Automatic disconnection connection components and tethered drone systems

By designing the automatic disconnection connection component, the drive device drive slider and the engaging part are disconnected, the problem of difficulty in dragging cables and evacuation during flight by tying the drone is solved, and the power supply to the drone is achieved is achieved The system's rapid and automatic disconnection improves work efficiency.

CN113800000BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-07SANGAIR TECH
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Application Number
CN202111217857.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-10-19
Publication Date
2025-01-07
Estimated Expiration
2041-10-19

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Technical Problem

The existing tethered drones tow cables during flight, and they need to land and manually disconnect the power supply connection when evacuating, which cannot achieve rapid evacuation of ground equipment.

Method used

An automatic disconnection connection assembly is designed, including a first connection assembly and a second connection assembly. The drive block is driven to move through the drive device, and the slider and the engaging part are disconnected, so as to achieve rapid power supply system between the drone and the ground. Leave.

Benefits of technology

The rapid and automatic disconnection between the drone and the ground power supply system is achieved, which improves work efficiency and avoids the difficulty of separation caused by friction.

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Abstract

The present invention provides an automatic offline connection component and a tethered drone system. The automatic offline connection component comprises a first connection component and a second connection component that are connected to each other. A first clamping portion and a first electrical connector are arranged on a first shell of the first connection component. The second connection component comprises a central carrier, a first slider, a first spring, a second clamping portion and a second electrical connector. A movable chamber is arranged in the central carrier. The first slider and the first spring are respectively arranged in the movable chamber. The second clamping portion is arranged on the periphery of the movable chamber. A driving device drives a driving block to drive the first slider to move. The first spring is squeezed to drive the second clamping portion to move away from the first clamping portion. The central carrier moves away from the first shell along the moving direction of the driving block. The first electrical connector is connected to the second electrical connector in a one-to-one correspondence. With the above structure, the connection and disconnection between the drone and the ground power supply component are realized through the automatic offline connection component.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular to an automatic offline connection component and a tethered unmanned aerial vehicle system. Background Art

[0002] Tethered drones are a type of drone that is developing rapidly nowadays. Powered by ground tethered cables, drones can work uninterruptedly for 24 hours, solving the problem of short battery life for current drones. The flight and control of tethered drones require high voltage and high current loads, so most tethered drones do not have their own power supply units. They are generally connected to the ground power supply system through one or more cables, and rely on the ground power supply system to provide them with the power required for endurance. Therefore, tethered drones always drag cables during flight. When evacuating the drone, the tethered drone needs to be landed and then disconnected from the ground equipment. This operation cannot achieve the rapid evacuation of ground equipment. Summary of the invention

[0003] A first object of the present invention is to provide an automatic disconnecting connection assembly for realizing rapid evacuation of ground equipment.

[0004] A second object of the present invention is to provide a tethered drone system comprising the above-mentioned automatic disconnection connection component.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned first purpose, the automatic offline connection component provided by the present invention includes a first connection component and a second connection component, the first connection component includes a first shell, a driving device, a driving block and at least one first electrical connection head, the first shell is provided with a first clamping portion, the driving device and at least one of the first electrical connection heads are respectively arranged on the first shell; the second connection component includes a central carrier, a first slider, a first spring, a second clamping portion and at least one second electrical connection head, a movable chamber is provided in the central carrier, the first slider and the first spring are respectively arranged in the movable chamber, the first spring abuts between the first slider and the central carrier, the driving device drives the driving block to move toward the first slider, the driving block drives the first slider to move along the moving direction of the driving block, the second clamping portion is arranged on the periphery of the movable chamber, the first slider drives the second clamping portion to move away from the first clamping portion, and the central carrier moves away from the first shell along the moving direction of the driving block; at least one first electrical connection head is connected one-to-one with at least one second electrical connection head.

