KR20090010661U - Compact Probe Apparatus Provided with Roller Carrying out Rolling Motion for Detecting Construction in Underground - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a probe apparatus for exploration of underground facilities used for exploring the location, depth and condition of a communication cable, power cable, preliminary and sewer pipes, and the like. Probe device according to the present invention is provided at one end of the main body portion and the main body portion and comprises a head portion comprising at least one roller capable of rolling movement.

Therefore, there is an advantage that the roller is provided in the head portion can move freely along the pipeline through the rolling motion.

In particular, it is possible to improve the function of the probe device for the exploration of underground facilities that are part of the National Geographic Information System (NGIS) project.

Description

Compact Probe Apparatus Provided with Roller Carrying out Rolling Motion for Detecting Construction in Underground}

The present invention relates to a probe device for exploring underground facilities, and more particularly, to a probe device used to detect the position, depth and condition of a communication cable, a power cable, a reserve pipe and a sewer pipe.

Recently, the National Geographic Information System (NGIS) project is underway as part of the national project. Accordingly, various devices for exploring underground facilities are being developed.

Conventional underground or pipelines such as communication cables, power cables, preliminary pipelines, and sewer pipes can be accurately identified by the contractor's piping diagrams. A pipeline detector is required.

In order to explore metallic pipelines underground or inside a facility, one side of the transmitter is connected to a part that is exposed to the ground and accessible from the underground pipeline or underground site. It was.

Communication cables, power cables, reserve pipes, etc., in which probes embedded underground or in the facility are inserted, are not always straight. In addition, foreign matters accumulate inside the tube, so that obstacles such as hills are formed.

In particular, in the case of power cables, polyethylene tubes are made of corrugated tubes, which causes difficulties in moving the probe.

As such, when the pipeline in which the probe moves is in a bent section or encounters an obstacle caused by accumulation of foreign matter, the probe is severely subjected to resistance while the probe moves.

As such, the shear of the probe tends to be abrasion due to the resistance, which causes frequent replacement.

In addition, in the case of a communication cable, the diameter of the pipeline is very small due to the optical cable of the preliminary pipeline and the existing pipeline, so that the size of the probe has to be reduced.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, a probe device for minimizing the resistance to move the pipeline with a head portion provided on the main body portion and at least one roller which is provided at one end of the main body portion and comprises a rolling motion It is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a probe device that can replace only the head portion that the main body portion and the head portion is detachably configured so that the most wear occurs.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a probe device capable of overcoming obstacles in the tube by allowing the head portion to be rotatably formed at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body portion as well as the rolling motion due to the roller provided in the head portion. It is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one embodiment of the present invention can provide a probe device including a main body portion and a head portion provided on one end of the main body portion and including at least one roller capable of rolling movement.

In the probe device of one embodiment of the present invention, the head portion can provide a probe device that can be separated from the main body portion.

In the probe device of one embodiment of the present invention, the head portion can provide a probe device including a roller and a roller engaging portion.

In the probe device of one embodiment of the present invention, the head portion can provide a probe device that is rotatably formed at a predetermined angle with respect to the body portion.

In the probe device of one embodiment of the present invention, the roller engaging portion can provide a probe device made of an elastic material.

In the probe device of one embodiment of the present invention, the probe device may further include an intermediate member provided between the body part and the head part so that the head part can be rotated by a predetermined angle with respect to the body part.

In the probe device of one embodiment of the present invention, an intermediate member includes a housing coupled to any one of a head portion or a main body portion, a ball rotatably provided inside the housing, and an extension of the ball. Probe device comprising a stud coupled to any one of the other can be provided.

In the probe device of one embodiment of the present invention, a probe device further includes a soft member that prevents foreign matter from penetrating between the ball and the housing.

Probe device according to the present invention having the above configuration has the following effects.

First, there is an advantage that can move the pipeline while minimizing the resistance generated by the probe device to move the pipeline by configuring the head portion with a roller capable of rolling movement at one end of the body portion.

Second, the main body and the head can be separated to replace only the head part that causes the most wear, and can be replaced separately in case of abnormality in the main body as needed, thereby reducing maintenance costs. It can work.

Third, as well as the rolling motion due to the roller provided in the head portion has the advantage that the head portion can be formed to rotate at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body portion to overcome the obstacle in the tube itself.

1 is a configuration diagram of a probe device according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a probe device in which the head of FIG. 1 is modified;

3 is a configuration diagram of a probe device according to a second embodiment;

4 is a configuration diagram of a probe device including a plurality of rollers of FIG. 3;

5 is an enlarged configuration diagram of an intermediate member of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4;

6A is a situation diagram showing a probe device moving along a conduit; And

6B is a diagram illustrating a probe device for overcoming an obstacle formed in a conduit.

<Explanation of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings>

10: main body 12: case

14: fixed unit 18: transceiver

20: power supply unit 30, 30a, 30b: head

32, 32a, 31b, 32b: roller 34a, 34b: roller shaft

36: roller coupling portion 40: intermediate member

42: housing 44: stud

46: hinge 48: soft member

60: pipeline

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can be specifically realized the object of the present invention. In the description of this embodiment, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration and additional description thereof will be omitted.

First embodiment

First, a probe device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. 1 is a side view of the probe device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the probe device in which the head of FIG. 1 is modified.

As shown in FIG. 1, the probe device according to the present embodiment includes a main body 10 and at least one roller 32 provided at one end of the main body 10 and capable of rolling movement. 30), including.

Although not shown in the drawing, the probe device is coupled to the power supply unit 20 to supply power to the transceiver 18, and transmits and receives radio waves with an external receiver by the transceiver 12.

