KR101509108B1 - Snowfall amount measurement apparatus and the operating method of it - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention supports; to and from the mobile unit along the vertical longitudinal direction of the support; snow cover and the take-off from the mobile unit as measured, when the measurement of snow accumulation is completed is stored in the measurement unit moving unit; Sensor unit for measuring the amount of the lower surface of the measurement section is provided in the end extending from the mobile part and the facing surface, And is provided to the mobile unit, the measurement of snow accumulation is complete management of a washing or drying the sensor in the measuring unit is housed in the moving part; and characterized in that it comprises a by minimizing the error in the correct real time of snowfall that relates to a measuring device and a management method of snowfall to enable measurement.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a snowfall measuring apparatus and a method of operating the snowfall measuring apparatus.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a snowfall measuring apparatus and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to a snowfall measuring apparatus and a method of operating the snowfall measuring apparatus that minimize an error and enable accurate measurement of a snowfall amount in real time.

It is necessary to acquire a large number of observation points in the mountainous area upstream of the stream, and it is possible to obtain an accurate measurement value. Since such observation points are mostly outcropped, it is impossible for the observer to measure them individually. Unmanned and automated.

From this point of view, redesigns having various structures and operating mechanisms have been researched and well known. For example, it is possible to enumerate the measurement of snowfall using ultrasonic waves, or the measurement using observation equipment such as a camera.

However, in the case of an apparatus for measuring the amount of snow using an ultrasonic wave, since the amount of snowfall is measured using the time that the ultrasonic wave irradiated from the ultrasonic sensor reaches the snow-covered eye and is reflected again and reaches the ultrasonic sensor side, An error will occur.

In addition, the measurement apparatus using ultrasonic waves has a problem in that the intensity of the reflected wave is large according to the state of the eye, making it difficult to cope with the ultrasonic waves, and there is a problem that deviation occurs due to the field conditions such as topographic features due to snow.

In addition, in the case of a method and an apparatus using observation equipment such as a camera, it is difficult to measure the amount of snowfall by covering the lens of the camera with snow.

Patent No. 10-0355024 Patent No. 10-1087662

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a snowfall measuring apparatus and a method for operating the snowfall amount measuring apparatus which can accurately measure the snowfall amount in real time by minimizing an error.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, A moving part that reciprocates along the vertical direction of the support frame; A measuring unit that is drawn out from the moving unit when the snowfall amount is measured and stored in the moving unit when the snowfall amount measurement is completed; A sensor unit provided on a bottom surface of the end portion of the measuring unit drawn out from the moving unit and facing the ground surface to measure the amount of snow accumulated on the ground in contact with the accumulated snow; And a controller for cleaning or drying the sensor unit of the metering unit, the metering unit being provided in the moving unit and having the measurement of the amount of snowfall completed and stored in the moving unit.

In addition, the present invention provides a semiconductor device comprising: a support; A moving part that reciprocates along the vertical direction of the support frame; A measuring unit which is rotated and drawn out from the moving unit when the snowfall amount is measured, and rotated when the snowfall amount is measured, and stored in the moving unit; A sensor unit provided on a bottom surface of the end portion of the measuring unit drawn out from the moving unit and facing the ground surface to measure the amount of snow accumulated on the ground in contact with the accumulated snow; A receiving part fixed to one side of the support; And a control unit that is provided in the accommodating unit and that cleans or dries the sensor unit of the metering unit that is completed in measurement of the amount of snowfall and stored in the moving unit, wherein the stored metering unit and the drawn metering unit are mutually orthogonal The amount of snowfall can be reduced.

Here, the snowfall measuring apparatus may further include a drive transmitting unit that is provided in the moving unit and is connected to the measuring unit, and transmits a driving force for storing or withdrawing the measuring unit from the moving unit to the measuring unit.

At this time, the metering section includes a pivoting piece coupled to the moving section to be coupled with the moving section so as to be forwardly and reversely rotatable, and a pivoting piece extending from the end of the pivoting piece to be drawn or stored from the receiving groove formed in the moving section, And the sensor unit is mounted to the entrance piece, and the management unit is provided inside the accommodation groove and faces the sensor unit of the entrance member accommodated in the accommodation groove .

