TW202202934A - Underwater lens with mechanical biofouling proof device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates an underwater lens with mechanical biofouling proof which includes a main body, a camera, an illuminating element, a cleaning element, and a processor. A transparent portion set on one end of the main body, to provide the camera capturing a surveillance image and the illuminating element providing a light source. Moreover, the cleaning element further set on the transparent portion to clean any impurity (e.g.biofouling organisms) which adheres to the transparent portion. The processor provides the cleaning element cleans the transparent portion based on a clean procedure that stored or sends the surveillance image to the outer environment. Thus, the present invention provides underwater photography and the function of the transparent portion cleaning, to avoid the situation that the image blurring and cannot be formed thereby.

Description

Mechanical Biofouling Prevention of Underwater Lenses

The present invention relates to the technical field of underwater photography, in particular, to a mechanical biofouling prevention of an underwater lens capable of taking underwater photography and performing cleaning functions at the same time.

According to this, the distance between the fixed net fishing grounds and the box net farming is far away, and the operators cannot immediately grasp the status of the fishing grounds. They must travel to and from the fishing grounds and the base by boats, and must hire divers to dive and observe. The cost is extremely high and extremely expensive. inconvenient.

In view of this, a wired-controlled unmanned submersible was developed in the prior art to control and transmit images through a cable, thereby providing operators with a grasp of the conditions of the fishing grounds.

However, because the underwater photographic equipment of ROV used for marine research or marine engineering cannot effectively provide the functions of photography and cleaning, therefore, in the process of photography, the acquired The image is blurry and cannot be formed effectively. For example, when underwater photography equipment uses lens photography for long-term photography, because microorganisms are often attached to the surface of the lens, the obtained image is blurred and cannot be formed.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a technology that can effectively provide underwater photography and has a cleaning function, thereby improving the problems existing in the prior art.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mechanical biological adhesion prevention for an underwater lens, which mainly utilizes the see-through part of the main body to provide photography of the photographic element and illumination of the lighting element, and also provides a cleaning element arranged on the see-through part, so as to provide a cleaning element on the see-through part according to the set The cleaning program performs cleaning operations to provide underwater photography and has a cleaning function, and then utilizes a mechanical method to prevent biological adhesion of the underwater lens, so as to improve the problems existing in the current industry.

In order to achieve the purpose of the above disclosure, the present invention provides a mechanical biological adhesion prevention for an underwater lens, which includes: a main body, one end of which is provided with a see-through part; a processing element, which is arranged in the main body, and the processing A cleaning program is stored in the element; a photographing element is arranged in the main body and is connected with the processing element, a camera part in the photographing element acquires a monitoring image towards the direction of the see-through part, wherein the processing element is from The photographing element receives the monitoring image, and the processing element sends the monitoring image to the outside world; a cleaning element is arranged at the position of the see-through portion on the outer periphery of the main body, and is connected to the processing element, and the cleaning element is based on The cleaning program provided by the processing element performs a cleaning operation to clean the see-through portion; an illumination element is arranged in the main body to provide a light source in the direction of the see-through portion; at least one mask is arranged on the illumination Between the element and the see-through part, the mask restricts the light source to irradiate in an irradiation direction; and a fixing element is arranged inside the main body, and the photographing element, the lighting element and the mask are fixed to the main body in vivo.

Preferably, the main body is arranged on the periphery of a body under a water surface, wherein the main body and the body are connected by a cable.

Preferably, a watertight element is provided at the connection between the cable and the main body, and the watertight element prevents a body of water from the external environment from entering the main body.

Preferably, the body is provided with a cable hoist, which is arranged to provide the cable to wrap around the cable hoist, and the cable hoist rotates toward a pay-off direction to make the cable When extending toward the position of the main body, the cable retractor elongates the distance between the main body and the body, or the cable retractor rotates toward a winding direction, so that the cable is directed toward the cable reel The cable winch shortens the distance between the main body and the body when the position of the lifter is encircled.

Preferably, the see-through part includes: a monitoring area, which is opposite to the position of the photographing element, and the camera captures the monitoring image in the direction of the monitoring area; and an illumination area, which is opposite to the illumination area. The position of the light source provided by the element is opposite, and the illumination area is adjacent to or attached to one end of the mask.

Preferably, when the cleaning element performs the cleaning procedure, the cleaning element cleans and brushes the see-through portion according to forward rotation, reverse rotation, or forward rotation plus reverse rotation.

Preferably, the body is provided with a control module, which is connected with the processing element and an electronic control device, the control module receives the monitoring image from the processing element, and sends the monitoring image to the electronic control device , the control module receives a control signal from the electronic control device to send to the processing element, when the processing element receives the control signal, the processing element controls the photographing element, The cleaning element, the lighting element, or a combination of any two or more thereof.

