CN211452272U

CN211452272U - Vehicle ground clearance acquisition equipment

Info

Publication number: CN211452272U
Application number: CN201922336442.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陆一超
Original assignee: Qoros Automotive Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qoros Automotive Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-23
Filing date: 2019-12-23
Publication date: 2020-09-08
Anticipated expiration: 2029-12-23

Abstract

The application discloses vehicle ground clearance seeks equipment. The vehicle ground clearance acquisition apparatus includes: the device comprises a moving vehicle, a one-way locking unit and a searching unit; the moving vehicle is provided with a calibration platform, and the one-way locking unit is arranged on the calibration platform; the exploring unit is rotationally connected with the one-way locking unit, and the rotating direction of the exploring unit is opposite to the advancing direction of the moving vehicle; the exploring unit is used for rotating towards the rear of the moving vehicle when contacting with the vehicle to be tested so as to obtain the ground clearance of the vehicle to be tested.

Description

Vehicle ground clearance acquisition equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of obtaining vehicle ground clearance, in particular to vehicle ground clearance exploring device.

Background

The existing methods for obtaining the ground clearance of the vehicle mainly comprise two types, one type is that the ground clearance is obtained under the vehicle through tools such as a ruler and the like. The acquisition method needs to stop the vehicle on a horizontal platform, an operator can push the vehicle downwards for multiple times to search the lowest point of the vehicle, and the average value of the ground clearance is acquired through multiple measurements. However, in the process, the operator needs to lie prostrate and stand repeatedly, the efficiency is low, the operator is easy to fatigue, in addition, the measurement result can also vary from person to person, and the measurement precision is low.

Another type is to take measurements by gantry lifting the platform. Such an acquisition method requires the vehicle to be tested to be driven onto the gantry, the vehicle to be raised, and the operator to manually measure the lowest point. But this type of measurement mode has higher requirement to enterprise site area, and rack lift platform equipment drops into greatly, and equipment period of falling to the ground is long.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a vehicle ground clearance seeks equipment to solve the current vehicle ground clearance and acquire the problem of inconvenience, required place need dispose equipment such as rack lift platform.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present application provides a vehicle ground clearance detecting apparatus, including: the device comprises a moving vehicle, a one-way locking unit and a searching unit. The moving vehicle is provided with a calibration platform, and the one-way locking unit is arranged on the calibration platform; the exploring unit is rotationally connected with the one-way locking unit, and the rotating direction of the exploring unit is opposite to the advancing direction of the moving vehicle; the exploring unit is used for rotating towards the rear of the moving vehicle when contacting with the vehicle to be tested so as to obtain the ground clearance of the vehicle to be tested.

In one embodiment, the retrieval unit comprises a connecting rod; one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected with the one-way locking unit.

In one embodiment, the detecting unit further comprises a detecting rod, and one end of the connecting rod, which is far away from the one-way locking unit, is fixedly connected with the detecting rod; the exploring rod is parallel to the different surfaces of the calibration platform.

In one embodiment, the number of the one-way locking units is two, and a connecting line of the two one-way locking units is perpendicular to the advancing direction of the moving vehicle; the number of the connecting rods is two, one ends of the two connecting rods are rotatably connected with the corresponding one-way locking units, and the other ends of the two connecting rods are fixedly connected with the exploring rod.

In one embodiment, the rotation angle of the connecting rod relative to the calibration platform is 0-90 °.

In one embodiment, the number of the one-way locking units and the number of the exploring units are both two; the two unidirectional locking units are arranged at intervals, and the two acquisition units are respectively in rotating connection with the two unidirectional locking units so as to respectively acquire the ground clearance of the vehicle to be detected.

In one embodiment, the length of the connecting rod is 180 mm-200 mm.

In one embodiment, the height of the moving vehicle is 50 mm-70 mm.

In one embodiment, the mobile cart further comprises: the horizontal calibration unit is arranged on the calibration platform and is used for acquiring or calibrating the inclination angle of the calibration platform relative to the horizontal plane.

In one embodiment, the moving vehicle is provided with a driving unit and a forward crawler or a forward wheel; the advancing caterpillar band or the advancing wheel is positioned at the bottom of the moving vehicle and is electrically connected with the driving unit.

