A UAV camera mounting bracket

Abstract

The invention discloses a drone camera mounting bracket, including a landing support structure, a suspension structure, a camera clamp structure and a fuselage installation structure; the landing support structure includes a fixed plate and four support legs; the suspension structure includes a rotary drive motor, a vertical shaft, a top plate, two side plates, a tilt drive motor and a rectangular frame; the camera clamp structure is used to clamp the camera placed in the rectangular frame; the fuselage installation structure is used to tie the fixed plate to the lower side of the drone fuselage. The drone camera mounting bracket can use the rotary drive motor to drive the rectangular frame to rotate, thereby adjusting the horizontal orientation angle of the camera; the tilt drive motor can adjust the inclination of the rectangular frame, thereby adjusting the pitch angle of the camera; the support rod 3 can be elastically supported by the support compression spring 5, thereby achieving a soft landing when the drone lands.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a camera mounting bracket, in particular to a drone camera mounting bracket. Background Art

[0002] At present, existing drones are not equipped with camera mounting brackets, so temporary fixed brackets are basically used to install cameras, which not only have poor structural stability but also do not have universal performance. Therefore, it is necessary to design a drone camera mounting bracket that can be installed on the drone after the existing drone has removed the original landing bracket, so as to facilitate camera mounting. Summary of the invention

[0003] Purpose of the invention: To provide a UAV camera mounting bracket, which can be installed on an existing UAV after removing the original landing bracket, so as to facilitate camera mounting.

[0004] Technical solution: The drone camera mounting bracket created by the present invention includes a landing support structure, a suspension structure, a camera clamp structure and a fuselage mounting structure;

[0005] The lifting and lowering support structure includes a fixed plate and four support legs; the support legs are composed of a vertical support tube, a support rod, a support compression spring and a rubber support foot; the vertical support tubes of the four support legs are respectively installed vertically at the four top corners of the lower side of the fixed plate; the upper end of the support rod is inserted into the vertical support tube, and the rubber support foot is fixedly installed on the lower end of the support rod; a limiting convex ring is provided on the support rod; the support compression spring is sleeved on the support rod, and the upper and lower ends are respectively supported on the lower pipe opening and the limiting convex ring of the vertical support tube;

[0006] The suspension structure includes a rotary drive motor, a vertical rotating shaft, a top plate, two side plates, a tilt drive motor and a rectangular frame; the rotary drive motor is mounted on the upper side of the fixed plate, and a driving bevel gear is provided on the output shaft; the vertical rotating shaft is rotatably mounted at the center of the fixed plate, and a driven bevel gear meshing with the driving bevel gear is provided at the upper end of the vertical rotating shaft; the lower end of the vertical rotating shaft is fixedly mounted at the center of the upper side of the top plate; the two side plates are vertically mounted on the lower side of the top plate, and the two side plates are parallel to each other; a side rotating shaft is fixedly arranged on the outer sides of the two vertical frame frames of the rectangular frame; the two side rotating shafts are respectively rotatably mounted on the two side plates; a driven gear is fixedly arranged on one side rotating shaft; the tilt drive motor is fixedly mounted on the outer sides of the side plates, and a driving gear meshing with the driven gear is provided on the output shaft of the tilt drive motor;

[0007] The camera clamp structure is installed on the rectangular frame and is used for clamping the camera placed in the rectangular frame; the fuselage mounting structure is installed on the upper side of the fixing plate and is used for tying the fixing plate to the lower side of the UAV fuselage.