Preferably, the electronic control device is installed with a control application program, the control application program receives at least one setting through a control interface provided by the electronic control device, and generates the corresponding control signal according to the setting.

Preferably, the underwater lens further comprises: an access element disposed in the main body and connected with the processing element, the access element receiving and storing the monitoring image and the cleaning program.

Preferably, a pendant is arranged around the main body, and the pendant is connected with a connecting piece.

In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the following detailed description is given in conjunction with the specific embodiments listed in the drawings.

The advantages, features, and technical means of achieving the present invention will be more easily understood by being described in more detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and the present invention may be implemented in different forms, so it should not be construed as the present invention. It is limited only to the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, to those of ordinary skill in the art, the provided embodiments will make the present disclosure more thorough, complete and complete to convey the scope of the present invention, and the present invention will only be Defined by the appended claims.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "forward", "inverse", "center", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "top", " The orientation or positional relationship indicated by "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying the indicated device or position. Elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operate in a particular orientation and are therefore not to be construed as limitations of the invention.

Additionally, the terms "comprising" and/or "comprising" refer to the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not exclude one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations , elements, components and/or the presence or addition of combinations thereof.

In order to make your examiners easily understand the content of the present invention, and the effect that can be achieved, hereby describe in detail as follows in conjunction with the specific embodiments listed in the drawings:

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , which are three-dimensional schematic diagrams, exploded exploded views, front views, left side views, front schematic diagrams, connection block diagrams, and structural schematic diagrams of the present invention connecting with the body of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the present invention is mainly composed of a main body 10, a processing element 20, a photographing element 30, a cleaning element 40, an illumination element 50, a mask 51 and a fixing element. The main body 10 refers to a casing for device-related components, and in order that the photographic element 30 can acquire a monitoring image 31 of the external environment of the main body 10 from a direction inside the main body 10, the main body 10 One end of 10 is also provided with a see-through portion 11, the see-through portion 11 can be made of, for example, 10 millimeter (mm) tempered glass, in addition, the see-through portion 11 can further include a monitoring area 111 and an illumination area 112 , the monitoring area 111 is opposite to the position of the photographing element 30, so that the photographing element 30 can obtain the monitoring image 31 from the position of the monitoring area 111 toward the external environment of the subject 10, and the lighting area 112 is opposite to the position where the lighting element 50 provides a light source 52, and the lighting area 50 is adjacent to or inlaid with one end of the light cover 51, so that the lighting element 50 can be viewed from the position of the lighting area 112. The light source 52 is provided to illuminate the external environment of the main body 10 (specifically, the position where the photographing element 30 captures the monitoring image 31 ).

The processing element 20 is disposed in the main body 10 for receiving, transmitting and processing various data. It should be noted here that the processing module 20 is not limited to be independently constituted by a chip or its related elements The processing module 20 can also be composed of modules with more than two chips, so as to perform related data reception, transmission and processing.

Specifically, the photographing element 30 can be a camera or other related elements (for example, a camera that can obtain 1080 high definition (High Definition, HD) images and can provide a 120 wide-angle camera), which is arranged in the main body 10, and An imaging unit (eg, a lens) in the photographing element 30 acquires the monitoring image 31 of the external environment of the main body 10 toward the direction of the see-through unit 11 , specifically toward the monitor provided on the see-through unit 11 . direction of zone 111. The photographing element 30 is connected to the processing element 20, so when the photographing element 30 acquires the monitoring image 31, the monitoring image 31 will be further transmitted to the processing element 20 for processing through the The element 20 transmits the monitoring image 31 to the outside world.

The cleaning element 40 is specifically a brush that can be used to clean the glass surface. The cleaning element 40 is disposed at the position of the see-through portion 11 on the outer periphery of the main body 10, and the processing element 20 is connected, wherein the processing element 20 A cleaning program 21 is programmed, so when the cleaning element 40 receives the cleaning program 21, it will act according to the programming of the cleaning program 21. When the cleaning element 40 is instructed to perform the action of cleaning the see-through portion 11, the cleaning element 40 will repeat the action for a period of time (for example, 5 seconds) to clean and brush the foreign objects on the see-through portion 11 .

The lighting element 50 is specifically a light emitting diode (LED) lamp that can be installed under the water surface. The lighting element 50 is installed in the main body 10 to provide the light source in the direction of the see-through portion 11 . 52, more specifically, the lighting element 50 irradiates the light source 52 on the position where the photographing element 30 acquires the monitoring image 31.

