An unmanned aerial vehicle nest

By designing the drone bottom cleaning mechanism, drone compression mechanism and tightening charging mechanism in the drone nest, the problem of the drone nest charging chamber not having cleaning and adaptive charging is solved, and the stability and efficiency of drone charging are achieved, and the charging needs of different heights is adapted.

CN114348288BActive Publication Date: 2025-06-27WENZHOU ELECTRIC POWER BUREAU +2
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Application Number
CN202210026815.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-01-11
Publication Date
2025-06-27
Estimated Expiration
2042-01-11

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Technical Problem

The existing drone nest charging chamber does not have cleaning and adaptive charging, which leads to the inability to charge stably when there is dirt in the charging area of ​​the drone with different working operations, and will cause rapid heating of the charging area or short circuits due to foreign objects, damaging the drone battery. At the same time, the drone base is worn and the height of the fuselage cannot be adapted to charging at different heights, affecting the charging efficiency.

Method used

A drone nest is designed, including a drone bottom cleaning mechanism, a drone compression mechanism and a tight charging mechanism. Clean the bottom of the drone through the cleaning mechanism at the bottom of the drone to ensure that the charging is not affected by foreign objects; stabilize the drone by the drone compression mechanism to prevent shaking; adaptive charging is achieved by tightening the charging mechanism to ensure charging stability and efficiency.

Benefits of technology

It effectively solves the problem that the drone nest charging chamber does not have cleaning and adaptive charging, ensures that the drone charges are stable, avoids battery damage and reduced charging efficiency, and at the same time adapts to the charging needs of drones of different heights.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a new type of drone nest. On both sides of the top of the nest box, top covers are slidably installed respectively. At the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box, a pressing plate is slidably installed. On the front of the nest box, a transmission box for controlling the lateral movement of the two top covers is fixedly installed. Inside the nest box, a rotating shaft is movably installed. On the front side and the rear side of the surface of the rotating shaft, three connecting rods evenly distributed are fixedly installed respectively. Inside the corresponding connecting rods on the front side and the rear side of the rotating shaft, a suspension platform is movably installed through a shaft pin. A through groove is opened at the bottom of the suspension platform. On one side of the bottom of the top cover, a drone bottom cleaning mechanism that can pass through the through groove is fixedly installed. At the bottom of the pressing plate, an electromagnetic block is fixedly connected. At the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box, a fixed iron block magnetically matched with the electromagnetic block is fixedly connected. On one side of the top of the suspension platform, a drone pressing mechanism is fixedly installed. On both sides of the top of the pressing plate, a pressing and charging mechanism that can pass through the through groove is fixedly installed. It ensures that charging is not affected by foreign objects, ensures the cleaning efficiency, and adapts to the charging of drones at different heights.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and specifically to an unmanned aerial vehicle nest. Background Art

[0002] An unmanned aerial vehicle, abbreviated as "UAV", is a non-manned aircraft controlled by a radio remote control device and a self-contained program control device. There is no cockpit on the aircraft, but devices such as an autopilot and a program control device are installed. Personnel on the ground, on a ship, or at a mother aircraft remote control station track, position, remotely control, remotely measure, and digitally transmit it through devices such as radar. It can take off like an ordinary aircraft under radio remote control or be launched into the air by a booster rocket, or it can be carried into the air by a mother aircraft and released for flight. When recovering, it can land automatically in the same way as an ordinary aircraft during the landing process, or it can be recovered by a parachute or a net through remote control. It can be reused multiple times. However, with the development of society, the application fields of UAVs have gradually expanded.

