;
the reference numerals in the drawings: 1. a first support arm; 2. a second support arm; 3. a camera; 4. a slide block; 5. a connecting rod; 6. a screw rod; 7. a worm wheel; 8. a worm; 9. a first motor; 10. a first housing; 11. a telescopic column; 12. a support plate; 13. a second housing; 14. a second motor; 15. a stud; 16. an internally threaded sleeve; 17. a third housing; 18. a third motor; 19. an annular slide block; 20. a turntable; 21. an electric telescopic rod; 22. an arc brake pad; 23. a remote control vehicle; 24. a shaft sleeve; 25. side baffles; 26. an illuminating lamp.
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In order that the utility model may be readily understood, a more complete description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. This utility model may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
The middle part of the second supporting arm 2 is rotatably arranged on the upper part of the outer side wall of the first supporting arm 1, the camera 3 is arranged at the right end of the second supporting arm 2, a chute is arranged in the first supporting arm 1, the sliding block 4 is arranged in the chute in a vertical sliding way, the bottom end of the connecting rod 5 is rotatably connected with the left part of the top end of the sliding block 4, the top end of the connecting rod 5 is rotatably connected with the left part of the bottom end of the second supporting arm 2, the upper end and the lower end of the screw rod 6 are respectively rotatably arranged on the inner side wall of the chute, the sliding block 4 is matched with the screw rod 6 and is spirally arranged on the outer side wall of the screw rod 6, the worm wheel 7 is sleeved on the lower part of the outer side wall of the screw rod 6, the left end and the right end of the worm 8 are rotatably arranged on the inner side wall of the chute, the worm 8 is meshed with the worm wheel 7, the first motor 9 is arranged on the outer side wall of the first supporting arm 1, the output end of the first motor 9 is concentrically connected with the left end of the worm 8, the bottom ends of the plurality of the telescopic columns 11 are respectively connected with the inner side wall of the first shell 10, the top ends of the plurality of groups of telescopic columns 11 are connected with the bottom ends of the supporting plates 12, the bottom ends of the second shell 13 are connected with the bottom of the inner side wall of the first shell 10, the second motor 14 is arranged on the inner side wall of the second shell 13, the bottom ends of the studs 15 are rotatably arranged at the top ends of the second shell 13, the output ends of the second motor 14 are concentrically connected with the bottom ends of the studs 15, the top ends of the internally threaded sleeves 16 are connected with the middle part of the bottom ends of the supporting plates 12, the upper parts of the studs 15 are matched and screwed in the internally threaded sleeves 16, the bottom ends of the third shell 17 are connected with the top ends of the supporting plates 12, the third motor 18 is arranged on the inner side wall of the third shell 17, the annular sliding block 19 is arranged at the top end of the third shell 17, the bottom end of the turntable 20 is provided with an annular sliding groove, the turntable 20 is rotatably arranged on the annular sliding block 19 through the annular sliding groove, the output ends of the third motor 18 are concentrically connected with the bottom ends of the turntable 20, the bottom ends of the first supporting arm 1 are connected with the top ends of the turntable 20, the fixed end of the electric telescopic rod 21 is arranged on the inner side wall of the first shell 10, the arc-shaped brake block 22 is arranged on the moving end of the electric telescopic rod 21, the arc-shaped brake block 22 is arranged at the side of the internally threaded sleeve 16, the top end of the remote control car 23 is connected with the bottom end of the first shell 10, a plurality of groups of shaft sleeves 24 are arranged at the top end of the first shell 10, a plurality of groups of telescopic columns 11 and the internally threaded sleeve 16 respectively pass through the plurality of groups of shaft sleeves 24 to slide, the top end of the side baffle 25 is sleeved with the bottom end of the supporting plate 12 in a sliding manner, the side baffle 25 is sleeved on the outer side wall of the first shell 10, and the illuminating lamp 26 is arranged at the top end of the supporting plate 12; the electric power facility is patrolled and examined through the camera 3, drive worm 8 rotatory through opening first motor 9, worm 8 rotatory back is through the