The measuring unit includes a rotating piece coupled to the moving unit to be coupled with the moving unit so as to be forwardly and reversely rotatable, and a guide member extending or ending from a receiving step formed in the moving unit, extending from the end of the rotating member, Wherein the sensor unit is mounted to the access piece, and the management unit is provided in the accommodation unit and confronts the sensor unit of the access unit accommodated in the accommodation step.

The measuring unit may further include a driving motor incorporated in the moving unit, and a driving shaft provided at an end of the driving motor to rotate forward and reverse and coupled with the rotating piece,

And the pivoting piece is disposed adjacent to a lower portion of the moving portion in parallel with an inclined surface formed upwardly inclined toward the upper end of the support.

Further, the entrance piece is formed to be inclined with respect to the pivotal piece, and the receiving groove is formed in parallel to the support base.

The controller may be any one of a heater or a hot air blower incorporated in the moving unit and drying or dissolving moisture, snow or ice on the sensor unit by applying heat thereto, or a combination thereof.

The management unit may be any one of a heater and a hot air blower installed in the accommodation unit and drying or melting the moisture or snow or ice on the sensor unit, or a combination thereof.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus comprising: a moving unit reciprocating in a vertical direction; An access piece which is rotated and drawn out from the moving part when the snowfall amount is measured and is rotated and stored in the moving part when the measurement of the snowfall amount is completed; A turning piece which is rotatably coupled to the moving part and is rotated by receiving a driving force, the turning piece being inclined at an end portion thereof; And a sensor portion provided on a bottom surface of the end portion of the measuring portion drawn out from the moving portion and facing the ground surface to measure the amount of snow accumulated on the ground in contact with the accumulated snow, And the exit and exit portions are mutually orthogonal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising: a first step of drawing a measurement part from a moving part provided on a support, When the moving part descends along the longitudinal direction of the support and the sensor mounted on the bottom of the measuring part touches the snow piled on the ground, the moving part stops and the height of the snow piled up from the ground A second step of measuring; And a third step of, after the measurement unit is accommodated in the movement unit, a management unit provided at one side of the support unit to remove moisture, snow or ice adhering to the surface of the sensor unit mounted on the measurement unit, And then returning to the home position.

Here, the third step may further include a step of returning the moving unit to an original position after the measuring unit is housed in the moving unit.

In this case, the third step is characterized in that, after the measurement section is housed in the moving section, the management section operates and the moving section returns to the home position.

When the predetermined time has elapsed after the completion of the third step, the steps from the first step to the third step are sequentially repeated.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the management section continuously removes moisture, snow, ice, or the like from the sensor section of the measuring section drawn or stored from the moving section reciprocating the support rod, And can help to measure accurate snowfall in real time.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side elevation view showing the overall structure of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a conceptual view sequentially illustrating storage and withdrawal of a measurement unit from a moving unit, which is a main part of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a partial side conceptual diagram showing sequentially the receipt and withdrawal of the measuring unit from the moving unit, which is the main part of the snowfall measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side conceptual diagram showing the overall structure of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention
5 is a block diagram showing an operation method of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 9 are conceptual diagrams sequentially illustrating an operation method of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be embodied in various other forms.

The present embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of the present invention is thoroughly disclosed and that those skilled in the art will fully understand the scope of the present invention.

And the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Thus, in some embodiments, well known components, well known operations, and well-known techniques are not specifically described to avoid an undesirable interpretation of the present invention.

In addition, throughout the specification, like reference numerals refer to like elements, and the terms (mentioned) used herein are intended to illustrate the embodiments and not to limit the invention.

In this specification, the singular forms include plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and the constituents and acts referred to as " comprising (or comprising) " do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other constituents and actions .

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are defined.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a side conceptual view showing the overall structure of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It can be understood that the moving unit 200 having the measuring unit 300, the sensor unit 400 and the management unit 500 is vertically reciprocated in the support 100 as shown in FIG.

The moving unit 200 reciprocates along the longitudinal direction of the support 100. The measuring unit 300 is taken out of the moving unit 200 when the amount of snowfall is measured and when the measurement of the amount of snowfall is completed, It is stored.

