CN110940556B - Automatic layering sampling snow collecting experimental device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an automatic layered sampling snow collection experimental device which comprises a shell, wherein a first heat preservation plate is arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the rear part of the interior of the shell, a second heat preservation plate is arranged at the rear end of the interior of the shell and the front end and the rear end of the rear part of the interior of the shell, a rubber partition plate is arranged at the middle position of the interior of the shell, an intelligent control plate is arranged on the second heat preservation plate at the rear end of the interior of the shell, a screw is arranged at the rear part of the interior of the shell, a lifter is movably arranged on the screw, a plurality of groups of lifters are arranged, a layered plate is arranged at one end of the lifter, and the layered plate penetrates through the rubber partition plate; according to the invention, heat preservation is realized through the first heat preservation plate and the second heat preservation plate in the shell, the problems of poor heat preservation capability, large experimental result error and the like of the conventional manual sampling device are solved, the device is suitable for northwest areas with small snowfall, is reasonable in design, meets the requirement of measurement precision, and can determine the collection condition of snowfall in different layers.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of environmental ecological engineering, in particular to an automatic layered sampling snow collection experimental device.
Background
In agriculture and forestry production, it is often necessary to monitor the soil of a planting field and the rainfall and snowfall conditions so as to adjust the planting conditions of crops in time;
the existing snowfall sampling generally uses tools such as a shovel to directly dig snow on soil, the obtained sample layers are mixed, and nutrition, organic matters and microorganism conditions of the snowfall layer cannot be accurately tested, so that the invention provides an automatic layered sampling and snow collecting experimental device to solve the problems in the prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems, the invention aims to provide an automatic layered sampling and snow collecting experimental device which has strong heat preservation capability, small experimental result error and reasonable design, meets the requirement of measurement precision, and can determine the collection condition of snowfall in different layers.
In order to achieve the purpose of the invention, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme: the utility model provides an automatic change layering sampling and adopt snow experimental apparatus, includes the shell, the upper and lower end at the inside rear of shell all is equipped with first heated board, and the inside rear end of shell and the front and back end at the inside rear of shell all are equipped with the second heated board, the inside intermediate position department of shell is equipped with the rubber baffle, be equipped with intelligent control board on the second heated board of the inside rear end of shell, and the inside rear of shell is equipped with the screw rod, movable mounting has the riser on the screw rod, and the riser is equipped with the multiunit, the layering board is installed to the one end of riser, and the layering board passes the rubber baffle, the bracing piece has been run through to the top of rubber baffle, and the outer end of bracing piece is equipped with leading baffle, the front end movable mounting of the inside bottom of shell has the bottom baffle, the front end of bottom baffle and the bottom of leading baffle all have the magnetic stripe.
The further improvement is that: the top of shell is equipped with sensor and solar panel, the sensor slope 15 is fixed in solar panel's one end, the sensor passes through wire and intelligent control board electric connection.
The further improvement is that: the intelligent control panel is characterized in that an electromagnet is fixed on the second heat insulation plate at the upper position of the intelligent control panel, a motor is fixed above the rear end inside the shell, and a first elastic steel plate matched with the electromagnet and the motor is arranged at the inner end of the supporting rod.
The further improvement is that: the inner end of the bottom partition plate is provided with a second elastic steel plate, and the second elastic steel plate penetrates through the first heat-preserving plate to be connected with the motor.
The further improvement is that: the outer side of the second heat-insulating plate at the rear end is provided with a control panel, and the control panel is used for setting the layering thickness to be 2cm-5cm.
The further improvement is that: the inner end of the layering plate is provided with a buckle, and the outer end of the lifter is provided with a clamping groove matched with the buckle.
The further improvement is that: the lifter is provided with a sliding hole, the lifter is arranged on the screw rod through the sliding hole, a group of nut sleeves matched with the screw rod are rotatably arranged on the inner sides of the sliding hole, vortex teeth are arranged on the outer sides of the nut sleeves, a motor is arranged in the lifter, and the output end of the motor is provided with a worm matched with the vortex teeth.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows: according to the invention, heat preservation is realized through the first heat preservation plate and the second heat preservation plate in the shell, the problems of poor heat preservation capability, large experimental result error and the like of the conventional manual sampling device are solved, the device is suitable for northwest areas with small snowfall, the layering thickness is set through the control panel, the layering plate is driven to be set to a preset position through the lifter, the snowfall duration is recorded through the intelligent control panel, then the snow shoveled by the bottom baffle is driven to be integrally retracted through the front baffle and the bottom baffle, and the snow is actively and slowly inserted into the layering plate in the process, so that the whole layering process is completed.
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FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the lifter according to the present invention.