[0003] When used in the industrial field for patrol detection or to replace mechanical operations, it needs to return to the UAV nest for charging. However, the existing charging bins of UAV nests do not have cleaning and adaptive charging functions. When the charging areas of UAVs for different tasks are dirty, they cannot charge stably, and it will cause the charging areas to heat up quickly or be short-circuited due to foreign objects, resulting in damage to the UAV batteries. At the same time, when the height of the UAV base wears and the height of the fuselage changes, it cannot adapt to charging at different heights, affecting the charging efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle nest, which can effectively solve the problem that the charging bins of some unmanned aerial vehicle nests do not have cleaning and adaptive charging functions, resulting in unstable charging when the charging areas of UAVs for different tasks are dirty.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention is realized through the following technical solutions: An unmanned aerial vehicle nest includes a nest box and a top cover. The top cover is slidably installed on both sides of the top of the nest box. A pressing plate is slidably installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box. A transmission box for controlling the lateral movement of the two top covers is fixedly installed on the front of the nest box. A rotating shaft is movably installed inside the nest box. Three evenly distributed connecting rods are fixedly installed on the front and rear sides of the surface of the rotating shaft. The inner sides of the corresponding connecting rods on the front and rear sides of the rotating shaft are movably installed with a hanging platform through a shaft pin. A through groove is opened at the bottom of the hanging platform. One side of the bottom of the top cover is fixedly installed with a UAV bottom cleaning mechanism that can pass through the through groove. An electromagnetic block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pressing plate. A fixed iron block magnetically coupled with the electromagnetic block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box. A UAV pressing mechanism is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the hanging platform. Pressing and charging mechanisms that can pass through the through groove are fixedly installed on both sides of the top of the pressing plate.

[0006] Preferably, an electric lifting rod is further provided between the bottom cleaning mechanism of the drone and the bottom of the top cover. The bottom cleaning mechanism of the drone includes a servo motor. One end of the electric lifting rod is connected to the servo motor. A rotating plate is fixedly installed at the output end of the servo motor. A motor is fixedly installed on one side of the rotating plate close to the suspension platform at the top. A cleaning cotton strip is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor.

[0007] Preferably, the pressing mechanism of the drone includes a fixing plate. A turning shaft is movably installed inside the fixing plate. An electromagnetic push rod is fixedly installed inside the fixing plate. A toothed plate is fixedly installed at the output end of the electromagnetic push rod. A fourth gear meshing with the toothed plate is fixedly connected to the surface of the turning shaft. Pressing strips are fixedly connected to the front side and the rear side of the surface of the turning shaft. The pressing strips are made of rubber.

[0008] Preferably, the pressing and charging mechanism includes a first spring. Four first springs are provided and are evenly distributed at equal intervals in a rectangle. A wireless charging board is arranged at the top of the first spring and is fixedly connected to the top of the first spring. Second springs are fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the pressing plate. The bottoms of the second springs are fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box.

[0009] Preferably, a dust-proof cover is fixedly connected to one side of the rotating plate close to the motor at the top. A micro suction fan is fixedly installed at the bottom of the rotating plate. The input end of the micro suction fan is connected to the dust-proof cover through an air pipe. The output end of the micro suction fan is communicated with a sewage pipe. The sewage pipe penetrates through the nest box.

[0010] Preferably, a limiting strip is fixedly installed on the front side of the top of the top cover. Limiting grooves slidably connected to the limiting strip are formed in the front sides of the tops of both sides of the nest box. The cross section of the limiting strip is trapezoidal.

[0011] Preferably, baffles located behind the rotating plate are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the top cover. Anti-collision pads are fixedly connected to the fronts of the baffles.

[0012] Preferably, heat dissipation fans are fixedly installed on the top of the pressing plate on both sides of the electromagnetic block. A filter plate is inlaid at the bottom of the nest box. A temperature sensor is inlaid inside the suspension platform. A buzzer alarm is fixedly installed at the top of the front of the nest box.