In this embodiment, the power supply unit 20 may supply power through a battery or externally obtained power through a cable.

The transceiver 18 is provided inside the main body 10 and is protected by the case 12 in charge of the appearance of the main body 10.

The head portion 30 includes a roller 32 and a roller coupling portion 36 for coupling the roller 32 and the body portion 10 to each other, and the body portion 10 and the roller coupling. It is integrally coupled via the part 36.

In this embodiment, the roller coupling portion 36 is made of an elastic material and is coupled to the main body portion 10. Here, the roller coupling portion 36 is preferably fitted to the front end of the main body portion 10.

Therefore, the head part 30 may be formed to be rotatable at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body part 10.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, the head portion 30 may be coupled to the body portion 10 detachably. Accordingly, the head portion 30 includes a roller coupling portion 36 for coupling the roller 32 and the body portion 10 to each other, and is provided at the front end of the body portion 10. The government unit 14 and the roller coupling unit 36 are coupled to each other to serve to fix the head unit 30.

In this embodiment, it is preferable that the roller coupling portion 36 is coupled to the fixing portion 14 by an interference fit method or screwing.

 Therefore, since the main body unit 10 and the head unit 30 can be separated, it is possible to replace only the head unit 30 which is relatively abrasion-prone separately, thereby reducing maintenance costs. .

Second embodiment

Next, a probe device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. 3 is a side view of the probe device according to the second embodiment, FIG. 4 is a side view of the probe device having a plurality of rollers of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the intermediate member of FIG. 3 or 4.

3 to 4, the probe device according to the present embodiment includes a main body 10 and at least one roller 32 provided at one end of the main body 10 and capable of rolling movement. It comprises a head portion 30 and the intermediate member 40 provided between the main body portion 10 and the head portion 30.

This configuration has a structure substantially similar to that of the first embodiment, and differs from the first embodiment in that the head portion 30 and the main body portion 10 are coupled through the intermediate member 40. .

Hereinafter, a brief description will be made of a probe device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, with a focus on the differences from the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the head portion 30a includes a roller shaft 34a and a roller shaft 34 that form a shaft so that the roller 32a and the roller 32a can perform a rolling motion. It comprises a fixing portion (36a) which serves to couple the 34a and the intermediate member 40 to each other.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4, the head portion 30b may be provided with a plurality of the roller (31b, 32b).

Accordingly, the plurality of rollers 31b and 32b are coupled to the roller shaft 34b forming the shaft so as to perform rolling motion, and the roller shaft 34b is coupled to the head portion 30b and the main body portion ( 10 is in communication with the fixing portion (36b) coupled with the intermediate member (40) for mutual coupling.

As shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate member 40 includes a housing 42 coupled to any one of the head portion 30 and the main body portion 10, and rotatably provided inside the housing 42. And a stud 44 extending from the hinge 46 and coupled to the other of the head portion 30 or the main body portion 10.

In the present embodiment, the hinge 46 is composed of a hinge ball 46a and a socket 46b for rotatably receiving the hinge ball 46a.

Therefore, as the hinge ball 46a rotates in the socket 46b, the angle of the housing 42 or the stud 44 is changed so that the head portion 30 is relative to the main body portion 10. Can be rotated.

In addition, since the hinge 46 is formed of a spherical hinge ball 46a and a socket 46b for receiving the hinge ball 46a, the hinge 46 may have at least two degrees of freedom. .

An outer side of the housing 42 may further include a soft member used to prevent foreign matter from penetrating between the hinge 46 and the housing 42 to surround the housing 42.

6A to 6B, the probe device moves when the probe device encounters an obstacle 62 formed in the pipe line 60 by a foreign material while the probe device moves along the pipe line 60. Briefly explain.

Here, FIG. 6A is a situation diagram showing a probe device moving along a conduit, and FIG. 6B is a situation diagram showing a probe device overcoming an obstacle formed in the conduit.

In the present embodiment, when the probe device moving along the conduit 60 comes into contact with an obstacle 62 formed in the conduit 60, the obstacle is formed by a tilting action of the intermediate member 40. You will be able to cross (62).

Therefore, the probe device is moved along the conduit 60 in a rolling motion by a roller, and when the obstacle 62 is encountered in the conduit 60, the probe device is moved by the tilting action of the intermediate member 40. The movement can be continued while overcoming the obstacle 62.

As described above, although not shown in the drawing, it is possible to move smoothly without being influenced by the state of the pipeline so that information required from the outside can be transmitted through the transceiver unit 18 provided in the main body unit 10. do.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and as can be seen in the appended claims, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and such modifications may be made. Belongs to the scope of.

Claims (8)

Main body; And A head portion provided at one end of the main body portion and including at least one roller capable of rolling movement; Probe device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The head portion, Probe device, characterized in that detachable from the main body. The method of claim 1, The head portion, roller; And A roller coupling portion for coupling the roller and the main body to each other; Probe device comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The head portion, Probe device is formed to be rotatable a predetermined angle with respect to the main body portion. The method of claim 3, wherein The roller coupling portion, Probe device, characterized in that made of an elastic material. The method of claim 1, And an intermediate member provided between the main body and the head to rotate the head at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body. The method of claim 6, The intermediate member, A housing coupled to either the head portion or the main body portion; A hinge rotatably provided in the housing; And A stud extending from the ball and coupled to any one of the head portion or the main body portion; Probe device comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein Probe device further comprising a soft member for preventing foreign matter from penetrating between the ball and the housing.