The sensor unit 400 is provided on the bottom surface of the end portion of the measuring unit 300 taken out from the moving unit 200 and faces the ground 700. The sensor unit 400 is in contact with the snow 800, For example.

The sensor unit 400 may be a variety of sensors, such as a contact sensor, an optical sensor, a color sensor, etc. In general, in the case of an optical sensor, a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit are provided, When the sensor unit 400 first contacts the snow 800 stacked on the sensor unit 400, the above-mentioned obstacle is changed in position, and when the light of the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are mutually communicated, the position is stored and the snowfall amount is calculated.

Needless to say, the sensor unit 400 can be operated by various operation mechanisms.

The management unit 500 may be provided in the moving unit 200 and may clean or dry the sensor unit 400 of the measurement unit 300 that has completed the measurement of the snowfall amount and is stored in the moving unit 200, ) Is always maintained in a clean initial state, so that it is possible to accurately measure the amount of snowfall to minimize the error.

It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

The present invention may further include an actuator 600 mounted on the support 100 to transmit a driving force to the moving part 200.

More specifically, the actuator 600 includes a drive pulley 610 mounted on one end of the support 100 to receive forward and reverse rotation of the drive pulley 610, a drive pulley 610 mounted on the other end of the support 100, And a belt 630 connecting the driving pulley 610 and the driven pulley 620 to each other.

The moving part 200 may be coupled to the belt 630 and reciprocate vertically between the driving pulley 610 and the driven pulley 620 in conjunction with forward and reverse rotation of the driving pulley 610.

At this time, the actuator 600 is not limited to the above-described structure.

That is, the drive pulley 610 may be replaced with a drive sprocket, the driven pulley 620 with a driven sprocket, and the belt 630 with a chain.

At this time, the driving pulley 610 is a driving pinion, the driven pulley 620 is a driven pinion, and the belt 630 is a rack formed by a gear formed on the outer peripheral surface of the drive pinion and the driven pinion, It can be replaced by a belt.

In addition to the above-described embodiments, the actuator 600 may adopt any structure as long as it can reciprocate the moving part 200 along the vertical length of the support base 100 such as the LM guide.

The measuring unit 300 is connected to the measuring unit 300 and the measuring unit 300 is provided to the moving unit 200 so that the measuring unit 300 can perform an operation of being stored or taken out from the moving unit 200. [ 200 to the measuring unit 300. In this case,

The drive transmission unit may include a drive shaft 340 rotatably coupled to the measurement unit 300 and a drive motor 330 for rotating the drive shaft 340 in the forward and reverse directions.

More specifically, the measuring unit 300 includes a rotating piece 310 coupled to the moving unit 200 so as to be coupled with the moving unit 200 so as to be movable in the forward and reverse directions, It is understood that the structure includes the entrance piece 320 taken out or stored from the storage groove 210 formed and perpendicular to the support 100 when the storage groove 210 is drawn out.

The sensor unit 400 to be described later is attached to the entrance piece 320 and the management unit 500 is provided inside the accommodation groove 210 to face the sensor unit 400, Can be provided.

2 (a) and Fig. 3 (a), the drive shaft 340 is moved from the state in which the access piece 320 is accommodated in the movable part 200 to the outside of the movable part 200 as shown in Fig. 2 (b) And is finally disposed parallel to the ground on the bottom surface of the moving unit 200 as shown in FIGS. 2 (c) and 3 (b). The driving force is transmitted from the driving motor 330, The driving force is transmitted to the driving motor 310.

The pivoting piece 310 is disposed adjacent to the lower part of the moving part 200 in parallel with the inclined surface 220 formed upwardly inclined toward the upper end of the support 100. [

1 to 3, the outflow piece 320 is formed to be inclined with respect to the pivotal piece 310, and the receiving groove 210 is formed in parallel with the support base 100, It is possible to repeat the operation of smoothly storing and unloading the recording medium 200 from the recording medium.

At this time, the management unit 500 may include a heater built in the moving unit 200 and drying or melting the moisture imposed on the sensor unit 400 by applying heat to the snow or ice, It may also include a hot air blower that blows hot air to dry or melt water, snow or ice.