[0013] Preferably in the present invention, a first stepping motor fixedly connected to the rotating shaft is fixedly installed on the front of the nest box, a second stepping motor located inside the transmission box is fixedly connected to the front of the nest box, a first gear is fixedly connected to the output end of the second stepping motor, synchronous racks are slidably installed at the top and bottom of the inner wall of the transmission box, gear shafts are movably installed on both sides of the top of the front side of the inner wall of the nest box, a second gear meshing with the synchronous rack is fixedly connected to the front side of the surface of the gear shaft, a third gear is fixedly connected to the rear side of the surface of the gear shaft, and a tooth groove meshing with the third gear is formed on the front side of the bottom of the top cover.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0015] 1. The present invention cleans the bottom of the drone through the bottom cleaning mechanism of the drone to ensure that charging is not affected by foreign objects. Then, through the drone pressing mechanism, the drone will not shake during cleaning, ensuring the cleaning efficiency. After the cleaning is completed, the first stepping motor is started to flip the lifting platform, so that the drone is flipped to the charging position and is tightly charged through the pressing charging mechanism, solving the problems that the existing drone nest charging bin does not have cleaning and adaptive charging, resulting in unstable charging when there is dirt at the charging place of drones with different jobs, and it will cause the charging place to quickly heat up or be short-circuited due to foreign objects, resulting in damage to the drone battery. At the same time, when the height of the drone base wears and the height of the fuselage changes, it cannot adapt to charging at different heights, affecting the charging efficiency.

[0016] 2. The present invention can control the rotation angle of the rotating plate by starting the servo motor. Then, after the rotating plate rotates to the cleaning position, the motor is started to drive the cleaning cotton strip to rotate, and the dirt at the bottom of the drone is rotated and cleaned and dropped. And with the cooperation of the dust-proof cover, it will not fall on the top of the drone charging at the bottom. The strip-shaped cleaning cotton strip can facilitate the deformation of the cleaning cotton strip to adapt to the opening groove at the bottom of the lifting platform.

[0017] 3. The present invention can limit the turning shaft through the fixing plate. Then, by starting the electromagnetic push rod, the tooth plate can be driven to move horizontally. The horizontal movement of the tooth plate drives the gear four meshing with it to rotate. The gear four drives the turning shaft fixed to it to rotate, and the turning shaft drives the pressing strip on the surface to press the drone tightly, ensuring the stability during cleaning and charging. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is a front sectional structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the lifting platform of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4Schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the transmission box of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 Schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the dust cover of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 2 Enlarged structure diagram at position A in;

[0024] Figure 7 For the present invention Figure 2 Enlarged structure diagram at position B in.

[0025] In the figure: 1, nacelle box; 2, bracket; 3, top cover; 4, pressing plate; 5, transmission box; 6, rotating shaft; 7, connecting rod; 8, suspension platform; 9, unmanned aerial vehicle bottom cleaning mechanism; 91, servo motor; 92, rotating plate; 93, motor; 94, cleaning cotton strip; 10, electromagnetic block; 11, fixed iron block; 12, first stepping motor; 13, second stepping motor; 14, first gear; 15, synchronous rack; 16, gear shaft; 17, second gear; 18, third gear; 19, tooth groove; 20, unmanned aerial vehicle pressing mechanism; 201, fixing plate; 202, turning shaft; 203, electromagnetic push rod; 204, toothed plate; 205, gear four; 206, pressing strip; 21, pressing and charging mechanism; 211, spring one; 212, wireless charging board; 213, spring two; 22, dust cover; 23, micro exhaust fan; 24, sewage pipe; 25, limiting strip; 26, limiting groove; 27, baffle; 28, radiator fan; 29, temperature sensor; 30, buzzer alarm; 31, through groove. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0028] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0029] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, terms such as "installed", "connected", "joined", "fixed", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or capable of communicating with each other; it may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and may be the communication inside two components or the interaction relationship between two components, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0030] As Figures 1 to 7 shown, a drone nest provided by the present invention includes a nest box 1, a bracket 2, and a top cover 3. The bracket 2 is fixedly installed at the four corners of the bottom of the nest box 1, the top cover 3 is slidably installed on both sides of the top of the nest box 1, a pressing plate 4 is slidably installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box 1, a transmission box 5 is fixedly installed on the front of the nest box 1, a rotating shaft 6 is movably installed inside the nest box 1, connecting rods 7 are fixedly installed on both the front and rear sides of the surface of the rotating shaft 6. There are three connecting rods 7, and the three connecting rods 7 are evenly distributed in a ring at equal distances. A hanging platform 8 is movably installed between the opposite connecting rods 7 on the front and rear sides of the rotating shaft 6 through a shaft pin. In this way, the rotation of the three hanging platforms 8 is controlled on the rotating shaft 6, and through slots 31 are opened at the bottom of each hanging platform 8. A cleaning mechanism 9 that can pass through the bottom of the drone is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the top cover 3. An electromagnet 10 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pressing plate 4, and a fixed iron block 11 magnetically matched with the electromagnet 10 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box 1. A first stepping motor 12 fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 6 is fixedly installed on the front of the nest box 1. A second stepping motor 13 located inside the transmission box 5 is fixedly connected to the front of the nest box 1. A first gear 14 is fixedly connected to the output end of the second stepping motor 13. Synchronous racks 15 are slidably installed on both the top and bottom of the inner wall of the transmission box 5. Gear shafts 16 are movably installed on both sides of the top of the front inner wall of the nest box 1. A second gear 17 meshing with the synchronous rack 15 is fixedly connected to the front side of the surface of the gear shaft 16. A third gear 18 is fixedly connected to the rear side of the surface of the gear shaft 16. A tooth groove 19 meshing with the third gear 18 is opened on the front side of the bottom of the top cover 3. A drone pressing mechanism 20 is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the hanging platform 8. Pressing and charging mechanisms 21 that can pass through the through slots 31 are fixedly installed on both sides of the top of the pressing plate 4.

