JPH0626832Y2 - Acid rain monitoring and collection equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an acid rain monitoring and collecting device, and in particular, the charging power from a solar cell is used as a power source for driving various equipment in the device and is incorporated in the device. The present invention relates to an acid rain monitoring / collecting device that enables use in the winter season and allows pH and rainfall to be recorded unattended for a long period of time by means of a temperature mechanism.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, an automatic acid rain monitoring and collecting device for the purpose of investigating a causal relationship between a source of acid rain and damage is known.
For example, a dust tank and a rainwater tank, which are respectively supported by a mounting base, are arranged on both side surfaces of the apparatus body, and a lid body is provided for opening and closing the rainwater tank or the rainwater tank by detecting rainfall. Is held by a drive lever that is rotated by a lid drive unit, and the lid has a heavy weight because the lid does not roll during rotation of the drive lever. (Kaisho 60-185244). Also, a solar cell is placed on the top of the device body,
The battery, which is stored in the device, is charged with the electric current whose energy is converted by the solar cell, and the charging power is used as a driving power source for driving various devices attached to the device, and the heat retaining liquid in the water tank of the basement is used as a snowmelter. There is also known a snow melting rainfall amount measuring device (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-170578) which is circulated in a surrounding heat retaining liquid circulation unit to prevent freezing and snow accumulation in the snow melter.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

A device that uses a commercial power source, such as the above-described acid rain and soot dust collecting device, has a limited installation area, and cannot be installed in a deep mountain, for example, to investigate the effect on forests.
Also, this device has a defect that the device does not work in a cold area with a lot of snow. On the other hand, a snowmelt rainfall measuring device that enables measurement of snowmelt rainfall in cold regions using solar cells is already known as described above, but with this device, measurement of rainfall, measurement of pH, and further measurement It was not possible to record the results automatically.

As a result of various researches to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional defects, the present inventor has provided a wet sample collector with a funnel part whose periphery is covered with a heat retaining liquid circulation part, and a lid body at the center of the lower surface of the lid body. Suspending a balancer for stationary, rain gauge in the main body of the device,
A pH measuring unit, a collecting bottle and a recording unit are provided, and the rain collected in the funnel is sequentially introduced into the rain gauge, the pH measuring unit and the collecting bottle, and the amount of rain and the pH measurement result are recorded in the recording unit to generate an exothermic two-liquid reaction. A liquid mixing reaction tank was provided in the water bath, and the heat retaining liquid in the water bath heated by the heat generation of the reaction liquid was circulated to the heat retaining liquid circulating section according to the outside air temperature. The inventors arrived at the present invention by discovering that acid rain monitoring and collection can be carried out efficiently for a long period of time even in mountainous areas such as the ground.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

That is, according to the present invention, a solar cell and a rain sensor are arranged on the upper surface of the apparatus body, and a dry sample collector and a wet sample collector supported by a support pipe are installed on the side surface of the apparatus body. Alternatively, the wet sample collector is equipped with a lid which is opened and closed by driving an arm upon detecting rain, and the current converted into energy by the solar cell is charged into the battery housed in the main body of the device, and the charging power is supplied. In the acid rain monitoring and collecting device which was used as a power source for driving various devices attached to the device main body, the wet sample collector was provided with a funnel part whose periphery was covered with a heat retaining liquid circulation part, and a bottom surface of the lid body. A balancer for stopping the lid is hung in the central part, and a rain gauge, a pH measuring part, a sampling bottle and a recording part are provided in the main body of the device, and the rain collected in the funnel part. A rain gauge, a pH measuring unit, and a sampling bottle are sequentially introduced, and the rainfall amount and the pH measurement result are recorded in a recording unit, and a mixing reaction tank for the exothermic two-component reaction solution is provided in the water bath and heated by the heat of the reaction solution. An acid rain monitoring and collecting device characterized in that a warming liquid in a heated water bath is circulated to the warming liquid circulating section according to the outside air temperature to prevent freezing and snow accumulation in the funnel section. .

〔Example〕

The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a positional relationship of devices by partially cutting out a main part of the device of the present invention.

Solar cells 2 and 3 are integrally attached to the upper surface of the device body 1 of the acid rain monitoring and collecting device of the present invention, and the current converted by the solar cells 2 and 3 while receiving the sunlight. Is always charged in the battery 18 that can be stored in the apparatus body 1. The charging power is used as a driving power source for driving various devices provided in the acid rain monitoring and collecting device of the present invention as described later. An electric circuit (not shown) for controlling various devices is housed in the control unit 40.

The dry sample collector 6 supported by the support pipes 14 and 15 and the support pipes 16 and 17 are provided on both sides of the apparatus body 1.
A wet sample collector 7 supported by is disposed.

At the time of snow or rain, the lid 5 is fitted to the dry sample collector 6 as shown in the drawing of the embodiment, and when there is no snow or rain, the lid 5 is a wet sample as shown by the dotted line in FIG. It is automatically fitted to the collector 7.

Flanges 51, 51 are fixed to both ends of the upper surface of the lid body 5, pins 52, 52 are fixed to the flanges 51, 51, and the pins 52, 52 are inserted into the holes at the tips of the arms 8, 8. Has been done. Further, a balancer for stopping the lid body is hung on the central portion of the lower surface of the lid body 5, and the arms 8 and 8 have arrows a or b.
The lid body 5 is prevented from rolling laterally even if it is rotated in the direction.