[0008] Furthermore, the fuselage mounting structure includes two strip clamping plates, a pressing plate, a steel wire rope, a fastening bolt, a platform bracket and two clamping bolts; the lower sides of the two swinging strip plates are swing-hinged and installed on the side of the fixed plate; the two clamping bolts are respectively threaded and installed in the middle of the two strip clamping plates; a clamping disc is spherically hingedly installed at the ends of the screw rods of the two clamping bolts; side anti-slip pads are provided on the clamping surfaces of the two clamping discs; two positioning supports are provided on the upper side of the pressing plate, and a steel rope hole is provided on the two positioning supports; a bolt is provided on the outer side of a strip clamping plate Mounting seat; the fastening bolt is threadedly screwed and installed on the bolt mounting seat; a rotating head is rotatably installed on the screw end of the fastening bolt, and a positioning through hole is provided on the strip clamping plate and close to the rotating head; one end of the steel wire rope is fixed on the rotating head, and the other end passes through the positioning through hole and is fixed to the inner side surface of another strip clamping plate through the end rope buckle; the pressing plate is hung on the steel wire rope through the steel rope holes on the two positioning supports, and is used to press on the upper side surface of the drone fuselage under the pulling of the steel wire rope; the platform bracket is fixedly installed on the middle part of the side surface of the fixing plate, and a lower anti-slip pad is provided on the upper side surface of the platform bracket.

[0009] Furthermore, an upper anti-slip pad is provided on the lower clamping side plate surface of the pressing plate.

[0010] Furthermore, a reinforcing rib plate is provided at the installation position of the vertical support tube and the fixing plate.

[0011] Furthermore, the camera clamp structure includes a U-shaped locking plate, a clamp locking bolt and a clamp flat belt; two strip-shaped through holes are provided on the lower side frame of the rectangular frame, and the two side side plates of the U-shaped locking plate vertically penetrate the two strip-shaped through holes respectively; the two ends of the clamp flat belt are respectively fixedly installed on the upper edges of the two side side plates of the U-shaped locking plate; the clamp locking bolt is vertically threaded and screwed in the middle of the lower side plate of the U-shaped locking plate.

[0012] Furthermore, a camera anti-skid pad is arranged on the inner wall of the lower side frame of the rectangular frame; and a locking nut is threadedly screwed on the locking bolt of the clamp.

[0013] Furthermore, a strip-shaped limiting groove is arranged on the rod wall of the support rod along its length direction, and a limiting protrusion which is slidably embedded in the strip-shaped limiting groove is arranged on the inner tube wall of the vertical support tube.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: the rectangular frame can be rotationally driven by a rotary drive motor, thereby adjusting the horizontal orientation angle of the camera; the inclination of the rectangular frame can be adjusted by a tilt drive motor, thereby adjusting the pitch angle of the camera; the support rod 3 can be elastically supported by a support compression spring 5, thereby achieving a soft landing when the UAV lands. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure created by the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The technical solution of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

[0017] Embodiment 1:

[0018] like Figure 1 As shown, the drone camera mounting bracket disclosed in the invention comprises: a landing support structure, a suspension structure, a camera clamp structure and a fuselage mounting structure;

[0019] The lifting and lowering support structure includes a fixed plate 1 and four support legs; the support legs are composed of a vertical support tube 2, a support rod 3, a support compression spring 5 and a rubber support foot 6; the vertical support tubes 2 of the four support legs are respectively vertically installed at the four top corners of the lower side of the fixed plate 1; the upper end of the support rod 3 is inserted into the vertical support tube 2, and the rubber support foot 6 is fixedly installed on the lower end of the support rod 3; a limiting convex ring 4 is provided on the support rod 3; the support compression spring 5 is sleeved on the support rod 3, and the upper and lower ends are respectively supported on the lower pipe opening of the vertical support tube 2 and the limiting convex ring 4;