meshing with worm wheel 7 drives lead screw 6 rotatory, drive slider 4 upwards or downwardly moving behind the lead screw 6 rotatory, after slider 4 downwardly moving, make slider 4 drive the downward swing of second support arm 2 left end through connecting rod 5, thereby make the right-hand member of second support arm 2 drive camera 3 upwards swing, through moving slider 4 downwardly, make second support arm 2 drive camera 3 downward swing, and then improve the convenience of camera 3 inclination regulation, improve the regulation convenience of camera 3 to higher or lower position shooting, reduce the use limitation of inspection mechanism, simultaneously through worm wheel 7 and worm 8 meshing, after first motor 9 stops driving, improve the positioning effect of camera 3 angle modulation, improve the stability in use of camera 3.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, when the robot inspection mechanism tool disclosed by the utility model works, firstly, an electric facility is inspected through a camera 3, a first motor 9 is turned on to drive a worm 8 to rotate, the worm 8 is meshed with a worm wheel 7 to drive a screw rod 6 to rotate, a slide block 4 is driven to move upwards or downwards after the screw rod 6 rotates, when the slide block 4 moves downwards, the slide block 4 drives the left end of a second support arm 2 to swing downwards through a connecting rod 5, the right end of the second support arm 2 drives the camera 3 to swing upwards, the slide block 4 moves downwards, the second support arm 2 drives the camera 3 to swing downwards, then a second motor 14 is turned on to drive a stud 15 to rotate, the stud 15 is turned on to drive an inner threaded sleeve 16 to move upwards or downwards, the inner threaded sleeve 16 is driven to drive a support plate 12 to perform lifting adjustment, the support plate 12 is driven to lift and adjust through the first support arm 1, then a third motor 18 is turned on to drive a turntable 20 to drive the camera 3 to horizontally rotate by a certain angle, the turntable 20 is driven to swing downwards through the first support arm 1, the camera 3 is driven to swing upwards, the camera 3 in different directions, then the camera 3 is driven to swing downwards, the camera 3 is driven to swing through a second support arm 2 to drive a camera 3 to swing, the camera 3 to swing, then the camera 3 is controlled to move by a remote control and the camera 3 to move, and the remote control position is controlled to move, and the camera 3 is controlled to be different from a position.
The main functions realized by the utility model are as follows: the electric power facility is patrolled and examined through the camera 3, drive worm 8 rotatory through opening first motor 9, worm 8 rotatory back is through the meshing with worm wheel 7 drives lead screw 6 rotatory, drive slider 4 upwards or downwardly moving behind the lead screw 6 rotatory, after slider 4 downwardly moving, make slider 4 drive the downward swing of second support arm 2 left end through connecting rod 5, thereby make the right-hand member of second support arm 2 drive camera 3 upwards swing, through moving slider 4 downwardly, make second support arm 2 drive camera 3 downward swing, and then improve the convenience of camera 3 inclination regulation, improve the regulation convenience of camera 3 to higher or lower position shooting, reduce the use limitation of inspection mechanism, simultaneously through worm wheel 7 and worm 8 meshing, after first motor 9 stops driving, improve the positioning effect of camera 3 angle modulation, improve the stability in use of camera 3.
The robot inspection mechanism tool disclosed by the utility model has the advantages that the installation mode, the connection mode or the setting mode of the robot inspection mechanism tool are common mechanical modes, and the robot inspection mechanism tool can be implemented as long as the beneficial effects of the robot inspection mechanism tool can be achieved; the camera 3, the first motor 9, the second motor 14, the third motor 18, the electric telescopic rod 21, the arc-shaped brake block 22, the remote control car 23 and the illuminating lamp 26 of the robot inspection mechanism tool are purchased in the market, and a person skilled in the art only needs to install and operate according to the attached using instruction without creative labor of the person skilled in the art.
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 utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and it should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present utility model, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the scope of the utility model.