At least one of the photomasks 51 , in this embodiment, two of the photomasks 51 are used as an example, is disposed in the main body 10 and located between the lighting element 50 and the see-through portion 11 to limit the light source The light source 52 emitted by the lighting element 50 can be concentrated to a specific position by illuminating the light source 52 concentratedly toward an irradiation direction (ie, the direction toward the position of the transmission portion 11 ).

The fixing element 60 is mainly composed of a plate 61 and a plurality of fixing parts 62 (such as screws). When the fixing element 60 is installed in the main body 10, the plate 61 can provide the photographing element 30, The lighting element 50 and the light cover 51 are arranged at fixed positions, and the photographic element 30, the lighting element 50 and the light cover 51 are fixed on the board 61 by the fixing parts 62, so that the The photographing element 30 , the lighting element 50 and the mask 51 are fixed in the main body 10 .

In addition, in order to enable the mechanical biological adhesion prevention 100 of the underwater lens of the present invention to be effectively installed under a water surface, so as to obtain relevant images of the underwater environment, the main body 10 will be installed under the water surface. on the periphery of a body 70, and a cable 71 is used to connect the main body 10 and the body 70. Further, the main body 10 is floated outside the main body 10 through the body 70 , and the main body 10 can be driven to move to a predetermined position through the relevant power device in the body 70 .

Furthermore, the mechanical biofouling prevention 100 of the underwater lens of the present invention further includes an access element 22 disposed in the main body 10 and connected to the processing module 20 to receive and store the monitoring image 31 and the cleaning program 21.

The mechanical biofouling prevention 100 of the underwater lens of the present invention can facilitate the operation of hanging and adjusting the angle. Therefore, at least one pendant 12 can be further provided on the periphery of the main body 10, so as to use the pendant 12 to connect with the connector. , to carry out related operations.

Please refer to FIG. 7 again, which is a schematic diagram of the connection of the watertight elements of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in order to prevent the water body from entering the main body, thereby causing the electronic parts in the main body 10 to be damaged by immersion, when the main body 10 is placed on the adjacent part of the periphery of the body 70 under the water surface, the A watertight element 13 is disposed between the main body 10 and the cable 71 , which is configured to block external water from entering the main body 10 , thereby preventing the electronic components in the main body 10 from being damaged by water immersion.

Please refer to FIG. 8 again, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cable winch of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the above-mentioned cable 71 can be looped around a cable winch 72 provided between the main body 10 and the body 70, so as to use the cable winch 72 to face upwards. When the cable is turned in a pay-off direction (eg, clockwise), the cable hoist 72 releases the cable 71 around the cable hoist 72 to elongate the space between the main body 10 and the body 70 distance, or when the cable retractor 72 rotates toward a wire take-up direction (for example, in a counterclockwise direction), the cable retractor 72 retracts the cable 71 located outside the cable retractor 72 , so as to shorten the distance between the main body 10 and the body 70 . In this way, the diving depth of the main body 10 can be effectively controlled by the cable winch 72 .

Please refer to FIG. 9 again, which is a block diagram of the connection relationship of the electronic control device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in order for the user to control the photographing element 30 , the cleaning element 40 or the lighting element 50 in the main body 10 in a wireless manner, the processing element 20 will pass through the device provided on the main body 70 . A control module 73 is connected to an external electronic control device 80 (such as a smart phone), and when the control module 73 receives the monitoring image 31 from the processing element 20 , it will generate the monitoring image 31 sent to the electronic control device 80, and when the control module 73 receives a control signal 81 from the electronic control device 80, the control module 73 will send the control signal 81 to the processing element 20, so when the When the processing element 20 receives the control signal 81 , the processing element 20 controls the photographing element 30 , the cleaning element 40 , the lighting element 50 or a combination of any two or more thereof according to at least one command in the control signal 81 .

In addition, when the electronic control device 80 sends the control signal 81 , the electronic control device 80 mainly receives at least one signal received through a control interface 83 provided by the electronic control device 80 through an installed control application 82 . setting, and the control application 82 generates the corresponding control signal 81 according to the setting, and then sends the control signal 81 to the control module 73, for example, after reprogramming the cleaning program 21 through the electronic control device 80 Send to the processing element 20 to make the cleaning element 30 act according to the updated cleaning program 21, or the electronic control device 80 directly sends the control signal 81 that drives the cleaning element 30 to act, so that the cleaning element 30 acts directly In order to perform the action of cleaning the see-through portion 11 . In this way, the user can wirelessly control the underwater lens of the present invention through the electronic control device to perform corresponding actions.

