JP2005091048A - Apparatus for inspecting bottom surface of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for inspecting a bottom surface of a vehicle, which can record image signals on videotape serving as an evidence for the future by using a television camera, can transmit the image signals to a technician in a remote place by using a wireless telephone in order to ask for an immediate judgement, and can be substituted for such inspection apparatuses carrying out direct visual inspections of the bottom surface, where a rod-shaped pipe having a mirror at its end section is inserted into a bottom space of the vehicle, or the vehicle is mounted on a truck moved up and down by an oil pressure means or the like and is raised thereby. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus is provided with a carriage moving forward and backward on the ground under the bottom of the vehicle; the television camera with a wide angle lens which is mounted on the carriage; a foldable post which is supported at a portion of the rearward section of the carriage; a hand-push handle section disposed at the distal end of the post; an image display device for displaying images being photographed by the television camera; a recording / reproducing device capable of recording and reproducing the images photographed by the television camera; and the wireless telephone capable of transmitting and receiving the image signals, thereby enabling the image signals output from the television camera or the recording / reproducing device to be transmitted to a prescribed place. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle bottom surface inspection device capable of photographing and inspecting a vehicle bottom surface with a television camera attached to the tip of a carriage that can enter a vehicle bottom space.

  Conventionally, the bottom surface of a vehicle is inspected by inserting a rod-shaped pipe with a mirror at the tip into the bottom space of the vehicle and visually inspecting the bottom surface of the vehicle reflected in the mirror, or by a person directly in the bottom space of the vehicle. The vehicle to be inspected was placed on a cart that entered or moved up and down by hydraulic pressure, etc., and was lifted up sufficiently to directly inspect the bottom surface of the vehicle.

  The visual inspection with a mirror is easy but difficult to inspect because the distance to the distant part is long and the mirrors are often small. Furthermore, there is a problem that a person directly enters the bottom space of the vehicle or places the vehicle to be inspected on the upper / lower device, and direct visual inspection by the person takes time and effort.

  Also, it took time and effort to procure equipment every time when taking pictures or recording on a recording device for later.

  In particular, when an explosive or the like is placed on the bottom surface of a vehicle by a terrorist or the like, there are many problems such that a general vehicle inspection worker has no knowledge of explosives and cannot perform treatment even after inspection.

The inventor of the present application has solved this problem by the following means as a result of intensive studies in view of the above.
(1) In a vehicle bottom surface inspection device, a cart that moves forward and backward on the ground below the bottom of the vehicle, a TV camera with a wide-angle lens for photographing the vehicle bottom surface mounted on the top of the vehicle, and the rear of the vehicle A vehicle bottom surface inspection device comprising: a collapsible column that is pivotally supported by a part of the unit; and a handle part for pushing attached to the tip of the column.

(2) In a vehicle bottom surface inspection device, a trolley that moves forward and backward on the ground below the bottom of the vehicle, a TV camera with a wide-angle lens for photographing the vehicle bottom surface mounted on the top of the vehicle, and the vehicle bottom surface are illuminated. An illuminating device, a collapsible column that is pivotally supported by a part of the rear part of the carriage, and a handle part for pushing attached to the tip of the pillar, and the carriage is folded for folding at the center. A vehicle bottom surface inspection device having a shaft, wherein the support column has a folding rotary shaft in the center.

(3) The television camera is mounted on a remote-controllable pan / tilt mechanism, and the shooting direction can be controlled by operating an operation unit disposed on the column or the handle. ) Or the vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to (2).

(4) The vehicle according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein an image display device for an image photographed by the television camera is attached to the support column or the handle portion. Bottom surface inspection device.

(5) The vehicle bottom surface inspection device includes a recording / reproducing device capable of recording / reproducing a photographed image of a television camera, according to any one of (1) to (4) above, Vehicle bottom surface inspection device.

(6) The vehicle bottom surface inspection device includes a wireless telephone device capable of transmitting and receiving an image signal, and can transmit an output image signal of the TV camera or the recording / playback device to a predetermined location (1) The vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to any one of to (5).

(7) The vehicle according to any one of (2) to (6) above, wherein the illumination device is configured by a light emitting diode disposed in a front lens peripheral portion of the wide-angle lens. Bottom surface inspection device.

(8) The vehicle bottom surface inspection device includes a secondary battery capable of supplying electric power to an electric device including the lighting device. Any one of (1) to (7) above, The vehicle bottom surface inspection device as described.

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited.
1. According to the invention of claim 1 of the present application,
For example, foreign substances such as explosives mounted on the bottom surface of the vehicle can be clearly and easily photographed and discovered. In addition, since the column and the image display device can be folded, they are convenient for storage and movement.

2. According to the invention of claim 2 of the present invention,
In addition to the above effects, since the lighting device is provided, the bottom surface of the vehicle can be illuminated, and the inspection can be performed day and night. In addition, since the cart has a folding rotary shaft in the center and the support column has a folding rotary shaft in the center, the cart can be folded further and is convenient for storage and movement.