[0031] Reference Figure 6, an electric lifting rod is further provided between the bottom cleaning mechanism 9 of the drone and the bottom of the top cover 3. The bottom cleaning mechanism 9 of the drone includes a servo motor 91. One end of the electric lifting rod is connected to the servo motor 91. Through the electric lifting rod, the bottom cleaning mechanism 9 of the drone can be controlled to extend into or withdraw from the through groove 31, so as to better clean without interfering with the rotation of the rotating shaft 6 to switch different suspension platforms 8. A rotating plate 92 is fixedly installed at the output end of the servo motor 91. A motor 93 is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the rotating plate 92 close to the suspension platform 8. A cleaning cotton strip 94 is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor 93.

[0032] As a technical optimization scheme of the present invention, by starting the servo motor 91, the rotation angle of the rotating plate 92 can be controlled. After the rotating plate 92 rotates to the cleaning position, starting the motor 93 can drive the cleaning cotton strip 94 to rotate to rotate and clean and drop the dirt at the bottom of the drone. And with the cooperation of the dust-proof cover 22, it will not fall onto the top of the drone charging at the bottom. The strip-shaped cleaning cotton strip 94 can facilitate the deformation of the cleaning cotton strip 94 to adapt to the opening groove at the bottom of the suspension platform 8.

[0033] Reference Figure 6 , the drone pressing mechanism 20 includes a fixing plate 201. A turning shaft 202 is movably installed inside the fixing plate 201. An electromagnetic push rod 203 is fixedly installed inside the fixing plate 201. A toothed plate 204 is fixedly installed at the output end of the electromagnetic push rod 203. A fourth gear 205 meshing with the toothed plate 204 is fixedly connected to the surface of the turning shaft 202. Pressing strips 206 are fixedly connected to the front side and the rear side of the surface of the turning shaft 202. The pressing strips 206 are made of rubber.

[0034] As a technical optimization scheme of the present invention, the turning shaft 202 can be limited by the fixing plate 201. Subsequently, by starting the electromagnetic push rod 203, the toothed plate 204 can be driven to move horizontally. The horizontal movement of the toothed plate 204 drives the fourth gear 205 meshing with it to rotate. The fourth gear 205 drives the turning shaft 202 fixed to it to rotate. The turning shaft 202 drives the pressing strips 206 on the surface to press the drone, ensuring the stability during cleaning and charging.

[0035] Reference Figure 7 , the pressing and charging mechanism 21 includes a first spring 211. Four first springs 211 are provided, and the four first springs 211 are evenly distributed in a rectangle. A wireless charging board 212 is arranged at the top of the first spring 211. The wireless charging board 212 is fixedly connected to the top of the first spring 211. Two sides of the bottom of the pressing plate 4 are both fixedly installed with second springs 213. The bottoms of the second springs 213 are fixedly connected to the bottom inner wall of the nest box 1.