This application acquires the ground clearance of the vehicle that awaits measuring through the cooperation of locomotive, one-way locking unit and the unit of seeking out. Furthermore, according to the acquired data of the ground clearance of the vehicle to be detected, an operator can develop and improve the vehicle so as to improve the driving experience of the user.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a side view of a vehicle ground clearance detecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a top view of a vehicle ground clearance detecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a vehicle ground clearance detection device according to an embodiment of the present application running on the bottom of a vehicle to be tested.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

The vehicle ground clearance exploring device provided by each embodiment of the application can be controlled by an operator to acquire the ground clearance of a vehicle. Furthermore, according to the acquired data of the ground clearance, an operator can develop and improve the vehicle so as to improve the driving experience of the user.

In a general way of acquiring the ground clearance of the vehicle, the operator needs to push down under the vehicle many times to measure the ground clearance of the vehicle, or needs to lift the vehicle by a special stand lifting platform to measure the ground clearance of the vehicle. However, these methods put high demands on the operator or the measurement site, and the operator cannot quickly and accurately acquire the ground clearance data of the relevant vehicle.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in view of the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a vehicle ground clearance detecting apparatus 10, including: a vehicle 100, a one-way locking unit 110, and a retrieval unit 120. The moving vehicle 100 is provided therein with a driving unit, such as a battery and a motor, to provide the moving vehicle 100 with moving characteristics. The unidirectional locking unit 110 and the detecting unit 120 are both arranged on the moving vehicle 100, and the moving vehicle 100 moves while driving the unidirectional locking unit 110 and the detecting unit 120 thereon to move. Thus, the one-way locking unit 110 and the detecting unit 120 are engaged and the detecting unit 120 is brought into contact with the bottom of the vehicle 20 to be tested to obtain the lowest point of the vehicle 20. Based on this lowest point, the ground clearance data of the vehicle 20 to be tested can be acquired by the relative height of the exploring unit 120 in the entire exploring apparatus 10.

In some embodiments, the mobile vehicle 100 is provided with a calibration platform 102, the one-way locking unit 110 is disposed on the calibration platform 102, and the search unit 120 is rotatably connected to the one-way locking unit 110. The search unit 120 is rotated in one direction by an external force through the one-way locking unit 110. It should be understood that the rotation direction b of the search unit 120 is opposite to the advancing direction a of the vehicle 100, i.e., the search unit 120 rotates toward the rear of the vehicle 100. Therefore, in the process that the moving vehicle 100 advances and gradually travels to the bottom of the vehicle 20 to be tested, the detecting unit 120 on the moving vehicle 100 contacts with the bottom of the vehicle 20 to be tested, and the detecting unit 120 after contact rotates in the direction of the rear of the moving vehicle 100 due to the relative acting force with the vehicle 20 to be tested, so as to eliminate the acting force.

When the mobile vehicle 100 travels below the vehicle 20 to be tested, the highest point of the detecting unit 120 relative to the calibration platform 102 is substantially equal to the lowest point of the vehicle 20 to be tested. Thus, after the mobile vehicle 100 runs out of the bottom of the vehicle 20 to be measured, the operator can obtain the ground clearance of the vehicle 20 to be measured by measuring the height difference H between the highest point of the search unit 120 and the ground. Based on this, with this vehicle ground clearance exploring apparatus 10, the operator does not need to repeatedly lie prone and stand, so as to improve the measurement efficiency. In addition, the mode of obtaining the ground clearance of the vehicle does not need to occupy a large field and build a platform for lifting the vehicle 20 to be measured, so that the cost of obtaining the ground clearance of the vehicle 20 to be measured can be reduced.