[0020] The suspension structure includes a rotary drive motor 19, a vertical shaft 8, a top plate 9, two side plates 14, an inclination drive motor 13 and a rectangular frame 16; the rotary drive motor 19 is mounted on the upper side of the fixed plate 1, and a driving bevel gear 21 is provided on the output shaft; the vertical shaft 8 is rotatably mounted at the center of the fixed plate 1, and a driven bevel gear 20 meshing with the driving bevel gear 21 is provided at the upper end of the vertical shaft 8; the lower end of the vertical shaft 8 is fixedly mounted at the center of the upper side of the top plate 9; the two side plates 14 are provided with a plurality of bevel gears 21, and the bevel gears 20 meshing with the driving bevel gear 21 are ... 4 is vertically mounted on the lower side of the top plate 9, and the two side plates 14 are parallel to each other; a side shaft 15 is fixedly arranged on the outer sides of the two vertical frames of the rectangular frame 16; the two side shafts 15 are rotatably mounted on the two side plates 14 respectively; a driven gear 17 is fixedly arranged on one side shaft 15; the inclination drive motor 13 is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the side plate 14, and a drive gear 18 meshing with the driven gear 17 is arranged on the output shaft of the inclination drive motor 13;

[0021] The camera clamp structure is installed on the rectangular frame 16, and is used to clamp the camera placed in the rectangular frame 16; the fuselage mounting structure is installed on the upper side of the fixing plate 1, and is used to tie the fixing plate 1 to the lower side of the drone fuselage.

[0022] The rectangular frame 16 can be rotationally driven by the rotary drive motor 19, thereby adjusting the horizontal orientation angle of the camera; the rectangular frame 16 can be inclination-adjusted by the tilt drive motor 13, thereby adjusting the pitch angle of the camera; the support rod 3 can be elastically supported by the support compression spring 5, thereby achieving a soft landing when the UAV lands.

[0023] Furthermore, the fuselage mounting structure includes two strip clamping plates 33, a pressing plate 29, a steel wire rope 31, a fastening bolt 26, a platform bracket 7 and two clamping bolts 25; the lower sides of the two swinging strip plates 33 are swing-hinged and installed on the upper side of the fixed plate 1; the two clamping bolts 25 are respectively threaded and installed in the middle of the two strip clamping plates 33; a clamping disc 22 is spherically hingedly installed at the end of the screw rod of the two clamping bolts 25; side anti-slip pads 23 are provided on the clamping surfaces of the two clamping discs 22; two positioning supports 30 are provided on the upper side of the pressing plate 29, and a steel rope hole is provided on each of the two positioning supports 30; a bolt is provided on the outer side of a strip clamping plate 33 Mounting seat 27; the fastening bolt 26 is threadedly screwed and installed on the bolt mounting seat 27; a rotating head 28 is rotatably installed on the screw end of the fastening bolt 26, and a positioning through hole is provided on the strip clamping plate 33 and close to the rotating head 28; one end of the steel wire rope 31 is fixed on the rotating head 28, and the other end passes through the positioning through hole and is fixed to the inner side surface of another strip clamping plate 33 through the end rope buckle 34; the pressing plate 29 is hung on the steel wire rope 31 through the steel rope holes on the two positioning supports 30, and is used to press on the upper side surface of the drone fuselage under the pulling of the steel wire rope 31; the platform bracket 7 is fixedly installed in the middle of the upper side surface of the fixing plate 1, and a lower anti-slip pad 24 is provided on the upper side surface of the platform bracket 7. The fuselage mounting structure can be used to tie the fixing plate 1 to the lower side of the UAV fuselage, and the tensioning strength of the steel wire rope 31 can be adjusted by tightening the bolts 26 to meet the upper and lower tying requirements of UAV fuselages of various sizes and models; two clamping bolts 25 and a spherically hinged clamping disc 22 can be used to relatively squeeze the left and right sides of the UAV fuselage; the lower side anti-skid pad 24 can be used to prevent the lower side of the fuselage from slipping after tying to ensure stability after tying; the pressing plate 29 can meet the requirement of smooth pressing on the upper side of the fuselage.

[0024] Furthermore, an upper anti-skid pad 32 is provided on the lower clamping side plate surface of the pressing plate 29. The upper anti-skid pad 32 can ensure the stability of the pressing plate 29 after being tied.