[0036] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the elastic force of the first spring 211 can bounce the wireless charging plate 212 upward, so that the wireless charging plate 212 is in close contact with the charging part at the bottom of the drone, ensuring charging stability. At the same time, the second spring 213 can cooperate with the electromagnetic block 10 to reset upward, so that the pressing plate 4 presses upward against the bottom of the suspension platform 8, preventing the drone from shaking during charging.

[0037] Reference Figure 6 As shown in the figure, on one side of the top of the rotating plate 92 close to the motor 93, a dust-proof cover 22 is fixedly connected, and a micro suction fan 23 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the rotating plate 92. The input end of the micro suction fan 23 is connected to the dust-proof cover 22 through a trachea, and the output end of the micro suction fan 23 is connected to a sewage discharge pipe 24, and the sewage discharge pipe 24 penetrates through the nest box 1.

[0038] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the dust-proof cover 22 collects the dust during cleaning or seals the outside world. Starting the micro suction fan 23 can suck the foreign objects washed down from the dust-proof cover 22 and discharge them through the sewage discharge pipe 24. And when there is no drone at the top for cleaning, the dust-proof cover 22 collects the rainwater from the outside world, ensuring the safety of the drone during charging at the bottom.

[0039] Reference Figure 1 As shown in the figure, a limiting strip 25 is fixedly installed on the front side of the top of the top cover 3, and limiting grooves 26 slidably connected to the limiting strip 25 are opened on the front sides of the tops of both sides of the nest box 1. The cross section of the limiting strip 25 is trapezoidal.

[0040] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the limiting strip 25 can ensure that the top cover 3 does not shake when sliding left and right in cooperation with the limiting groove 26, making the sliding of the top cover 3 stable. At the same time, when the top cover 3 slides, it tilts up to ensure that the top cover 3 does not affect the parking of the drone.

[0041] Reference Figure 2 As shown in the figure, on both sides of the bottom of the top cover 3, baffles 27 located behind the rotating plate 92 are fixedly connected, and anti-collision pads are fixedly connected to the fronts of the baffles 27.

[0042] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the baffle 27 can limit the rotation angle of the rotating plate 92, enabling the rotating plate 92 to accurately rotate to the position to be cleaned and the hidden position. At the same time, the anti-collision pad can eliminate the force of the rotating plate 92 hitting the baffle 27, preventing the rotating plate 92 from being damaged when adjusting the working position.

[0043] Reference Figure 2 As shown in the figure, on the top of the pressing plate 4, heat dissipation fans 28 located on both sides of the electromagnetic block 10 are fixedly installed. A filter plate is inlaid at the bottom of the nest box 1, a temperature sensor 29 is inlaid inside the suspension platform 8, and a buzzer alarm 30 is fixedly installed on the top of the front of the nest box 1.

[0044] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the cooling fan 28 can dissipate heat at the charging point of the charging drone, and the filter plate prevents the cooling wind at the bottom from carrying dust into the interior of the machine nest box 1. At the same time, the temperature sensor 29 can detect the charging temperature, and when the temperature abnormally exceeds the normal temperature threshold, a buzzer alarm 30 is used.