[0006] It can be seen from the above scheme that before the tethered drone takes off, the first engaging portion in the first connecting component is matched and connected with the second engaging portion in the second connecting component, so that the first electrical connector is connected with the second electrical connector, and the electrical transmission or signal transmission between the ground power supply system and the tethered drone is completed. When it is necessary to disconnect the tethered cable of the tethered drone in flight, the driving device drives the driving block to move toward the first slider, and the movement of the first slider drives the second engaging portion to move away from the first engaging portion, so that the connection between the first connecting component and the second connecting component is disconnected. When the driving block continues to drive the first slider to move, the second connecting component is completely disconnected from the second connecting component; in the disconnection process, the movement of the driving block realizes the linkage through the first slider to drive the second engaging portion to disconnect from the second engaging portion, and the continued movement of the driving block causes the second connecting component to completely disconnect from the first connecting component along the moving direction of the driving block, thereby avoiding the situation where the second connecting component cannot be quickly disconnected from the first connecting component due to the friction at the connection between the first connecting component and the second connecting component, thereby achieving automatic disconnection and effectively improving work efficiency.

[0007] A further solution is that the second connecting component includes a second spring and a connecting piece, the second spring abuts between the second clamping portion and the central carrier; a first through groove is provided on the side wall of the movable chamber, the connecting piece is provided in the first through groove, the first end of the connecting piece can be located in the movable chamber, the second end of the connecting piece is connected to the second clamping portion, a hinged portion is provided on the connecting piece, the hinged portion is provided between the first end of the connecting piece and the second end of the connecting piece, and the hinged portion is hinged to the central carrier.

[0008] It can be seen that the connecting piece is arranged between the second engaging part and the first slider. Through the setting of the connecting piece, the first slider, the connecting piece and the second engaging part form a connecting assembly, through which the second engaging part can be better moved along the elastic force direction of the second spring, so that the engagement or disengagement between the second engaging part and the first engaging part is more precise and rapid.

[0009] A further solution is that a protruding block is provided on the central carrier, a through slot is provided on the second engaging portion, the protruding block is located in the second through slot, the second spring is located in the second through slot, and the second spring abuts between the second engaging portion and the protruding block.

[0010] It can be seen that under the driving action of the first slider, the second engaging part moves away from the first engaging part to realize the disconnection between the second engaging part and the first engaging part, and the setting of the protruding block can serve as an installation carrier of the second spring. At the same time, since the protruding block is set in the through groove of the second engaging part, the protruding block can limit the movement displacement of the moving second engaging part, and the second spring is set in the through groove of the second engaging part. The movement of the second engaging part away from the first engaging part squeezes the second spring. The setting of the second through groove can limit the squeezing direction of the second spring to avoid the squeezing deviation of the second spring, which makes it difficult to drive the second engaging part to move in the desired direction subsequently.

[0011] A further solution is that the second end of the linkage member is arranged between the protruding block and the moving chamber.

[0012] It can be seen that the linking member is hinged to the central carrier. When the first slider drives the linking member to rotate, the second end of the linking member moves between the protruding block and the movable chamber, so as to limit the rotation range of the linking member.

[0013] A further solution is that the central carrier comprises a limiting plate, which is arranged on the outer periphery of the moving chamber along the circumference of the moving chamber, and the first end of the linkage member can abut against the limiting plate.

[0014] It can be seen that when the linking member rotates, the limiting plate limits the first end of the linking member, further limiting the rotation amplitude of the linking member, thereby controlling the movement displacement of the second engaging portion.

[0015] A further solution is that the center carrier includes a first center plate and a second center plate, the first center plate is arranged along the circumference of the moving chamber, a groove is arranged on the first center plate, and the second clamping part is correspondingly arranged in the groove; the second center plate is pressed onto the second clamping part.

[0016] It can be seen that the groove on the first center plate limits the second clamping part in its moving direction, and the second center plate presses the second clamping part to further limit the second clamping part in another direction, so that the moving direction of the second clamping part is more accurate.

[0017] A further solution is that the driving block is a nut screw, the first connecting assembly includes a second slider, the second slider is connected to the nut screw, the second slider is sleeved on the outer periphery of the nut screw, the second slider can move along the axial direction of the nut screw, and the second slider drives the first slider to move.

[0018] It can be seen that the driving block is a nut screw, and the driving device drives the nut in the nut screw to move along the axial direction of the screw. As the nut and the second slider move, the second slider moves along the axial direction of the screw, so that the second slider drives the first slider to move. The nut screw is used as the driving block, and the screw can be used as a guide rod to guide the movement of the second slider.