[0025] Furthermore, a reinforcing rib plate 35 is provided at the installation position of the vertical support pipe 2 and the fixing plate 1. The reinforcing rib plate 35 can enhance the structural strength at the installation position.

[0026] Furthermore, the camera hoop structure includes a U-shaped locking plate 36, a hoop locking bolt 10 and a hoop flat belt 12; two strip-shaped through holes are provided on the lower side frame of the rectangular frame 16, and the two side plates of the U-shaped locking plate 36 vertically penetrate the two strip-shaped through holes respectively; the two ends of the hoop flat belt 12 are respectively fixedly installed on the upper edges of the two side plates of the U-shaped locking plate 36; the hoop locking bolt 10 is vertically threaded and screwed on the middle part of the lower side plate of the U-shaped locking plate 36. The hoop locking bolt 10 is used to pull the U-shaped locking plate 36 downward, so that the camera is bound to the lower side frame of the rectangular frame 16 by the hoop flat belt 12.

[0027] Furthermore, a camera anti-skid pad 37 is provided on the inner wall of the lower side frame of the rectangular frame 16; a locking nut 11 is threadedly screwed on the clamp locking bolt 10. The camera anti-skid pad 37 can prevent the camera installed on the clamp from sliding and falling; the locking nut 11 can squeeze the U-shaped locking plate 36 when the clamp is locked, so as to lock and position the clamp locking bolt 10.

[0028] Furthermore, a strip-shaped limit groove is provided on the rod wall of the support rod 3 along its length direction, and a limit convex block slidably embedded in the strip-shaped limit groove is provided on the inner tube wall of the vertical support tube 2. The strip-shaped limit groove and the limit convex block can limit the telescopic range of the support rod 3.

[0029] When the drone camera mounting bracket disclosed in the invention is installed and used, the rotation drive motor 19 and the tilt drive motor 13 are electrically connected to the motor drive circuit of the drone flight control to achieve angle adjustment; then the drone fuselage is placed in the fuselage mounting structure, the pressing plate 29 is located on the upper side of the drone fuselage, and the two clamping discs 22 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the drone fuselage, and then the two clamping bolts 25 are adjusted to clamp and lock the left and right sides, and then the fastening bolts 26 are adjusted to tighten the steel wire rope 31, and the drone fuselage is pressed on the lower anti-slip pad 24.

