CN104535370B - Water quality automatic sampling device - Google Patents

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CN104535370B
CN104535370B CN201510021705.6A CN201510021705A CN104535370B CN 104535370 B CN104535370 B CN 104535370B CN 201510021705 A CN201510021705 A CN 201510021705A CN 104535370 B CN104535370 B CN 104535370B
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The present invention avoids gathering the pollution and interference between sample in order to ensure that can detect multiple-quality water, there is provided a kind of Water quality automatic sampling device, including:Housing and the sampling box being fixedly connected with the housing;Wherein, the housing includes:It is arranged at peristaltic pump in housing, the flow sensor of water inlet tube module and wriggling series connection of pumps and the control unit being electrically connected with the peristaltic pump and flow sensor;The water inlet tube module includes rotating disk and the multiple water inlet pipes being integrated on the rotating disk, the plurality of water inlet pipe can cause that water quality sampling uses different water inlet pipes each time by the rotation of rotating disk, and the rotating disk is internally provided with the inlet channel being connected respectively with each water inlet pipe, described control unit includes network communication unit.The present invention not only ensure that the water sample pollution that the water sample of each collection was not gathered by last time, and the possibility of pollution is further prevented by the automatic replacing of water inlet pipe.

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Water quality automatic sampling device
Technical field
The present invention relates to the technical field of water quality sampling equipment, a kind of Water quality automatic sampling device is related specifically to.
Background technology
Water quality sampling device is a kind of device for gathering water sample, is divided into water quality artificial sample device and water quality is sampled automatically Two kinds of device.The material of water quality artificial sample device must not produce influence to the composition of water sample, and be easy to washing, to previous sample There can not be any residual;Water quality automatic sampling device is suitable for the storehouse bucket type sampler proportional to flow, and it is a kind of intelligence Change multi-functional suction-type water sample sub-bottle sampling apparatus, can according to water sample sampling requirement realize various sample modes (quantitative sampling, Sampling, time flow proportional sampling, constant current quantitative sampling and remote control sampling at regular time and quantity) and various (every bottle of bottling modes Unitary sampling -- singly adopting and every bottle of multiple repairing weld -- is mixed to be adopted).It is that angles of science monitoring is realized to river, river, lake, enterprise's discharge water etc. Ideal instrument.It is related to the method for sampling (flow proportional and constant current quantitative) related to blowdown flow rate then to can configure lattice in sampling auspicious This special ultrasonic open channel flowmeter.
As shown in figure 1, Fig. 1 is the structural representation of Water quality automatic sampling device of the prior art.Water of the prior art Matter automatic sampler includes:Housing 10 and sampling box 20, the housing 10 include peristaltic pump 11 and with the peristaltic pump 11 The control unit of electrical connection, the water inlet of the peristaltic pump 11 is connected with inlet channel, and the delivery port of the peristaltic pump 11 leads to Cross outlet conduit to be connected with sampling box 20, its operation principle is:The inlet channel of peristaltic pump 11 is placed into needs the water of sampling In body 30, by peristaltic pump, 11 pairs need the water body 30 of sampling to sample, and the sample water that will be collected is stored in sampling box In 20.
The defect of prior art is, Water quality automatic sampling device of the prior art can only be by execute-in-place, and cannot be remote Process control.
The content of the invention
The technical problems to be solved by the invention are the water quality detection dresses for how ensuring that multiple-quality water can be detected Put, and the detection means can avoid gathering the pollution and interference between sample, and realized to collection capacity by remote control Control.