Therefore, the mechanical biological adhesion prevention of the underwater lens of the present invention can provide the functions of underwater photography and cleaning of the see-through part, so as to avoid the occurrence of blurred images and unable to form, thereby improving the problems existing in the current industry.

What is disclosed in this case is a preferred embodiment, and any partial changes or modifications that originate from the technical ideas of this case and are easily inferred by those who are familiar with the art are within the scope of the patent right of this case.

To sum up, regardless of the purpose, means and effect of this case, it is showing its technical characteristics that are completely different from the conventional ones, and its first invention is suitable for practical use, and it also complies with the patent requirements of the invention. Granting a patent as soon as possible will benefit the society, and it will be a real sense of virtue.

100: Mechanical Biofouling Prevention of Underwater Lenses 10: Subject 11: perspective department 111: Surveillance area 112: Lighting area 12: Pendant 13: Watertight elements 20: Processing elements 21: Cleaning procedures 30: Photographic Components 31: Surveillance Image 40: Cleaning components 50: Lighting Elements 51: Photomask 52: Light source 60: Fixed element 61: Plate 62: Fixed parts 70: Body 71: Cable 72: Cable winch 73: Control Module 80: Electronic Controls 81: Control signal 82: Control application 83: Control interface

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded exploded view of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the front view of the present invention; 4 is a schematic left side view of FIG. 3 of the present invention; 5 is a block diagram of a connection relationship of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the connection between the present invention and the body; Fig. 7 is the connection schematic diagram of the watertight element of the present invention; 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cable winch of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the connection relationship of the electronic control device of the present invention.

10: Subject

11: perspective department

111: Surveillance area

112: Lighting area

12: Pendant

30: Photographic Components

40: Cleaning Components

51: Photomask

60: Fixed element

61: Plate

62: Fixed parts

Claims (10)

A mechanical biofouling prevention of an underwater lens, comprising: a main body, one end of which is provided with a see-through part; a processing element disposed in the main body, and the processing element stores a cleaning program; a photographing element disposed in the main body and connected with the processing element, a photographing part in the photographing element acquires a monitoring image toward the direction of the see-through part, wherein the processing element receives the monitoring from the photographing element image, and the processing element sends the monitoring image to the outside world; a cleaning element disposed at the position of the see-through portion on the periphery of the main body and connected to the processing element, the cleaning element performs a cleaning operation according to the cleaning program provided by the processing element to clean the see-through portion; an illumination element disposed in the main body to provide a light source in the direction of the see-through portion; at least one light cover, which is arranged between the lighting element and the see-through portion, the light cover restricts the light source to focus on an irradiation direction; and A fixing element is arranged inside the main body, and the photographing element, the lighting element and the photomask are fixed in the main body. The underwater lens of claim 1, wherein the main body is arranged on the periphery of a body under a water surface, wherein the main body and the body are connected via a cable. The underwater lens of claim 2, wherein a watertight element is provided at the connection between the cable and the main body, and the watertight element prevents a water body in the external environment from entering the main body. The underwater camera of claim 2, wherein the body is provided with a cable hoist, which is arranged to provide the cable to wrap around the cable hoist, and the cable hoist faces When the cable is rotated in a pay-off direction to extend the cable toward the position of the main body, the cable winch lengthens the distance between the main body and the body, or the cable winch rotates in a take-up direction, When the cable is looped toward the position of the cable winch, the cable winch shortens the distance between the main body and the body. The underwater lens of claim 1, wherein the perspective portion includes: a surveillance area, which is opposite to the position of the photographing element, and the camera is directed toward the surveillance area to acquire the surveillance image; and an illumination area, which is opposite to the position where the illumination element provides the light source, and the illumination area is adjacent to or attached to one end of the mask. The underwater lens of claim 1, wherein when the cleaning element performs the cleaning procedure, the cleaning element cleans and brushes the see-through portion according to forward rotation, reverse rotation, or forward rotation plus reverse rotation. The underwater camera of claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a control module, which is connected with the processing element and an electronic control device, the control module receives the monitoring image from the processing element, and monitors the The image is sent to the electronic control device, and the control module receives a control signal from the electronic control device to send to the processing element. When the processing element receives the control signal, the processing element is based on the control signal. At least one command controls the photographing element, the cleaning element, the lighting element, or a combination of any two or more thereof. The underwater camera of claim 7, wherein the electronic control device is installed with a control application program, the control application program receives at least one setting through a control interface provided by the electronic control device, and generates the corresponding control signal. The underwater lens of claim 1, further comprising: an access element disposed in the main body and connected to the processing element, the access element receiving and storing the monitoring image and the cleaning program. The underwater lens of claim 1, wherein a pendant is arranged around the main body, and the pendant is connected with a connecting piece.

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