[0030] As mentioned above, although the invention has been shown and described with reference to a specific preferred embodiment, it should not be interpreted as limiting the invention itself. Various changes may be made to it in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A drone camera mounting bracket, characterized by: Including the landing support structure, suspension structure, camera hoop structure and fuselage installation structure; The lifting and lowering support structure comprises a fixed plate (1) and four supporting legs; the supporting legs are composed of a vertical supporting tube (2), a supporting rod (3), a supporting compression spring (5) and a rubber supporting foot (6); the vertical supporting tubes (2) of the four supporting legs are respectively vertically mounted at the four top corners of the lower side of the fixed plate (1); the upper end of the supporting rod (3) is inserted into the vertical supporting tube (2), and the rubber supporting foot (6) is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the supporting rod (3); a limiting convex ring (4) is provided on the supporting rod (3); the supporting compression spring (5) is sleeved on the supporting rod (3), and the upper and lower ends are respectively supported on the lower tube opening of the vertical supporting tube (2) and the limiting convex ring (4); The suspension structure comprises a rotary drive motor (19), a vertical rotating shaft (8), a top plate (9), two side plates (14), an inclination drive motor (13) and a rectangular frame (16); the rotary drive motor (19) is mounted on the upper side of the fixed plate (1), and a driving bevel gear (21) is provided on the output shaft; the vertical rotating shaft (8) is rotatably mounted at the center of the fixed plate (1), and a driven bevel gear (20) meshing with the driving bevel gear (21) is provided at the upper end of the vertical rotating shaft (8); the lower end of the vertical rotating shaft (8) is fixedly mounted at the center of the upper side of the top plate (9); the two side plates (14) are The plate (14) is vertically mounted on the lower side of the top plate (9), and the two side plates (14) are parallel to each other; a side rotating shaft (15) is fixedly arranged on the outer side surfaces of the two vertical frame frames of the rectangular frame (16); the two side rotating shafts (15) are rotatably mounted on the two side plates (14) respectively; a driven gear (17) is fixedly arranged on one side rotating shaft (15); the inclination driving motor (13) is fixedly mounted on the outer side surface of the side plate (14), and a driving gear (18) meshing with the driven gear (17) is arranged on the output shaft of the inclination driving motor (13); The camera clamp structure is mounted on the rectangular frame (16) and is used to clamp the camera placed in the rectangular frame (16); the fuselage mounting structure is mounted on the upper side of the fixing plate (1) and is used to tie the fixing plate (1) to the lower side of the fuselage of the drone; The fuselage installation structure comprises two strip clamping plates (33), a pressing plate (29), a steel wire rope (31), a fastening bolt (26), a platform bracket (7) and two clamping bolts (25); the lower sides of the two swinging strip plates (33) are swing-hingedly installed on the upper side of the fixed plate (1); the two clamping bolts (25) are respectively threadedly screwed and installed in the middle of the two strip clamping plates (33); a clamping disc (22) is spherically hingedly installed at the ends of the screw rods of the two clamping bolts (25); side anti-slip pads (23) are provided on the clamping surfaces of the two clamping discs (22); two positioning supports (30) are provided on the upper side of the pressing plate (29), and a steel rope hole is provided on each of the two positioning supports (30); a bolt mounting seat (23) is provided on the outer side of a strip clamping plate (33); 27); the fastening bolt (26) is threadedly screwed and installed on the bolt mounting seat (27); a rotating head (28) is rotatably installed at the end of the screw rod of the fastening bolt (26), and a positioning through hole is provided on the strip clamping plate (33) and near the rotating head (28); one end of the steel wire rope (31) is fixed on the rotating head (28), and the other end passes through the positioning through hole and is fixed to the inner side surface of another strip clamping plate (33) through the end rope buckle (34); the pressing plate (29) is hung on the steel wire rope (31) through the steel rope holes on the two positioning supports (30), and is used to press on the upper side surface of the UAV fuselage under the pulling of the steel wire rope (31); the platform bracket (7) is fixedly installed in the middle of the upper side surface of the fixing plate (1), and a lower side anti-slip pad (24) is provided on the upper side surface of the platform bracket (7); The camera clamp structure comprises a U-shaped locking plate (36), a clamp locking bolt (10) and a clamp flat belt (12); two strip-shaped through holes are arranged on the lower side frame of the rectangular frame (16), and the two side plates of the U-shaped locking plate (36) respectively vertically penetrate the two strip-shaped through holes; the two ends of the clamp flat belt (12) are respectively fixedly mounted on the upper edges of the two side plates of the U-shaped locking plate (36); the clamp locking bolt (10) is vertically threadedly screwed on the middle part of the lower side plate of the U-shaped locking plate (36). A strip-shaped limiting groove is arranged on the rod wall of the support rod (3) along its length direction, and a limiting protrusion which is slidably embedded in the strip-shaped limiting groove is arranged on the inner tube wall of the vertical support tube (2).

2. The drone camera mounting bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: An upper anti-slip pad (32) is provided on the lower clamping side plate surface of the pressing plate (29).

3. The drone camera mounting bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A reinforcing rib plate (35) is provided at the installation position of the vertical support pipe (2) and the fixing plate (1).

4. The drone camera mounting bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A camera anti-skid pad (37) is arranged on the inner wall of the lower side frame of the rectangular frame (16); and a locking nut (11) is threadedly screwed on the clamp locking bolt (10).

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