[0019] A further solution is that the first shell includes an annular side plate, the driving block is located in the inner circle of the annular side plate, the first clamping portion is a clamping groove, and the first clamping portion is located on the inner wall of the annular side plate; the second clamping portion is a push block, and the number of second clamping portions is four. The four push blocks are radially arranged with the moving chamber as the center, and the distance between every two adjacent push blocks is equal along the circumference of the moving chamber.

[0020] It can be seen that the connection between the first connecting component and the second connecting component is completed by using the locking structure of the card slot and the push block, and the off-line is better achieved by driving the push block to move by the slider, and the four push blocks are arranged radially with the moving chamber as the center, so that the push blocks driven by a first slider can move at the same time, making the layout of the internal components of the off-line component structure more reasonable.

[0021] A further solution is that the second connecting component includes a second shell, the second shell is annular, the central carrier is arranged in the second shell, the push block can pass through the second shell, an anti-foolproof protrusion block is arranged on the outer wall of the second shell, an anti-foolproof groove is arranged on the inner wall of the first shell, the anti-foolproof protrusion block is arranged in the anti-foolproof groove, and the anti-foolproof groove extends along the moving direction of the driving block.

[0022] It can be seen that the fool-proof structure formed by connecting the fool-proof protrusion block and the fool-proof groove can enable the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector to be accurately connected.

[0023] To achieve the above-mentioned second purpose, the tethered drone system provided by the present invention includes a drone, an automatic offline connection component as mentioned above, and a ground power supply component, the drone is connected to the first electrical connector via a first tethered line, and the ground power supply component is connected to the second electrical connector via a second tethered line.

[0024] It can be seen from the above scheme that the drone is connected to the first electrical connector in the first connecting component through the first tethering line, and the ground power supply component is connected to the second electrical connector in the second connecting component through the second tethering line. Through the connection and disconnection between the first connecting component and the second connecting component, quick disconnection and connection are achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a stereoscopic diagram of an embodiment of the automatic disconnecting connection assembly of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 is along Figure 1 Section view taken along line AA.

[0027] Figure 3 It is a stereoscopic diagram of the first connection component in the embodiment of the automatic off-line connection component of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 4 is along Figure 3Cross-sectional view taken along line BB.

[0029] Figure 5 It is a stereoscopic view of the second connection component in the embodiment of the automatic off-line connection component of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 6 is along Figure 5 Cross-sectional view taken along line CC.

[0031] Figure 7 It is a stereoscopic view of the central carrier in the embodiment of the automatic off-line connection assembly of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 8 It is a stereoscopic view from another angle of the central carrier in the embodiment of the automatic off-line connection component of the present invention.

[0033] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The automatic offline connection component of the present invention is used for cable connection and automatic cable disconnection between the drone and the ground power supply component in a tethered drone system. The automatic offline connection component realizes the connection between the drone and the ground power supply component through the clamping structure of the first clamping part and the second clamping part. When disconnection is required, the driving block is driven to move by the driving device, and the second slider drives the second clamping part to move away from the first clamping part, so that the first connection component is disconnected from the second connection component. At the same time, the driving block continues to push the second connection component to move along the moving direction of the driving block, so that the second connection component quickly disengages from the second connection component, effectively improving work efficiency and realizing rapid evacuation of the ground power supply component.

[0035] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The automatic offline connection component includes a first connection component 1 and a second connection component 2. The first connection component 1 includes a first shell 11, a driving device 12, a driving block 13 and at least one first electrical connection head 14. A first clamping portion is provided on the first shell 11. The driving device 12 and the at least one first electrical connection head 14 are respectively provided on the first shell 11.