As described above, the present invention can be applied to an embodiment in which the moving unit 200 including the measuring unit 300 and the management unit 500 moves up and down as well as the elevating and lowering movement, It is also possible to apply the embodiment in which the management unit 500 is incorporated in the receiving portion 900 fixed to one side of the support 100 so as to reduce the driving load due to reciprocation.

The measuring unit 300 includes a rotating piece 310 coupled to the moving unit 200 and receiving forward driving force and rotating forward and reverse and a receiving step 310 extending from the end of the rotating piece 320, (320) accommodated in or drawn out from the housing (230).

At this time, the access piece 320 is orthogonal to the supporting table 100 when the access piece 320 is rotated and drawn out from the receiving step 230. When the access piece 320 is drawn out from the receiving step 320 and the receiving step 320 stored in the receiving step 230, The outgoing pieces 320 are orthogonal to each other.

Since the management unit 500 is embedded in the storage unit 900 and faces the sensor unit 400 of the entrance piece 320 housed in the storage step 230, the sensor unit 400 by the management unit 500, It is possible to perform washing or drying.

A method of operating the snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an operation method of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 to 9 are conceptual diagrams sequentially illustrating an operation method of a snowfall measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

Here, reference numerals of the drawings not shown in Figs. 5 to 9 refer to Figs. 1 to 4. Fig.

6, when the eye 800 is lowered, the pivoting piece 310 rotates in one direction to move from the receiving groove 210 of the moving part 200 provided in the supporting table 100 The access piece 320 of the measuring unit 300 is taken out (S1: first step).

7, when the sensor unit 400 mounted on the bottom surface of the end portion of the entrance piece 320 of the measurement unit 300 is placed on the ground 700, When the user touches the snow 800, the moving part 200 stops and the sensor unit 400 measures the height of the snow accumulated from the ground (S2: second step).

8, the management unit 500 provided in the moving unit 200 moves the measuring unit 300 (see FIG. 8) into the receiving groove 210 of the moving unit 200, (S3: third step). In the third step, as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, the moving part 200 moves along the longitudinal direction of the support 100 and returns to the original position as shown in FIG. 9, and the preparation for carrying out the first step S1 is completed.

Here, the third step S3 is a step of returning the moving part 200 to the home position after the entrance piece 320 of the measuring part 300 is received in the receiving groove 210 of the moving part 200 The above is the same as mentioned above.

At this time, after the entrance piece 320 of the measuring unit 300 is housed in the receiving groove 210 of the moving unit 200, the moving unit 200 may return to the home position while the management unit 500 is operated Of course.

Therefore, when a certain period of time, preferably about 10 minutes, has elapsed after the end of the third step S3, the snowfall amount is measured accurately in real time by sequentially repeating from the first step S1 to the third step S3 It will be possible to do.

As described above, it is understood that the present invention provides a snowfall measuring apparatus and a method of operating the snowfall amount measuring apparatus capable of measuring an accurate snowfall amount in real time by minimizing an error, as a basic technical idea.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many other modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention.

100 ... support
200 ... moving part
210 ... storage groove
220 ... slope
230 ... housing stitch
300 ... measuring section
310 ... rotation
320 ... Access
330 ... drive motor
340 ... drive shaft
400 ... sensor portion
500 ... manager
600 ... Actuator
610 ... driven pulley
620 ... driven pulley
630 ... belt
700 ... floor
800 ... Eyes
900 ... accommodating portion
S1 ... Step 1
S2 ... Step 2
S3 ... Step 3

Claims (14)