The purpose of the present invention is to be achieved through the following technical solutions:
The invention provides a kind of Water quality automatic sampling device, including:Housing and the sampling being fixedly connected with the housing Case;Wherein, the housing includes:The flow sensor of the peristaltic pump, water inlet tube module and wriggling series connection of pumps that are arranged in housing And the control unit being electrically connected with the peristaltic pump and flow sensor;Sampling box includes sampling tank shell and is arranged at Water storage bag in sampling tank shell, the water storage bag is connected with the delivery port of the peristaltic pump, and the water inlet tube module includes turning Disk and the multiple water inlet pipes being integrated on the rotating disk, the plurality of water inlet pipe can cause water quality each time by the rotation of rotating disk Sampling uses different water inlet pipes, and the rotating disk is internally provided with the inlet channel being connected respectively with each water inlet pipe, each pipe Road is connected respectively to the water storage bag, and the sampling box includes liquid level sensor, and described control unit includes network communication unit.
Further, the housing and the sampling tank shell connection fixed by snap.
Further, the liquid level setting unit includes liquid level sensor.
Further, solid suspension concentration tester is also included in the housing.
Further, there is the thief hatch connected with the water inlet of the peristaltic pump in the housing sidewall.
Further, the water storage bag is connected with the delivery port of the peristaltic pump by silicone tube;The sampling of the housing Mouth is connected with the water inlet of the peristaltic pump by silicone tube.
Further, described control unit includes the display module and alarm module that are connected with the control module signal.
Beneficial effects of the present invention are:The water sample of Water quality automatic sampling device collection is not only stored by water storage bag, and is led to Cross and change water storage bag and ensure that the water sample pollution that the water sample of each collection was not gathered by last time, and by water inlet pipe it is automatic more Change the possibility for further preventing pollution.Additionally, can more accurately be controlled using flow sensor and liquid level sensor simultaneously The amount of sample water processed so that sampler disclosure satisfy that the application in various water quality and waters.
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The present invention is described in further detail below according to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of Water quality automatic sampling device of the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of Water quality automatic sampling device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
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10th, housing;11st, peristaltic pump;12nd, control unit;13rd, water inlet tube module;14th, flow sensor;15th, level sensing Device;16th, network communication unit;20th, sampling box;21st, water storage bag;30th, water body.
Specific embodiment
In order that expanding the use scope of Water quality automatic sampling device and avoiding being contaminated in water quality gatherer process, the present invention is real Example is applied there is provided a kind of Water quality automatic sampling device.In the inventive solutions, water storage bag, water inlet pipe are set in sampling box Module and simultaneously use liquid level sensor and flow sensor.To make the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, The present invention is described in further detail by taking non-limiting embodiment as an example below.
As shown in Fig. 2 being the structural representation of Water quality automatic sampling device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
A kind of Water quality automatic sampling device is the embodiment of the invention provides, including:Housing 10, is arranged at the wriggling in housing 10 Flow sensor 14 that pump 11, water inlet tube module 13, sampling box 20 connects with peristaltic pump 11 and with the peristaltic pump 11 and flow The control unit 12 of the electrical connection of quantity sensor 14;Sampling box 20 includes sampling tank shell and is arranged in sampling tank shell Water storage bag 21, the water storage bag 21 is connected with the delivery port of the peristaltic pump 11, and the water inlet tube module 13 includes rotating disk and collection Into in the multiple water inlet pipes on the rotating disk, the plurality of water inlet pipe can cause that water quality sampling makes each time by the rotation of rotating disk With different water inlet pipes, and the rotating disk is internally provided with the inlet channel being connected respectively with each water inlet pipe, each pipeline difference The water storage bag 21 is connected to, the sampling box 20 includes liquid level sensor 15, and described control unit 12 includes network service list Unit 16.The water storage bag 21 that sampling box 20 includes sampling tank shell and is arranged in sampling tank shell, the water storage bag 21 and institute State the delivery port connection of peristaltic pump 11.
In the above-described embodiments, the water storage bag 21 in sampling box 20 is connected with the delivery port of peristaltic pump 11, by peristaltic pump The water sample of 11 collections is stored in water storage bag 21, so as to the pollution that the water sample for avoiding use is caused to sampling box 20.In collection During the water sample of different quality, can realize being stored separately different water samples by changing water storage bag 21, it is to avoid remaining Influence of the water sample to this water quality sampling, improves the quality of the water sample of collection.