3. According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention,
The TV camera is mounted on a pan / tilt mechanism that can be operated remotely, and the shooting direction can be controlled by operating the operation unit disposed on the handle. Can be taken in a wide range.

4). According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention,
Since an image display device is attached to the support column or the handle as necessary equipment, an image taken with the television camera can be immediately recognized.

5). According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention,
Equipped with a recording / playback device that can record and play back images taken by TV cameras, so that it can be used as evidence recording, as well as recording by continuously inspecting the bottom of multiple vehicles and playing them back to a specialist engineer. You can request inspection by image.

6). According to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention,
Since the output image signal of the TV camera or the recording / playback device can be transmitted to a predetermined place by the wireless telephone device, it is possible to immediately receive advice on the judgment and treatment method of a specialist at a remote place.

7). According to the invention of claim 7 of the present invention,
Since the light-emitting diode is provided around the front lens periphery of the wide-angle lens, illumination can be performed following the movement of the television camera, and inspection can be performed day and night.

8). According to the invention of claim 8 of the present invention,
Since the secondary battery is provided, the apparatus can be used for a long time and can be recharged, which is economical.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples. 1 (a) is a front view of a vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 (b) is a side view of a vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is an external view of a television camera with a lighting device used in the vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to the embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a connection diagram of the embodiment according to the invention. These are the usage example explanatory drawings of the vehicle bottom part surface inspection apparatus of the Example of the invention.
1 is a vehicle bottom surface inspection device, 2 is a carriage, 3 is a wheel, 4 is a small TV camera, 5 is a rotating shaft, 6 is a support, 7 is a handle, 8 is an image display device, 9 is a recording / playback device, 10 is Radio telephone device, 11 is a secondary battery, 12 is a housing, 13 is a lighting device, 14 is a camera cable, 15 is a vehicle, 16, 17, 18 are rotating shafts, 19 is a stopper pin, 20 is an operation unit, and 21 is A mounting base, 21a is a mounting base rotating section, 21b is a light shielding cover, and 22 is a rear wheel mounting carriage.

  In FIG. 1, the vehicle bottom surface inspection device 1 includes a support column 6 that is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 5 and can be folded in the direction of an arrow along the vehicle 2 at the rear end of the vehicle 2. The handle part 7 for pushing the hand and the upper part of the handle part 7 can be rotated left and right around the mounting table rotating part 21a and can be folded along the support column 6 in the direction of the arrow supported by the rotating shaft 16. An image display device 8 using a liquid crystal display panel mounted on a table 21, a recording / reproducing device 9 capable of recording / reproducing a photographed image of the television camera 4, and the television camera 4 or the recording / reproducing device capable of transmitting / receiving an image signal. The wireless telephone apparatus 10 can transmit the output image signal of the reproduction apparatus 9, and the secondary battery 11 can supply power to the electric device and can be recharged.

  A cart 2 made of a lightweight metal square pipe made of aluminum or the like that moves forward and backward on the ground below the bottom of the vehicle is provided with wheels 3 around the lower surface of the cart 2 to limit the ground height as much as possible. A small TV camera with a super-wide-angle lens of 110 to 180 degrees, which has a built-in illumination device 13 (FIG. 2) using a white light emitting diode (LED) around the front lens lens at the front end. 4 is mounted on a pan / tilt mechanism such as a remotely operated motor drive system (not shown) that can control the photographing direction in the front-rear and left-right directions by operating the operation unit 20 disposed on the handle unit 7. . In addition, a recording / playback device 9 and a radiotelephone device 10 can also be mounted on the mount 21 on which the image display device 8 is mounted. Further, the image display device 8 is also provided with a light shielding cover 21b that makes it easy to see the screen even during daytime work.

  In FIG. 2, the TV camera 4 with a wide-angle lens is accommodated in a housing 12 having a circular appearance with, for example, a thumb using a color 1/3 mm solid-state imaging device, for example, using a metal material. ing. As described above, the illumination device 13 such as a white LED is incorporated in the periphery of the lens front lens. Further, the power supply to the TV camera 4 and the transmission of the video signal are performed by the camera cable 14 passing through the pipe of the carriage 2, and the cable for the lighting device and the remote operation cable for the pan / tilt mechanism (not shown) are also provided. Since it is wired in the pipe, there is no need to worry about hooking or damaging the cables during the work, and it is possible to save time and labor for attaching and detaching the cables during assembly and storage.

  In FIG. 3, an image signal sent from a television camera 4 is connected to an image display device 8 via a recording / reproducing device 9 capable of recording / reproducing captured images, and the image display device 8 is connected to the television camera 4 being recorded. Images and playback images can be monitored.