[0045] The working principle and use process of the present invention are as follows: when the drone needs to enter the nest box 1, the drone stops on the top of the top hanging platform 8 and the proximity sensor installed on the top of the hanging platform 8 can sense the take-off and landing of the drone. Then, the servo motor 91 is started and drives the rotating plate 92 to rotate, so that the cleaning cotton strip 94 is located directly below the through slot 31, and the electric lifting rod is started to raise the cleaning mechanism 9 at the bottom of the drone, so that the cleaning cotton strip 94 rises and can contact the bottom of the drone. Then, the rotating plate 92 is rotated to the cleaning position and the motor 93 is started to drive the cleaning cotton strip 94 to rotate and clean the dirt at the bottom of the drone, and the dirt will not fall off when the dust cover 22 is used. The top of the drone that is charging at the bottom, and then starting the micro exhaust fan 23 can extract the foreign matter under cleaning from the dust cover 22 and discharge it through the sewage pipe 24. When there is no drone cleaning on the top, the dust cover 22 collects the rainwater from the outside to ensure the safety of the drone charging at the bottom. After the cleaning is completed, the electric lifting rod controls the bottom cleaning mechanism 9 of the drone to descend and disengage from the through groove 31, and starts the second stepper motor 13 to drive the first gear 14 to rotate. The rotation of the first gear 14 drives the synchronous rack 15 meshed with it to move to both sides, so that the synchronous rack 15 can move synchronously inward or outward, and the synchronous rack 15 drives the second gear 17 meshed with it to rotate , the second gear 17 rotates through the gear shaft 16 to drive the third gear 18 to rotate, and the third gear 18 rotates through the tooth groove 19 meshing therewith to drive the top cover 3 to open to both sides or slide inward to close, and at the same time, the electromagnetic block 10 is energized and engaged with the fixed iron block 11 to drive the clamping plate 4 to move downward to the limit position, which is convenient for the hanging platform 8 to flip, and the top cover 3 moves to both sides to facilitate the drone to rotate after cleaning and follow the hanging platform 8 to flip and move downward to the charging position, and the first stepper motor 12 is started to drive the rotating shaft 6 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 6 drives the connecting rod 7 to rotate, and the connecting rod 7 flips the hanging platform 8 movably installed therewith, and then the electromagnetic block 10 is powered off to make the spring 213 elastic After release, spring 213 drives the clamping plate 4 to press upward against the hanging platform 8, and then drives the wireless charging plate 212 to contact the charging point at the bottom of the drone through spring 1 211, and then drives the tooth plate 204 to move horizontally through the electromagnetic push rod 203, and the tooth plate 204 moves horizontally to drive the gear 4 205 meshing with it to rotate, and the gear 4 205 drives the flip shaft 202 fixed thereto to rotate, and the flip shaft 202 drives the surface pressure strip 206 to press the drone to ensure stability during cleaning and charging. At the same time, the charging is dissipated through the heat dissipation fan 28, and then the temperature sensor 29 monitors the temperature inside the nest box 1 in real time during charging to ensure the stability of charging.

[0046] In summary, for the drone nest and its method, the bottom cleaning mechanism 9 at the bottom of the drone is used to clean the bottom of the drone, ensuring that charging is not affected by foreign objects. Then, the drone pressing mechanism 20 is used to prevent the drone from shaking during cleaning, ensuring the cleaning efficiency. After the cleaning is completed, the first stepping motor 12 is started to flip the suspension platform 8, so that the drone is flipped to the charging position and is tightly charged through the pressing charging mechanism 21, solving the problems that the charging bin of the existing drone nest does not have cleaning and adaptive charging functions, resulting in unstable charging when there is dirt at the charging place of drones with different working conditions, and causing rapid heating at the charging place or short circuit due to foreign objects, which may damage the drone battery. At the same time, when the height of the drone base wears and the height of the fuselage changes, it cannot adapt to charging at different heights, affecting the charging efficiency.

[0047] The above are only specific embodiments of the present invention, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto. Any changes or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention are covered by the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A drone nest, comprising a nest box (1) and a top cover (3), characterized in that: On both sides of the top of the nest box (1), the top covers (3) are slidably installed respectively. At the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box (1), a pressing plate (4) is slidably installed. On the front of the nest box (1), a transmission box (5) for controlling the lateral movement of the two top covers is fixedly installed. Inside the nest box (1), a rotating shaft (6) is movably installed. On the front and rear sides of the surface of the rotating shaft (6), three connecting rods (7) evenly distributed are fixedly installed. Inside the corresponding connecting rods (7) on the front and rear sides of the rotating shaft (6), a hanging platform (8) is movably installed through a shaft pin. A through groove (31) is formed at the bottom of the hanging platform (8). On one side of the bottom of the top cover (3), a bottom cleaning mechanism (9) of the drone that can pass through the through groove (31) is fixedly installed. At the bottom of the pressing plate (4), an electromagnetic block (10) is fixedly connected. At the bottom of the inner wall of the nest box (1), a fixed iron block (11) magnetically matched with the electromagnetic block (10) is fixedly connected. On one side of the top of the hanging platform (8), a pressing mechanism (20) for the drone is fixedly installed. On both sides of the top of the pressing plate (4), a pressing and charging mechanism (21) that can pass through the through groove (31) is fixedly installed.