[0036] The second connection component 2 includes a central carrier 21, a first slider 22, a first spring 23, a second engaging portion and at least one second electrical connector 24. A first movable chamber 213 is provided in the central carrier 21. The first slider 22 and the first spring 23 are respectively provided in the first movable chamber 213. The first spring 23 abuts between the first slider 22 and the central carrier 21. The second engaging portion is provided at the periphery of the first movable chamber 213. When the UAV is in a flight state and the ground power supply component is in a power supply state, the first engaging portion is engaged with the second engaging portion to realize the connection between the first connection component 1 and the second connection component 2, so that at least one first electrical connector 14 is connected to at least one second electrical connector 24 in a one-to-one correspondence, thereby realizing electrical transmission or signal transmission between the UAV and the ground power supply component. When disconnecting, the driving device 12 drives the driving block 13 to move toward the first slider 22, the driving block 13 drives the first slider 22 to move along the moving direction of the driving block 13, and the first slider 22 drives the second clamping part to move away from the first clamping part, so that the connection between the first clamping part and the second clamping part is disconnected; the central carrier 21 moves away from the first housing 11 along the moving direction of the driving block 13, so that the second connecting component 2 quickly disengages from the first connecting component 1, avoiding the friction between the first connecting component 1 and the second connecting component 2, which makes it difficult for the second connecting component 2 to disconnect from the first connecting component 1.

[0037] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4The first housing 11 includes an annular side plate 111, a plurality of connection blocks 112 and a motor mounting frame 113. The motor mounting frame 113 is arranged in the inner circle of the annular side plate 111 through the plurality of connection blocks 112. The annular side plate 111, the plurality of connection blocks 112 and the motor mounting frame 113 are integrally formed and connected. The motor mounting frame 113 is cylindrical, and a second movable chamber 114 and an opening 115 are arranged on the motor mounting frame 113. The opening 115 is arranged on the side of the motor mounting frame 113 facing the second connecting assembly 2, and the second movable chamber 114 is connected to the opening 115. In this embodiment, the driving device 12 is a motor, and the driving device 12 is arranged on the side wall of the motor mounting frame 113 away from the second movable chamber 114. The driving block 13 is disposed in the second moving chamber 114. The driving block 13 is a nut screw, which includes a nut 131 and a screw 132. The nut 131 is sleeved outside the screw 132. The driving device 12 drives the screw 132 to rotate, driving the nut 131 to move along the axial direction of the screw 132. The first connecting component 1 includes a second slider 15. The second slider 15 is provided with an avoidance groove 151. The nut 131 is disposed in the avoidance groove 151, so that the second slider 15 is sleeved outside the nut 131, and the nut 131 is connected to the second slider 15; the screw 132 passes through the second slider 15. The second slider 15 is arranged in the second moving chamber 114. When the driving device 12 drives the screw to rotate, the nut 131 and the second slider 15 are driven to move along the axial direction of the screw 132. Two guide grooves 116 are arranged on the inner side wall of the second moving chamber 114. The two guide grooves 116 are arranged in parallel. The guide grooves 116 move along the axial direction of the screw 132. Two protrusions are arranged on the second slider 15. The protrusions are arranged in the guide grooves 116 one by one. A cylindrical adjacent block 152 is arranged on the side wall of the second slider 15 facing the second connecting component 2. The central axis of the second slider 151 is coaxially arranged with the central axis of the cylindrical adjacent block 152. The screw 132 passes through the cylindrical adjacent block 152. The radial width of the cylindrical adjacent block 152 is smaller than the radial width of the second slider 15.

[0038] A first engaging portion is provided on the inner side wall of the annular side plate 111 . In this embodiment, the first engaging portion is a slot 3 . The slot 3 is provided along the circumference of the annular side plate 111 and along the inner side wall of the annular side plate 111 .

[0039] Two layers of insulating plates 16 are also provided on the annular side plate 111 . The two layers of insulating plates 16 are located within the inner circle of the annular side plate 111 . Four first electrical connectors 14 respectively penetrate the two layers of insulating plates 16 . One first electrical connector 14 is respectively provided between two adjacent connection blocks 112 .

[0040] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6The second connection assembly 2 includes a second housing 25, which is annular. The central carrier 21 is arranged in the inner circle of the second housing 25. A support bar 251 is also arranged in the inner side wall of the second housing 25. The support bar 251 is arranged along the circumference of the second housing 25 to support the central carrier 21. In order to maintain the connection stability between the central carrier 21 and the second housing 25, a clamping spring 252 may be arranged between the central carrier 21 and the second housing 25.