When Water quality automatic sampling device receives sample command every time, water inlet tube module 13 is all first once rotated, and allows it In new water inlet pipe can be used in into water sampling operation.Each water inlet pipe in water inlet tube module 13 is separate and sealing , therefore, all without being contaminated during using front and rear and use.There is multiple each other in the rotating disk of water inlet tube module 13 In " returning " font disk around pipeline, these pipelines independently of one another and respectively connect a water inlet pipe, pipeline the other end connection turn The delivery port of disk, the delivery port can be inserted into and extract the water storage bag 21 further with the rotation of rotating disk.Such structure Can further avoid between the sampling water pollution that is caused due to intake tunnel and/or different quality, different sampling processes It is interfering with each other.Rotating disk will send alarm when reaching last water inlet pipe by alarm module.And, compared in the prior art Cleaning operation, be conducive to preventing sampling water source to be contaminated or dilute.
In above-described embodiment, the reservoir bag 21 in sampling box 20 can be the disposable plastic bag after conventional sterilization.
Additionally, with continued reference to Fig. 1, housing of the prior art 10 uses two housings for separating, is taking with sampling box 20 It is very inconvenient during band.With continued reference to Fig. 2, the housing 10 and sampling box 20 of Water quality automatic sampling device provided in an embodiment of the present invention are consolidated A housing is constituted after fixed connection, is easy to the carrying of Water quality automatic sampling device.Wherein, the fixed form of housing 10 and sampling box 20 Can be fixed using different connected modes, such as:By bolt, screw, buckle etc. it is common be fixedly connected mode.For side Just to the replacing of water storage bag 21, preferably, the housing 10 and the sampling tank shell connection fixed by snap.
In the above-described embodiments, in order to further facilitate the carrying of Water quality automatic sampling device, preferably, housing 10 uses band There is the housing 10 renovated, and there is the thief hatch connected with the water inlet of peristaltic pump 11 (not show in figure on the side wall of housing 10 Go out).When Water quality automatic sampling device is carried, can be covered by by renovating for housing 10, be easy to carry Water quality automatic sampling device, More, can with housing 10 renovate or the side wall of housing 10 on upper portable handle is set so that more convenient Carry Water quality automatic sampling device.Additionally, there is the thief hatch connected with the water inlet of peristaltic pump 11 on the side wall of housing 10, in water When matter automatic sampler is used, can connect outer absorbent member pipe by thief hatch to take water sample.Predictable, the present invention is real The housing for applying the Water quality automatic sampling device of example offer is not limited only to the shell structure of the present embodiment offer, can use any one band The housing for having lid or uncovered is used as housing 10.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the liquid level sensor 15 is simultaneously activated in water inlet operation every time.Phase Than in generally mixing with unlike use for flow sensor and liquid level sensor, the flow in the present invention in the prior art After sensor 14 only receives the open command of control unit 12, control unit 12 is just transferred data to, for control unit 12 Judge whether to reach predetermined sampling quantity.This design of the invention is specific to the following situation that inventor observes and uses 's:In the water pollution more serious or more waters of solid state component, existing automatic sampler cannot often be collected The water of desired amount, even if having collected predetermined liquid level, not only needs longer time, and the impurity for wherein containing is also easy Block intake tunnel.Therefore, inventor is provided with liquid level acceleration minimum value in control unit 12.When liquid level sensor 15 is adopted When the level value of collection is unable to reach the liquid level acceleration minimum value within a certain period of time, it is believed that the water quality is unsuitable for using general Acquisition mode is, it is necessary to start flow sensor 14.Flow sensor 14 is when the flow for detecting exceedes predetermined value, and control is single Unit 12 just makes stopping sample.The impurity for entering in water-quality sampler and being excessively likely to result in water storage bag rupture had so both been avoided, and Improve water quality detection efficiency.