  Further, the image signal is input to the radio telephone device 10 such as a mobile phone that can send and receive a video signal of a moving image or a still image via the image display device 8, and the article in the image is determined / required as necessary. It is transmitted to a predetermined place where there is a person who can instruct about the treatment method.

  In FIG. 4, the front end portion of the vehicle bottom surface inspection apparatus 1 on which the TV camera 4 is mounted is gently moved into the bottom space of the vehicle 15 with the front end as a front end, and the bottom surface of the vehicle 15 is photographed by the TV camera 4. Since the TV camera 4 is equipped with a wide-angle lens with a deep depth of field, a wide range of the bottom surface of the vehicle 15 can be clearly photographed, and the photographing direction can be controlled in the front-rear and left-right directions (not shown). Since it is mounted on a remote-controllable pan / tilt mechanism, the vehicle bottom surface can be imaged over a wide range, and foreign objects such as explosives can be easily found.

  During photographing of the bottom surface of the vehicle 15, recording is performed on the recording / reproducing device 9 as necessary, or when a foreign object such as explosive is found, a photographing screen is displayed on the wireless telephone device 10 in order to obtain the judgment / instruction. Send it to a predetermined place.

  In FIG. 1, the carriage 2 has a folding rotary shaft 17 at the center and a stopper pin 19 for supporting the carriage 2 in a straight line when in use, and the column 6 is folded at the center. Since it has the rotating shaft 18 and the stopper pin 19 for supporting the support | pillar 6 linearly at the time of use, a shape is maintained at the time of use, and it can fold further smaller at the time of storage or carrying.

  Further, the rear wheel mounting carriage 22 of the carriage 2 can be folded along the carriage 2 in the direction of the arrow, and the handle 7 can also be folded along the column 6 in the direction of the arrow. Convenient.

  As an example of the lens used for the TV camera 4, an example in which the illumination device 13 such as a white LED is incorporated in the periphery of the lens front lens is shown. However, when a super-wide-angle lens is used, a wide area of the vehicle bottom surface is photographed. Therefore, it is preferable that a dedicated illumination device capable of illuminating each part of the vehicle bottom surface with appropriate illuminance is separately provided.

  Since the bottom surface of the vehicle 15 can be photographed clearly and easily, for example, it is indispensable for a department that inspects foreign matters such as explosives on the bottom surface of the vehicle 15.

The front view (a), side view (b), and bottom view (c) of the vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The external view of the television camera with an illuminating device used for the vehicle bottom surface inspection apparatus of the Example of the invention. The connection diagram of the Example of the invention. Explanatory drawing of the example of use of the vehicle bottom part surface inspection apparatus of the Example of the invention.

Explanation of symbols

1: Vehicle bottom surface inspection device 2: Cart 3: Wheel 4: Small TV camera 5: Rotating shaft 6: Support column 7: Handle 8: Image display device 9: Recording / playback device 10: Radio telephone device 11: Secondary battery 12 : Housing 13: Lighting device 14: Camera cable 15: Vehicle 16, 17, 18: Rotating shaft 19: Stopper pin 20: Operation unit 21: Mounting base 21a: Mounting base rotating part 21b: Light shielding cover 22: Rear wheel mounting carriage

Claims (8)

  In a vehicle bottom surface inspection device, a cart that moves forward and backward on the ground below the bottom of the vehicle, a TV camera with a wide-angle lens for photographing the vehicle bottom surface mounted on the top of the vehicle, and a rear portion of the cart. A vehicle bottom surface inspection device comprising: a collapsible column that is pivotally supported by a unit; and a handle part for pushing attached to a tip of the column.   In a vehicle bottom surface inspection device, a cart that moves forward and backward on the ground below the bottom of the vehicle, a TV camera with a wide-angle lens for photographing the vehicle bottom surface mounted on the top of the vehicle, and an illumination device that illuminates the vehicle bottom surface And a foldable column pivotally supported on a part of the rear part of the carriage, and a handgrip handle attached to the tip end of the pillar, and the carriage has a folding rotary shaft at the center. The vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the support column has a folding rotary shaft at the center.   3. The television camera according to claim 1, wherein the television camera is mounted on a pan / tilt mechanism that can be remotely operated, and a shooting direction can be controlled by operating an operation unit disposed on the support column or the handle unit. The vehicle bottom surface inspection device as described.   The vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an image display device for an image photographed by the television camera is attached to the support column or the handle portion.   The vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vehicle bottom surface inspection device includes a recording / reproducing device capable of recording / reproducing a captured image of a television camera.   6. The vehicle bottom surface inspection device includes a radiotelephone device capable of transmitting and receiving an image signal, and is capable of transmitting an output image signal of the TV camera or the recording / playback device to a predetermined location. The vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to claim 1.   The vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the illuminating device is formed of a light emitting diode disposed in a front lens peripheral portion of the wide-angle lens. The vehicle bottom surface inspection device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the vehicle bottom surface inspection device includes a secondary battery capable of supplying electric power to an electric device including the lighting device. apparatus.