[0041] See also Figure 7 and Figure 8 The center carrier 21 includes a first center plate 211, a second center plate 212, a first movable chamber 213 and a stop plate 214. In this embodiment, the first movable chamber 213 is surrounded by a plurality of side plates 215. The first movable chamber 213 is cylindrical, and a first through groove 216 is provided between two adjacent side plates 215. In this embodiment, the first center plate 211 is provided along the circumference of the first movable chamber 213, the second center plate 212 is pressed on the top of the first center plate 211, and the first center plate 211, the first movable chamber 213 and the stop plate 214 are integrally formed.

[0042] The first slider 22 and the first spring 23 are arranged in the first moving chamber 213, and the first spring 23 abuts between the bottom of the first moving chamber 213 and the first slider 22. The first slider 22 is cylindrical, and a limiting groove 221 is arranged in the first slider 22, and the limiting groove 221 penetrates the first slider 22 along the axial direction of the first slider 22. An abutting plate 222 is arranged in the limiting groove 221, and the first end of the first spring 23 abuts on the abutting plate 222. A limiting rod 217 is also arranged in the first moving chamber 213, and the axial first end of the limiting rod 217 is fixedly connected to the abutting plate 222, and the axial second end of the limiting rod 217 penetrates the bottom of the first moving chamber 213. The first spring 23 is sleeved outside the limiting rod 217, and the movement of the first slider 22 drives the movement of the limiting rod 217.

[0043] Four grooves 2111 are provided on the first center plate 211. In this embodiment, the second engaging part is a push block, and the second connection assembly 2 includes four push blocks 4, and one push block 4 is correspondingly provided in one groove 2111. In this embodiment, the groove 2111 extends along the radial direction of the first movable chamber 213. With the first movable chamber 213 as the center, the four grooves 2111 are radially arranged, and the spacing between every two adjacent grooves 2111 is the same. The second center plate 212 is pressed on the four push blocks 4. The grooves 2111 on the first center plate 211 limit the second engaging part in its moving direction, and the second center plate 212 presses on the second engaging part, further limiting the second engaging part in another direction, so that the moving direction of the second engaging part is more accurate. The second connection assembly 2 includes four second electrical connectors 24, and the four second electrical connectors 24 pass through the first center plate 211 and the second center plate 212 respectively.

[0044] The push block 4 is provided with a second through slot 41, and a second spring 42 is correspondingly provided in a second through slot 41. A protrusion 43 is provided in the groove 2111 on the first center plate 211, and the protrusion 43 can be located in the second through slot 41, and the second spring 42 abuts between the push block 4 and the protrusion 43.

[0045] The second connecting assembly 2 includes four linkage members 5, and one linkage member 5 is correspondingly arranged in one first through slot 216. The movement of the first slider 22 in the second connecting assembly 2 drives the linkage member 5 to rotate, driving the push block 4 away from the slot 3. The first end of the linkage member 5 can be located in the first moving chamber 213, and the second end of the linkage member 5 is hinged to the push block 4. The linkage member 5 is provided with a hinge part 51, which is arranged between the first end of the linkage member 5 and the second end of the linkage member 5, and the hinge part 51 is hinged to the central carrier 21. When the first slider 22 moves in the first moving chamber 213, the first slider 22 abuts against the first end of the linkage member 5, and the movement of the first slider 22 drives the linkage member 5 to rotate around the hinge part 51, so that the second end of the linkage member 5 moves toward the first moving chamber 213, thereby driving the push block 4 to move away from the slot 3.

[0046] The limiting plate 214 is arranged on the outer periphery of the plurality of side plates 215 along the circumference of the first movable chamber 213, and the first end of the linking member 5 can abut against the limiting plate 214; the second end of the linking member 5 is arranged between the protruding block 43 and the first movable chamber 213. When the linking member 5 rotates, the limiting plate 214 limits the first end of the linking member 5, and the second end of the linking member 5 moves between the protruding block and the first movable chamber 213, so as to limit the rotation amplitude of the linking member 5 and control the displacement of the second engaging portion.