Wherein: 1. a housing; 2. a first heat-retaining plate; 3. a second insulation board; 4. a rubber separator; 5. an intelligent control board; 6. a screw; 7. a lifter; 8. a laminated plate; 9. a support rod; 10. a front baffle; 11. a bottom partition; 12. a sensor; 13. a solar panel; 14. an electromagnet; 15. a motor; 16. a first elastic steel plate; 17. a second elastic steel plate; 18. a control panel; 19. a buckle; 20. a clamping groove; 21. a slide hole; 22. a nut sleeve; 23. a motor; 24. a worm.
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The present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the following examples, which are only for the purpose of illustrating the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
According to the embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the automatic layering sampling snow collecting experimental device comprises a housing 1, the upper and lower ends at the rear of the interior of the housing 1 are both provided with a first heat-insulating plate 2, the rear end of the interior of the housing 1 and the front and rear ends at the rear of the interior of the housing 1 are both provided with a second heat-insulating plate 3, the middle position of the interior of the housing 1 is provided with a rubber baffle plate 4, the second heat-insulating plate 3 at the rear end of the interior of the housing 1 is provided with an intelligent control plate 5, the rear of the interior of the housing 1 is provided with a screw rod 6, the screw rod 6 is movably provided with a lifter 7, the lifter 7 is provided with a plurality of groups, one end of the lifter 7 is provided with a layering plate 8, the layering plate 8 penetrates through the rubber baffle plate 4, the upper side of the rubber baffle plate 4 is penetrated with a supporting rod 9, the outer end of the supporting rod 9 is provided with a front baffle plate 10, the front end of the bottom baffle plate 11 is movably arranged at the bottom of the interior bottom of the housing 1, and the bottom of the front end of the front baffle plate 11 and the front baffle plate 10 is provided with a magnetic strip. The first heat preservation plate 2 and the second heat preservation plate 3 are made of polystyrene (foam plates) with excellent heat insulation effect, and the shell 1, the bottom partition plate 11, the front baffle plate 10 and the layering plate 8 are made of stainless steel.
The top of shell 1 is equipped with sensor 12 and solar panel 13, and the model of sensor 12 is H27823, sensor 12 slope 15 is fixed in the one end of solar panel 13, sensor 12 passes through wire and intelligent control board 5 electric connection.
The second heat-insulating plate 3 at the upper position of the intelligent control plate 5 is fixedly provided with an electromagnet 14, the upper part of the rear end inside the shell 1 is fixedly provided with a motor 15, and the inner end of the supporting rod 9 is provided with a first elastic steel plate 16 which is matched with the electromagnet 14 and the motor 15.
The inner end of the bottom partition plate is provided with a second elastic steel plate 17, and the second elastic steel plate 17 passes through the first heat-preserving plate 2 to be connected with the motor 15.
The outer side of the second heat insulation board 3 at the rear end is provided with a control panel 18, and the control panel 18 is used for setting the layering thickness to be 2cm-5cm.
When the device is used, the device is fixed at a collecting place, then the front baffle 10 is pulled out, the power supply is switched on, the layering thickness (the minimum layering thickness is 2cm and the maximum layering thickness is 5 cm) is set on the control panel 18 at the tail part of the device, the lifter 7 drives the layering plate 8 to a preset position, the electromagnet 14 sucks up the first elastic steel plate 16 with the upper part connected with the supporting rod 9, and the sensor 12 starts to work after the setting is finished; the sensor 12 sends out a signal when the snow is put down, and the intelligent control board 5 starts timing; when the snowing is finished, the sensor 12 sends out a current signal again to the intelligent control board 5 and records the snowing time length, at the moment, the intelligent control board 5 is electrified with weak current on the upper supporting rod 9 and the bottom baffle 11, then the bottom baffle 11 is driven by the motor 15 to extend out of the second elastic steel plate 17, the front end of the bottom baffle 11 and the bottom end of the front baffle 10 are respectively provided with magnetic strips, when the bottom baffle 11 is contacted with the front baffle 10 and magnetically interacted with the front baffle 10, the supporting rod 9 and the bottom baffle 11 form a passage, the intelligent control board 5 senses the weak current, at the moment, the intelligent control board 5 stops powering the upper supporting rod 9 and the bottom baffle 11 and the electromagnet 14, the first elastic steel plate 16 connected with the supporting rod 9 falls on the motor 15, the first elastic steel plate 16 is damaged due to the impact arch structure, the first elastic steel plate 16 is curled naturally on the motor 15 shaft, then the intelligent control board 5 rotates the motor 15 reversely to drive the first elastic steel plate 16 and the second elastic steel plate 17 to retract, the front baffle plate 10 and the bottom baffle plate 11 drive the snow shoveled by the bottom baffle plate 11 to be integrally retracted, the snow is actively and slowly inserted into the laminated plate 8 (snowy movement, the laminated plate is not moved) in the process of retracting the bottom baffle plate 11 and the front baffle plate 10, after the bottom baffle plate 11 and the front baffle plate 10 are fully retracted, the lifter 7 is slightly adjusted to separate the top of each layer of snow from the upper surface by 2mm, the whole layering process is completed, when taking out a snow sample, an experimenter removes (has a turnbuckle) the front baffle plate 10, then takes out the laminated plate 8, transfers the snow sample, cuts off the power supply, loosens the fixing device, and the device is retracted
The inner end of the layering plate 8 is provided with a buckle 19, and the outer end of the lifter 7 is provided with a clamping groove 20 matched with the buckle 19. For mounting the laminate 8 and the lifter 7.