support fixture;
A moving part that reciprocates along the vertical direction of the support frame;
A measuring unit that is drawn out from the moving unit when the snowfall amount is measured and stored in the moving unit when the snowfall amount measurement is completed;
A sensor unit provided on a bottom surface of the end portion of the measuring unit drawn out from the moving unit and facing the ground surface to measure the amount of snow accumulated on the ground in contact with the accumulated snow; And
And a controller for cleaning or drying the sensor unit of the metering unit, the metering unit being provided in the moving unit and having the measurement of the snowfall amount completed and stored in the moving unit.
support fixture;
A moving part that reciprocates along the vertical direction of the support frame;
A measuring unit which is rotated and drawn out from the moving unit when the snowfall amount is measured, and rotated when the snowfall amount is measured, and stored in the moving unit;
A sensor unit provided on a bottom surface of the end portion of the measuring unit drawn out from the moving unit and facing the ground surface to measure the amount of snow accumulated on the ground in contact with the accumulated snow;
A receiving part fixed to one side of the support;
And a controller for cleaning or drying the sensor unit of the measuring unit, the sensor unit being provided in the receiving unit and having the measurement of the snowfall amount completed and stored in the moving unit,
Wherein the metering section and the metered section are perpendicular to each other.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The snowfall measuring apparatus includes:
Further comprising a drive transmitting portion that is provided in the moving portion and is connected to the measuring portion and transmits a driving force for storing or drawing the measuring portion from the moving portion to the measuring portion.
The method according to claim 1,
The measuring unit may include:
A rotating piece coupled to the moving unit and coupled to be movable in the forward and reverse directions,
And an access piece extended from an end of the rotation piece and drawn or stored from a storage groove formed in the moving part and perpendicular to the support when the storage groove is drawn out,
Wherein the sensor unit is mounted on the access piece,
Wherein the management section is provided inside the storage groove and faces the sensor section of the insertion / accommodation piece accommodated in the storage groove.
The method of claim 2,
The measuring unit may include:
A rotating piece coupled to the moving unit and coupled to be movable in the forward and reverse directions,
And an access piece extending from an end of the rotation piece and extending or being received from a receiving step formed in the moving part and perpendicular to the supporting part when drawn out from the receiving step,
Wherein the sensor unit is mounted on the access piece,
Wherein the management section is provided in the accommodating section and confronts the sensor section accommodated in the accommodating step.
The method of claim 4,
The measuring unit may include:
A drive motor incorporated in the moving unit,
Further comprising a driving shaft provided at an end of the driving motor to rotate forward and backward and coupled with the rotating piece,
Wherein the pivotal piece is disposed adjacent to a lower portion of the moving portion in parallel with an inclined surface formed upwardly inclined toward the upper end of the support.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein the entrance piece is formed to be inclined with respect to the pivotal piece, and the receiving groove is formed parallel to the support base.
The method according to claim 1 or 4,
Wherein,
And a heater or a hot air blower installed in the moving unit and drying or melting the moisture or snow or ice on the sensor unit by applying heat to the snow or ice, or a combination thereof.
The method according to claim 2 or 5,
Wherein,
And a heater or a hot air blower installed in the receiving part and drying or melting the moisture or snow or ice on the sensor part by applying heat to the snow or ice, or a combination thereof.
A moving part reciprocating in a vertical direction;
An access piece which is rotated and drawn out from the moving part when the snowfall amount is measured and is rotated and stored in the moving part when the measurement of the snowfall amount is completed;
A turning piece which is rotatably coupled to the moving part and is rotated by receiving a driving force, the turning piece being inclined at an end portion thereof; And
And a sensor unit provided on a bottom surface of the measuring unit drawn out from the moving unit and facing the ground so as to measure the amount of snow accumulated on the ground in contact with the accumulated snow,
Wherein the accommodated entrance and exit and the outgoing entrance are orthogonal to each other.
A first step in which the measurement unit is pulled out from a moving part provided on the support when the snow starts to accumulate on the ground;
When the moving part descends along the longitudinal direction of the support and the sensor mounted on the bottom of the measuring part touches the snow piled on the ground, the moving part stops and the height of the snow piled up from the ground A second step of measuring; And
And a third step in which a management unit provided at one side of the supporter removes moisture, snow or ice from the surface of the sensor unit mounted on the measurement unit after the measurement unit is accommodated in the moving unit,
Wherein the moving unit is returned to the home position.
The method of claim 11,
In the third step,
Further comprising the step of returning the moving unit to an original position after the measuring unit is housed in the moving unit.
The method of claim 11,
In the third step,
Wherein the control unit is operated and the moving unit returns to the home position after the measurement unit is accommodated in the moving unit.
The method of claim 11,
And repeating the steps from the first step to the third step sequentially when a predetermined time elapses after the completion of the third step.

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