[0047] In this embodiment, four first avoidance grooves 2112 are provided on the first center plate 211, one first avoidance groove 2112 is respectively located at the bottom of one groove 2111, the first avoidance groove 2112 is respectively connected with the groove 2111 and the first moving chamber 213, and one linkage 5 can rotate in one first avoidance groove 2112. Four second avoidance grooves 2121 are provided on the second center plate 212, one second avoidance groove 2121 is correspondingly located above one groove 2111, the second avoidance groove 2121 is connected with the groove 2111, and when the linkage 5 rotates, the second avoidance groove 2121 is provided to avoid the movement of the second end of the linkage 5.

[0048] Four through slots 253 are respectively arranged on the second housing 25 at positions corresponding to the four push blocks 4. One push block 4 can pass through one through slot 253 and then be engaged with the card slot 3. An inclined surface 44 is respectively arranged on each push block 4 so that the push block 4 can quickly enter the card slot 3 when the push block 4 is engaged with the card slot 3. The shape of the push block 4 is adapted to the shape of the card slot 3.

[0049] The outer wall of the second housing 25 is provided with a foolproof protrusion 254, and the inner wall of the first housing 11 is provided with a foolproof groove 17. The foolproof protrusion 254 is arranged in the foolproof groove 17, and the foolproof groove 17 extends along the moving direction of the second slider 15. The foolproof structure formed by the connection between the foolproof protrusion 254 and the foolproof groove 17 can accurately connect the first electrical connector 14 and the second electrical connector 24.

[0050] The tethered drone system includes a drone, an automatic disconnection connection assembly as described above, and a ground power supply assembly, wherein the drone is connected to the first electrical connector 14 via a first tethered line, and the ground power supply assembly is connected to the second electrical connector 24 via a second tethered line. The drone is connected to the first electrical connector 14 in the first connection assembly 1 via the first tethered line, and the ground power supply assembly is connected to the second electrical connector 24 in the second connection assembly 2 via the second tethered line, and quick disconnection and connection are achieved through connection and disconnection between the first connection assembly 1 and the second connection assembly 2.

[0051] Before the tethered drone takes off, it is necessary to connect the first connection component 1 with the second connection component 2 to achieve the connection between the first electrical connector 14 and the second electrical connector 24. The second housing 25 is manually driven to move toward the first housing 11, driving the push block 4 to move toward the first moving chamber 213, and the second spring 42 is compressed until the push block 4 enters the card slot 3. The push block 4 moves toward the card slot 3 under the elastic force of the second spring 42, completing the engagement connection between the push block 4 and the card slot 3, thereby achieving the connection between the first electrical connector 14 and the second electrical connector 24, and completing the electrical transmission or signal transmission between the ground power supply system and the tethered drone.

[0052] When it is necessary to disconnect the tethered cable of the tethered UAV in flight, the driving device can drive it by using the battery carried by the UAV as power, and the driving device 12 drives the screw rod 132 to rotate, and the nut 131 on the screw rod 132 rotates to drive the second slider 15 to move toward the first slider 22. When the second slider 15 abuts against the first slider 22, the movement of the second slider 15 drives the first slider 22 to move along the axial direction of the screw rod 132, the first spring 23 is compressed, and the limiting rod 217 also moves along the moving direction of the first slider 22, and the axial direction of the limiting rod 217 is parallel to the axial direction of the screw rod 132. The movement of the first slider 22 drives the first end of the linkage 5 to rotate, so that the second end of the linkage 5 moves toward the first moving chamber 213, so that the push block 4 moves away from the card slot 3, thereby realizing the disconnection of the clamping connection between the push block 4 and the card slot 3. The second slider 15 continues to drive the first slider 22 to move axially along the screw rod 132, driving the second housing 25 that is disconnected from the first housing 11 to continue to move axially along the screw rod 132, so that the second housing 25 is quickly detached from the first housing 11, achieving rapid disconnection and effectively improving work efficiency.

[0053] In this embodiment, multiple first electrical connectors are wrapped in the first mooring line, and multiple second electrical connectors are wrapped in the second mooring line. The outer wall of the first shell 11 and the outer wall of the second shell are respectively threaded, and the threads on the first shell 11 and the second shell 25 can be used to connect the mooring lines.