The lifter 7 is provided with a slide hole 21, the lifter 7 is arranged on the screw rod 6 through the slide hole 21, a group of nut sleeves 22 matched with the screw rod 6 are rotatably arranged on the inner sides of the slide holes 21, vortex teeth are arranged on the outer sides of the nut sleeves 22, a motor 23 is arranged in the lifter 7, and a worm 24 matched with the vortex teeth is arranged at the output end of the motor 23. The position can be adjusted on the screw 6 for each set of lifters 7 by rotation of the nut housing 22 along the screw 6.
This automatic change layering sampling and snow collection experimental apparatus is through first heated board 2 and the second heated board 3 in shell 1, realize keeping warm, solve present manual sampling device thermal insulation ability poor, the problem such as experimental result error is big, be fit for northwest region that snowfall is few, and set for layering thickness through control panel 18, drive layering board 8 through riser 7 and set for the preset position, record snowfall duration through intelligent control board 5, then drive the snow whole withdrawal that is shoveled by bottom baffle 11 through leading baffle 10 and bottom baffle 11, in this process with the snow initiative slowly insert layering board 8, accomplish whole layering process, in sum up, reasonable in design, satisfy measurement accuracy's requirement, can confirm the collection condition of snowfall in different layering, provide effective, feasible, reliable experimental process to the distribution analysis in the system of rain and snow environment, be convenient for experiment or professional automatic layering sampling and snow collection relevant research experiment, improve the automatic snowfall layering collection rate of initial stage and quantitatively study snowfall volume and environmental relation.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, principal features and advantages of the invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, which is defined in the appended claims. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. Automatic change layering sampling and adopt snow experimental apparatus, including shell (1), its characterized in that: the intelligent heat-insulating device comprises a shell (1), wherein first heat-insulating plates (2) are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the rear inside the shell (1), second heat-insulating plates (3) are arranged at the rear end of the rear inside the shell (1) and the front end and the rear end of the rear inside the shell (1), a rubber baffle plate (4) is arranged at the middle position inside the shell (1), an intelligent control plate (5) is arranged on the second heat-insulating plates (3) of the rear inside the shell (1), a screw rod (6) is arranged at the rear inside the shell (1), a lifter (7) is movably arranged on the screw rod (6), a plurality of groups of lifters (7) are arranged, a laminated plate (8) is arranged at one end of the lifter (7), the laminated plate (8) penetrates through the rubber baffle plate (4), a supporting rod (9) is penetrated above the rubber baffle plate (4), a front baffle plate (10) is arranged at the outer end of the supporting rod (9), a bottom baffle plate (11) is movably arranged at the front end of the bottom of the inner bottom of the shell (1), and magnetic strips (10) are arranged at the front end of the bottom baffle plate (11); the intelligent control device is characterized in that a sensor (12) and a solar panel (13) are arranged at the top of the shell (1), the sensor (12) is obliquely fixed at one end of the solar panel (13) by 15 degrees, and the sensor (12) is electrically connected with the intelligent control panel (5) through a lead; an electromagnet (14) is fixed on the second heat-insulating plate (3) at the upper position of the intelligent control plate (5), a motor (15) is fixed above the rear end inside the shell (1), and a first elastic steel plate (16) matched with the electromagnet (14) and the motor (15) is arranged at the inner end of the supporting rod (9); the inner end of the bottom partition plate is provided with a second elastic steel plate (17), and the second elastic steel plate (17) penetrates through the first heat insulation plate (2) to be connected with the motor (15).
2. An automated layered sampling snow collection experimental device according to claim 1, wherein: the outer side of the second heat insulation board (3) at the rear end is provided with a control panel (18), and the control panel (18) is used for setting the layering thickness to be 2cm-5cm.
3. An automated layered sampling snow collection experimental device according to claim 1, wherein: the inner end of the layering plate (8) is provided with a buckle (19), and the outer end of the lifter (7) is provided with a clamping groove (20) matched with the buckle (19).
4. An automated layered sampling snow collection experimental device according to claim 1, wherein: be equipped with slide hole (21) on riser (7), and riser (7) are installed on screw rod (6) through slide hole (21), a set of nut cover (22) with screw rod (6) looks adaptation are installed in the inboard rotation of slide hole (21), and the outside of nut cover (22) is equipped with the vortex tooth, the inside of riser (7) is equipped with motor (23), and the output of motor (23) is equipped with worm (24) with vortex tooth looks adaptation.
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