In some embodiments, the height of the mobile cart 100 is 50mm to 70mm so that the exploration apparatus 10 can travel under various types of vehicles. Such as: the height of the moving vehicle 100 is 52mm, 55mm, 57mm, 60mm, 63mm, or 65mm depending on the type of the vehicle 20 to be tested.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in some embodiments, the exploration unit 120 includes: a connecting rod 122 and a search rod 124. The connecting rod 122 and the detecting rod 124 may be fixedly connected, such as in a detachable manner. Such as: the connecting rod 122 and the probing rod 124 may be integrally formed directly during the manufacturing process; or, the connecting rod 122 and the detecting rod 124 are fixedly connected by welding or the like; alternatively, the connection rod 122 and the probing rod 124 may be detachably connected by a screw connection or the like, which is not limited. One end of the connecting rod 122 away from the detecting rod 124 is rotatably connected to the one-way locking unit 110, so as to dispose the detecting unit 120 on the one-way locking unit 110. Therefore, the rotation angle of the connecting rod 122 relative to the calibration platform 102 of the moving vehicle 100 is 0-90 degrees; that is, the connecting rod 122 is rotated to be parallel to the calibration platform 102 or perpendicular to the calibration platform 102.

To facilitate access to the bottom of the vehicle 20 under test to obtain the gap height H between the bottom of the vehicle 20 and the ground, the probing rod 124 is disposed parallel to the calibration platform 102 of the mobile cart 100. Therefore, during the movement of the moving vehicle 100, the bottom of the vehicle 20 to be tested is more easily contacted by the probing unit 120 through the cooperation of the connecting rod 122 and the probing rod 124, so as to reduce the time required for obtaining the ground clearance of the vehicle 20 to be tested.

In other embodiments, the detecting unit 120 may only include the connecting rod 122. It should be understood that the unidirectional rotation of the search unit 120 with respect to the vehicle 100 is achieved by the unidirectional locking unit 110. That is, when the search unit 120 includes only the connecting rod 122, the search unit 120 can still rotate in one direction, and the connecting rod 122 also rotates toward the rear of the vehicle 100 when contacting the bottom of the vehicle 20. The contact surface of the connecting rod 122 is small compared to the height of the detecting unit 120 including the detecting rod 124, but the operator can still obtain the ground clearance of the vehicle 20 to be measured by measuring the height between the end of the connecting rod 122 far away from the calibration platform 102 and the ground.

In some embodiments, the number of the unidirectional locking units 110 and the detecting units 120 is two, that is, two unidirectional locking units 110 and two detecting units 120 are included, so that ground clearance data of the vehicle 20 to be measured can be acquired by the two pairs of unidirectional locking units 110 and the two pairs of detecting units 120, respectively, so as to improve the accuracy of the measurement. It should be understood that in each pair of the unidirectional locking unit 110 and the exploration unit 120, the exploration unit 120 may be the exploration unit 120 in any other embodiment. That is, the exploration unit 120 may include only one connection rod 122; alternatively, the search unit 120 may include a connecting rod 122 and a search rod 124; alternatively, the retrieval unit 120 may include two connecting rods 122 and one retrieval rod 124.

In some embodiments, the height of the mobile vehicle 100 is low, so that the mobile vehicle 100 can travel to the bottom of different types of vehicles 20 to be tested. In order to be compatible with the vehicle 20 to be tested with a part of the lower part higher than the bottom, the length of the connecting rod 122 of the exploring unit 120 is 180mm to 200 mm. When the connecting rod 122 is perpendicular to the calibration platform 102, i.e. the probing rod 124 is at the highest point in the rotation range, the height between the probing rod 124 and the ground is 230 mm-270 mm. It should be understood that the height range of 230mm to 270mm is the range of values for the maximum ground clearance that the exploration apparatus 10 is capable of measuring, and that most vehicles have ground clearances that are less than or within this range of values; based on this, the exploration device 10 provided by the embodiments of the application can measure the ground clearance of most vehicles, so as to improve the application range of the exploration device 10.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, during the measurement process, the probing rod 124 and the connecting rod 122 both contact the bottom of the vehicle 20, i.e., the probing rod 124 and the connecting rod 122 rub against the bottom of the vehicle 20. In order to reduce the possibility of abrasion of the probing rod 124 and the connecting rod 122, the probing rod 124 and the connecting rod 122 are made of metal, such as: iron and its alloys, or copper and its alloys, and the like. Of course, in other embodiments, the material of the connecting rod 122 may also be different from the material of the probing rod 124, which is not limited to this.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the number of the one-way locking units 110 is two, and correspondingly, the number of the connecting rods 122 is two. One end of each of the two connecting rods 122 is rotatably connected to the two unidirectional locking units 110; thus, the two connecting rods 122 can be rotated in one direction in the same direction by the two one-way locking units 110. The number of the probing rods 124 is one, and the probing rods 124 are fixedly connected to the other ends of the two connecting rods 122 far away from the one-way locking unit 110. Due to the two unidirectional locking units 110, the unidirectional rotation of the exploring unit 120 can be more stable without shaking, so as to improve the accuracy of the obtained ground clearance of the vehicle 20 to be tested.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, in order to improve the accuracy of the vehicle ground clearance obtained by the exploration device 10, the mobile vehicle 100 further includes: a horizontal calibration unit 104. The horizontal calibration unit 104 is arranged on the calibration platform 102, so that an operator can adjust the inclination angle of the calibration platform 102 relative to the horizontal plane; alternatively, the operator correlates the acquired ground clearance based on the tilt angle of the calibration platform 102 relative to the horizontal. In some embodiments, the level calibration unit 104 may be a bubble level or an electronic level.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the vehicle 100 is provided with forward tracks 106, and the forward tracks 106 may cooperate with a drive unit to facilitate travel of the vehicle 100. It should be appreciated that by advancing tracks 106, the sonde 10 can accommodate the ground under a variety of road conditions to provide ground clearance measurements for the vehicle 20 under test.