2. The drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: An electric lifting rod is further provided between the bottom cleaning mechanism (9) of the drone and the bottom of the top cover (3). The bottom cleaning mechanism (9) of the drone includes a servo motor (91). One end of the electric lifting rod is connected to the servo motor (91). The output end of the servo motor (91) is fixedly installed with a rotating plate (92). On one side of the top of the rotating plate (92) close to the hanging platform (8), a motor (93) is fixedly installed. The output end of the motor (93) is fixedly connected with a cleaning cotton strip (94).

3. The drone nest according to claim 2, characterized in that: On one side of the top of the rotating plate (92) close to the motor (93), a dust-proof cover (22) is fixedly connected. At the bottom of the rotating plate (92), a micro air extractor (23) is fixedly installed. The input end of the micro air extractor (23) is connected to the dust-proof cover (22) through a trachea. The output end of the micro air extractor (23) is communicated with a sewage discharge pipe (24). The sewage discharge pipe (24) penetrates through the nest box (1).

4. A drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing mechanism (20) for the drone includes a fixing plate (201). Inside the fixing plate (201), a turning shaft (202) is movably installed. Inside the fixing plate (201), an electromagnetic push rod (203) is fixedly installed. The output end of the electromagnetic push rod (203) is fixedly installed with a toothed plate (204). On the surface of the turning shaft (202), a gear four (205) meshed with the toothed plate (204) is fixedly connected. On the front and rear sides of the surface of the turning shaft (202), pressing strips (206) are fixedly connected. The pressing strips (206) are made of rubber.

5. The drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing charging mechanism (21) includes a first spring (211). Four first springs (211) are provided and are equally spaced in a rectangular shape. A wireless charging board (212) is arranged at the top of the first spring (211), and the wireless charging board (212) is fixedly connected to the top of the first spring (211). Springs (213) are fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the pressing plate (4), and the bottoms of the springs (213) are fixedly connected to the bottom inner wall of the nest box (1).

6. The drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting strip (25) is fixedly installed on the front side of the top of the top cover (3). Limiting grooves (26) that are slidably connected to the limiting strip (25) are formed in the front sides of the tops of both sides of the nest box (1). The cross-section of the limiting strip (25) is trapezoidal.

7. The drone nest according to claim 1, wherein: Baffles (27) located at the rear of the rotating plate (92) are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the top cover (3). An anti-collision pad is fixedly connected to the front surface of the baffle (27).

8. A drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: Radiating fans (28) located on both sides of the electromagnetic block (10) are fixedly installed on the top of the pressing plate (4). A filter plate is inlaid at the bottom of the nest box (1). A temperature sensor (29) is inlaid inside the suspension platform (8). A buzzer alarm (30) is fixedly installed on the front top of the nest box (1).

9. The drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first stepping motor (12) fixedly connected to the rotating shaft (6) is fixedly installed on the front of the nest box (1). A second stepping motor (13) located inside the transmission box (5) is fixedly connected to the front of the nest box (1). A first gear (14) is fixedly connected to the output end of the second stepping motor (13). Synchronous racks (15) are slidably installed on the top and bottom inner walls of the transmission box (5). Gear shafts (16) are movably installed on both sides of the top front side of the inner wall of the nest box (1). A second gear (17) that meshes with the synchronous rack (15) is fixedly connected to the front surface of the gear shaft (16). A third gear (18) is fixedly connected to the rear surface of the gear shaft (16). A tooth groove (19) that meshes with the third gear (18) is formed in the front side of the bottom of the top cover (3).

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