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1. The utility model provides a robot inspection mechanism frock, a serial communication port, including first support arm (1), strutting arrangement, second support arm (2), camera (3), slider (4), connecting rod (5), lead screw (6), worm wheel (7), worm (8) and first motor (9), first support arm (1) bottom is provided with strutting arrangement, strutting arrangement is used for the lift and the rotation regulation to first support arm (1), second support arm (2) mid-rotation installs in first support arm (1) lateral wall upper portion, camera (3) are installed at second support arm (2) right-hand member, be provided with the spout in first support arm (1), slider (4) upper and lower slip sets up in the spout, connecting rod (5) bottom and slider (4) top left portion swivelling joint, connecting rod (5) top and second support arm (2) bottom left portion swivelling joint, the upper and lower both ends of lead screw (6) are rotatory respectively installed on the spout inside wall, slider (4) cooperation spiral shell is installed on first support arm (6) lateral wall, worm wheel (7) suit motor (8) lateral wall lower part, and worm (8) are installed on a lateral wall (8) lateral wall and a lateral wall (9) are installed in the rotation of lead screw (8) lateral wall on a lateral wall (1), and the output end of the first motor (9) is concentrically connected with the left end of the worm (8).
2. The robot inspection mechanism tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting device comprises a first shell (10), a displacement device, a plurality of groups of telescopic columns (11), a supporting plate (12), a rotating device, a second shell (13), a second motor (14), a stud (15) and an internal threaded sleeve (16), the bottom end of the first shell (10) is provided with the displacement device, the displacement device is used for moving the position of the first shell (10), the bottom ends of the plurality of groups of telescopic columns (11) are all connected with the bottom of the inner side wall of the first shell (10), the top ends of the plurality of groups of telescopic columns (11) are all connected with the bottom end of the supporting plate (12), the top end of the supporting plate (12) is provided with the rotating device, the first supporting arm (1) is installed at the top end of the rotating device, the bottom end of the second shell (13) is connected with the bottom of the first shell (10), the bottom end of the second motor (14) is installed on the inner side wall of the second shell (13), the bottom end of the stud (15) is rotatably installed on the top end of the second shell (13), and the output end of the second motor (14) is connected with the bottom end of the inner side wall of the second shell (15) concentrically, and the bottom end of the stud (16) is installed on the threaded sleeve (16) and is in the middle of the threaded sleeve (16).
3. The robot inspection mechanism tool according to claim 2, wherein the rotating device comprises a third shell (17), a third motor (18), an annular sliding block (19) and a rotary table (20), the bottom end of the third shell (17) is connected with the top end of the supporting plate (12), the third motor (18) is mounted on the inner side wall of the third shell (17), the annular sliding block (19) is mounted on the top end of the third shell (17), an annular sliding groove is formed in the bottom end of the rotary table (20), the rotary table (20) is rotatably mounted on the annular sliding block (19) through the annular sliding groove, the output end of the third motor (18) is concentrically connected with the bottom end of the rotary table (20), and the bottom end of the first supporting arm (1) is connected with the top end of the rotary table (20).
4. The robot inspection mechanism tooling according to claim 2, further comprising an electric telescopic rod (21) and an arc-shaped brake block (22), wherein the fixed end of the electric telescopic rod (21) is mounted on the inner side wall of the first shell (10), the arc-shaped brake block (22) is mounted on the moving end of the electric telescopic rod (21), and the arc-shaped brake block (22) is arranged on the side of the internally threaded sleeve (16).
5. The robot inspection mechanism tooling of claim 2, wherein the displacement device comprises a remote control car (23), and wherein the top end of the remote control car (23) is connected with the bottom end of the first housing (10).
6. The robot inspection mechanism tooling according to claim 2, further comprising a plurality of sets of shaft sleeves (24), wherein the plurality of sets of shaft sleeves (24) are all mounted on the top end of the first housing (10), and wherein the plurality of sets of telescopic posts (11) and the internally threaded sleeves (16) respectively slide through the plurality of sets of shaft sleeves (24).
7. The robot inspection mechanism tooling of claim 2, further comprising a side baffle (25), wherein a top end of the side baffle (25) and a bottom end of the support plate (12) are slidably sleeved on an outer side wall of the first housing (10).
8. The robotic inspection mechanism tool according to claim 2, further comprising an illumination lamp (26), the illumination lamp (26) being mounted on top of the support plate (12).
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