In other embodiments, rather than the forward tracks 106, the mobile vehicle may be provided with forward wheels, which may be three, four, or more than four, without limitation. Therefore, the movable vehicle can adapt to various types of ground surfaces through the advancing wheels. In addition, under the condition that the advancing wheel is damaged, the operation of maintaining or replacing the advancing wheel by an operator is facilitated.

While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present application, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the application, and it is intended that such changes and modifications be covered by the scope of the application.

Claims

1. A vehicle ground clearance acquisition apparatus, comprising: the device comprises a moving vehicle, a one-way locking unit and a searching unit;

the moving vehicle is provided with a calibration platform, and the one-way locking unit is arranged on the calibration platform; the exploring unit is rotationally connected with the one-way locking unit, and the rotating direction of the exploring unit is opposite to the advancing direction of the moving vehicle; the exploring unit is used for rotating towards the rear of the moving vehicle when contacting with the vehicle to be tested so as to obtain the ground clearance of the vehicle to be tested.

2. The vehicle ground clearance exploring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the exploring unit includes a connecting rod; one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected with the one-way locking unit.

3. The vehicle ground clearance detecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the detecting unit further includes a detecting rod, and an end of the connecting rod remote from the one-way locking unit is fixedly connected to the detecting rod; the exploring rod is parallel to the different surfaces of the calibration platform.

4. The vehicle ground clearance exploring apparatus of claim 3, wherein the number of said one-way locking units is two, and a line connecting said two one-way locking units is perpendicular to an advancing direction of said moving vehicle; the number of the connecting rods is two, one ends of the two connecting rods are rotatably connected with the corresponding one-way locking units, and the other ends of the two connecting rods are fixedly connected with the exploring rod.

5. A vehicle ground clearance acquisition apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein a rotation angle of said connecting rod with respect to said calibration platform is 0 ° to 90 °.

6. The vehicle ground clearance exploring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the number of said one-way locking unit and said exploring unit is two; the two unidirectional locking units are arranged at intervals, and the two acquisition units are respectively in rotating connection with the two unidirectional locking units so as to respectively acquire the ground clearance of the vehicle to be detected.

7. A vehicle ground clearance exploring apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein said connecting rod has a length of 180mm to 200 mm.

8. The vehicle ground clearance exploring apparatus of claim 7, wherein a height of said moving vehicle is 50mm to 70 mm.

9. The vehicle ground clearance acquisition apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle further comprises: the horizontal calibration unit is arranged on the calibration platform and is used for acquiring or calibrating the inclination angle of the calibration platform relative to the horizontal plane.

10. The vehicle ground clearance acquisition apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mobile vehicle is provided with a drive unit, and a forward crawler or a forward wheel; the advancing caterpillar band or the advancing wheel is positioned at the bottom of the moving vehicle and is electrically connected with the driving unit.