[0054] In this embodiment, the linkage structure formed by the first slider 22, the linkage member 5 and the push block 4 is used to achieve the disconnection between the first clamping part and the second clamping part. As another embodiment, the first clamping part and the second clamping part can be support blocks respectively, and the second clamping part is hinged to the central carrier 21. When the first shell 11 is connected to the second shell, the first clamping part supports the second clamping part. When the driving block 13 drives the first slider 22 to move, the second clamping part is driven to rotate, so that the second clamping part moves away from the first clamping part, and the connection between the first clamping part and the second clamping part is disconnected.

[0055] Finally, it should be emphasized that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various changes and modifications. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. Automatic offline connection component, characterized in that: include: A first connection assembly, the first connection assembly comprising a first housing, a driving device, a driving block and at least one first electrical connector, the first housing is provided with a first clamping portion, the driving device and the at least one first electrical connector are respectively provided on the first housing; a second connection assembly, the second connection assembly comprising a central carrier, a first slider, a first spring, a second clamping portion and at least one second electrical connector, a movable chamber being arranged in the central carrier, the first slider and the first spring being arranged in the movable chamber respectively, the first spring being abutted between the first slider and the central carrier, the driving device driving the driving block to move toward the first slider, the driving block driving the first slider to move along the moving direction of the driving block, the second clamping portion being arranged at the periphery of the movable chamber, the first slider driving the second clamping portion to move away from the first clamping portion, and the central carrier moving away from the first housing along the moving direction of the driving block; At least one of the first electrical connectors is connected to at least one of the second electrical connectors in a one-to-one correspondence.

2. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second connecting assembly comprises a second spring and a linking member, wherein the second spring abuts between the second engaging portion and the central carrier; A first through groove is provided on the side wall of the movable chamber, the linking member is arranged in the first through groove, the first end of the linking member can be located in the movable chamber, the second end of the linking member is connected to the second clamping portion, a hinge portion is provided on the linking member, the hinge portion is arranged between the first end of the linking member and the second end of the linking member, and the hinge portion is hinged to the central carrier.

3. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The central carrier is provided with a protruding block, the second engaging portion is provided with a second through slot, the protruding block is located in the second through slot, the second spring is located in the second through slot, and the second spring abuts between the second engaging portion and the protruding block.

4. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second end of the linkage member is arranged between the protruding block and the moving chamber.

5. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The central carrier comprises a limiting plate, and the limiting plate is arranged on the outer periphery of the moving chamber along the circumference of the moving chamber, and the first end of the linkage member can abut against the limiting plate.

6. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The central carrier comprises a first central plate and a second central plate, the first central plate is arranged along the circumference of the moving chamber, a groove is arranged on the first central plate, and the second engaging portion is correspondingly arranged in the groove; The second center plate is pressed onto the second clamping portion.

7. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving block is a nut screw, and the first connecting component includes a second slider, which is connected to the nut screw. The second slider is sleeved on the outer periphery of the nut screw, and the second slider can move along the axial direction of the nut screw. The second slider drives the first slider to move.

8. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The first housing comprises an annular side plate, the driving block is located in the inner circle of the annular side plate, the first clamping portion is a clamping groove, and the first clamping portion is located on the inner side wall of the annular side plate; The second engaging part is a push block, and there are four second engaging parts. The four push blocks are radially arranged with the moving chamber as the center, and along the circumference of the moving chamber, the distance between every two adjacent push blocks is equal.

9. The automatic disconnecting connection assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second connecting component includes a second shell, which is annular in shape. The central carrier is arranged in the second shell, and the push block can pass through the second shell. An anti-foolproof protrusion block is arranged on the outer wall of the second shell, and an anti-foolproof groove is arranged on the inner wall of the first shell. The anti-foolproof protrusion block is arranged in the anti-foolproof groove, and the anti-foolproof groove extends along the moving direction of the driving block.

10. A tethered drone system, characterized in that: include: A drone, an automatic offline connection component and a ground power supply component as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the drone is connected to the first electrical connector via a first tethered line, and the ground power supply component is connected to the second electrical connector via a second tethered line.

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