When the rain detector 4 senses rainfall, the motors in the lid driving unit 41 drive the arms 8 to rotate in the direction of arrow b, and the lid 5 is fitted to the dry sample collector 6 as described above. It When there is no rainfall, the arms 8 and 8 are rotated in the direction of arrow a, and the lid 5 is attached to the wet sample collector 7.

The structure of the lid driving section 41 is as follows. That is, the bases of the arms 8 and 8 are fixed to the shaft 13, and both ends of the shaft 13 are inserted into the holes of the flange 12 fixed to the recess 11 of the apparatus main body 1, and the other ends of the shaft 13 are fixed. The driving force of a motor (not shown) is transmitted to the end.

At the time of rainfall, the rain collected by the funnel part 42 of the wet sample collector 7 is guided to the rain gauge 37 via the pipe 34, and further to the pH measuring part 23 via the pipe 35 and the valve 24. Then, it is collected in the collection bottle 21 through the pipe 36 and the valve 22. When the sampling bin 21 is full, excess rain is discharged to the outside of the device through the valve 22 and the drain 20.

Recorded rainfall and pH measurement results as monitoring data over time
The recording unit 39 is configured so that it can be stored in the memory in 39 and can be printed out.

Furthermore, the acid rain monitoring and collecting device of the present invention has a built-in heating system to prevent freezing and to operate even during snowfall.

That is, when the temperature sensor 19 detects a temperature equal to or lower than a specific temperature, the first measuring device 281 and the second measuring device 282 operate according to a command from the control unit 40, and the first reaction liquid tank 251 and the second reaction liquid tank 251 respectively. A certain amount of the first reaction liquid and the second reaction liquid is discharged from the liquid tank 252 to generate reaction heat in the mixing reaction tank 30 provided in the water bath 27, and the heat generation heats the heat retaining liquid in the water bath 27. To be done.

The warmed heat-retaining liquid 38 is sucked through the suction pipe 29 by the drive of the pump 26, is further sent to the rain-sensing device 4 through the pipe 32, and is then passed through the pipe 44 in the heat-retaining liquid circulating portion 43 around the funnel portion 42. Sent to. Therefore, the heat of the heat-retaining liquid 38 removes snow, frost, and dew on the surface of the rain-sensing device 4 to obtain accurate rain-sensing information, and the frost or snow in the funnel portion 42 melts. The cooled heat retaining liquid is returned to the inside of the water bath 27 through the pipe 33 and heated again in the water bath 27.

[Action and effect]

Since the present invention has the configuration as described above, the charging power from the solar cell is used as a power source for driving various equipment in the device, and the heating mechanism is built-in. It is also possible to provide an acid rain monitoring and collecting device that can be installed for a long time and can be used even in winter.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a positional relationship of devices by cutting out a main part of the device of the present invention. . 1 ... Device 11 ... Recess 12 ... Flange 13 ... Shaft 2 ... Solar cell 3 ... Solar cell 4 ... Rain sensor 5 ... Lid 51 ... Flange 52 ... Pin 53 ... Lid Balancer for body rest 6 …… Dry sample collector 7 …… Wet sample collector 8 …… Arm 14 …… Support pipe 15 …… Support pipe 16 …… Support pipe 17 …… Support pipe 18 …… Battery 19 …… Temperature Sensor 20 …… Drain 21 …… Collection pin 22 …… Valve 23 …… pH measuring unit 24 …… Valve 251 …… First reaction solution tank 252 …… Second reaction solution tank 26 …… Pump 27 …… Water bath 281 …… First weighing device 282 …… Second weighing device 29 …… Suction pipe 30 …… Mixing reaction tank 31.32.33.34.35.36. …… Pipe 37 …… Rain gauge 38 …… Heat retaining liquid 39 …… Recording unit 40… … Control part 41 …… Lid drive part 42 …… Funnel part 43 …… Heat insulation liquid circulation part 44 …… Pipe

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A solar cell and a rain sensor are arranged on an upper surface of an apparatus main body, and a dry sample collector and a wet sample collector supported by a support pipe are installed on a side surface of the apparatus main body. The wet sample collector is equipped with a lid that is opened / closed by driving an arm when rain is detected, and the current converted into energy by the solar cell is charged into a battery stored in the main body of the device, and the charging power is supplied to the device. In the acid rain monitoring and collecting device which was used as a power source for driving the equipment attached to the main body, the wet sample collector was provided with a funnel part whose periphery was covered with a heat retaining liquid circulation part, and the bottom center of the lid body. A balancer for stopping the lid is hung on the part, and a rain gauge, a pH measuring part, a sampling bottle and a recording part are provided in the main body of the device, and the rain collected on the funnel is rained. Meter, rainfall and pH measurements were recorded by the recording unit together with successively introduced into pH measuring unit and collecting bottles,
A mixing reaction tank for the exothermic two-liquid reaction liquid is provided in the water bath, and the heat retaining liquid in the water bath heated by the heat generation of the reaction liquid is circulated to the heat retaining liquid circulation unit according to the outside air temperature, and in the funnel unit. Acid rain monitoring and collecting device characterized in that it is configured to prevent freezing and snow accumulation.