In the above-described embodiments, water storage bag 21 is connected with the delivery port of peristaltic pump 11 pipe and thief hatch and peristaltic pump The pipe of 11 water inlet connection can be using the pipeline of different materials, such as plastic tube, sebific duct.Preferably, water storage bag 21 with it is compacted The delivery port of dynamic pump 11 is connected by silicone tube;The thief hatch of housing 10 is connected with the water inlet of peristaltic pump 11 by silicone tube. Silicone tube has certain pliability, and silicone tube is corrosion-resistant, so as to improve the service life of Water quality automatic sampling device.
In the above-described embodiments, in order to avoid remaining water sample next water sample is impacted, peristaltic pump have blowback and Backwashing function, the water sample that will can be remained in the pump housing and pipeline is blown out outside whole housing 10, is improve water quality and is adopted automatically The quality of the collection water sample of sample device.
In the above-described embodiments, further, described control unit 12 includes that what is be connected with the control module signal shows Show module and alarm module.Between the time for controlling peristaltic pump 11 to extract water sample being realized by the control module of control unit 12 Every and collection capacity, it is possible to the work of Water quality automatic sampling device is intuitively observed by the display module being connected with control module Situation.Preferably, described control unit 12 also includes:Controller;The control module has the control that reception controller sends The signal receiver of signal.By controller and receive the signal receiver of its signal and realize the remote of Water quality automatic sampling device Process control, further increases the automaticity of Water quality automatic sampling device.Wherein controller can be the control of special setting Device, or the computer connected by Ethernet, can also be mobile phone, and user can be according to actual service condition selection not Same controller.
The present invention is not limited to above-mentioned preferred forms, and anyone can show that other are various under enlightenment of the invention The product of form, however, make any change in its shape or structure, it is every with skill identical or similar to the present application Art scheme, is within the scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of Water quality automatic sampling device, including:Housing and the sampling box being fixedly connected with the housing;Characterized in that, The housing includes:Be arranged at peristaltic pump in housing, the flow sensor of water inlet tube module and wriggling series connection of pumps and with institute State the control unit of peristaltic pump and flow sensor electrical connection;Sampling box includes sampling tank shell and is arranged at sampling box shell Internal water storage bag, the water storage bag is connected with the delivery port of the peristaltic pump by tube module of intaking, the water inlet tube module Including rotating disk and the multiple water inlet pipes being integrated on the rotating disk, the plurality of water inlet pipe can be caused each by the rotation of rotating disk Secondary water quality sampling uses different water inlet pipes, and the rotating disk is internally provided with the inlet channel being connected respectively with each water inlet pipe, The other end of inlet channel connects the delivery port of rotating disk, and the sampling box includes liquid level setting unit, and described control unit includes Network communication unit, and the display module and alarm module being connected including the control module signal with described control unit;
When the Water quality automatic sampling device receives sample command every time, water inlet tube module is all first once rotated, and is allowed wherein New water inlet pipe can be used in into water sampling operation, and each water inlet pipe in the water inlet tube module is separate and sealing To cause water inlet pipe module during using front and rear and use all without being contaminated, in the rotating disk of the water inlet tube module Inlet channel be in " returning " font disk around pipeline, these inlet channels independently of one another and respectively connect a water inlet pipe, water inlet The other end of pipeline connects the delivery port of rotating disk, and the delivery port can be inserted into and extract the storage further with the rotation of rotating disk Water bag;Rotating disk will send alarm when reaching last water inlet pipe by the alarm module.
2. Water quality automatic sampling device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the housing is with the sampling tank shell by card Button is fixedly connected.
3. Water quality automatic sampling device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the liquid level setting unit includes level sensing Device.
4. Water quality automatic sampling device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also include solid suspension concentration in the housing Tester.
5. Water quality automatic sampling device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that have and the peristaltic pump in the housing sidewall Water inlet connection thief hatch.
6. Water quality automatic sampling device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the water inlet pipe and inlet channel are silica gel Pipe;The thief hatch of the housing is connected with the water inlet of the peristaltic pump by silicone tube.
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