A drone nest

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of unmanned plane nests, it includes: nest main body is located above base, nest main body includes first body and second body;First body is equipped with first transmission assembly, second body is equipped with second transmission assembly, and supporting plate is movably connected with first transmission assembly and second transmission assembly;The lower end of first body is provided with first gear mechanism, and the upper end of second body is provided with second gear mechanism;Supporting plate is used to place unmanned plane;Supporting plate includes shell, and the upper end of shell is equipped with centering mechanism and wireless charging emission module;The lower end of unmanned plane is equipped with the wireless charging receiving module corresponding to wireless charging emission module.Based on the above connection mode, the supporting plate in the application can reciprocate between the first body and the second body under the drive of the first transmission assembly, the second transmission assembly, the first gear mechanism and the second gear mechanism, thereby realizing the multi-machine intelligent storage function of cluster unmanned plane.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, and more particularly to a UAV nest. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of electronic and aircraft technologies, highly customized small and micro drones are increasingly being used in specialized scenarios across various industries, such as food delivery, circuit inspection, agricultural plant protection, and light show formations. As drone reliability has gradually improved, costs have decreased, and the number of drones used and their application scenarios have expanded in recent years, various industries have placed higher demands on the intelligence and automation of drones. This has led to the emergence of intelligent drone nests with unattended operation, automatic charging, and automatic drone storage capabilities.

[0003] The intelligent drone nest is a product with extremely high technological content. It requires the comprehensive application of technologies such as the Internet of Things, automation, mechatronics, and materials science to meet the needs of drone storage, automatic take-off and landing, charging, and communication. It also has demanding capabilities such as being robust and durable, highly reliable, highly automated, and dustproof and waterproof.

[0004] Currently, intelligent drone nesting technology capable of accommodating one to three drones is relatively mature and widely used in scenarios such as food delivery, power line inspection, and agricultural plant protection. However, the drone swarm light show industry, due to the large number of drones used and the frequent movement of operating sites, has higher requirements for intelligent drone nesting. For example, it needs to simultaneously meet requirements such as multi-drone storage, easy mobility, and unattended operation. At present, there are no mature technical solutions or products available for multi-drone intelligent drone nesting for swarm drones. Therefore, existing multi-drone intelligent drone nesting systems for swarm drones suffer from the lack of mature technical solutions and product implementation. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a drone nest, which aims to solve the problem that there is no mature technical solution and product implementation for existing multi-drone intelligent nests for swarm drones.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: providing a drone nest, the drone nest comprising: a nest body, several trays, several drones, and a base;

[0007] The main body of the nest is located above the base. The main body of the nest includes a first main body and a second main body. A first transmission component is provided on the first main body, and a second transmission component is provided on the second main body. The support plate is movably connected to the first transmission component and the second transmission component. The support plate can move vertically under the drive of the first transmission component and the second transmission component.

[0008] The lower end of the first main body is provided with a first gear mechanism, and the upper end of the second main body is provided with a second gear mechanism. The pallet can move horizontally under the drive of the first gear mechanism and the second gear mechanism.

[0009] The tray is used to place drones, and each tray corresponds to a drone. The tray includes a housing, and the upper end of the housing is provided with a centering mechanism and a wireless charging transmitter module. The lower end of the drone is provided with a wireless charging receiver module corresponding to the wireless charging transmitter module.

[0010] Furthermore, the housing is a cube-shaped structure with a hollowed-out upper surface; the housing includes a hollowed-out portion and a recessed portion, the recessed portion being used to place the drone.

[0011] Furthermore, the tray also includes a detection module, which consists of four sensors. The four sensors are respectively located at the four ends of the housing, and the detection windows of the sensors all face the center point of the tray.

[0012] Furthermore, the centering mechanism consists of four bendable push rods. When the drone is located at the fixed center position of the tray, the push rods engage with the hollowed-out position of the drone.

[0013] Furthermore, both the first transmission component and the second transmission component include two sets of gear and chain assemblies, which are respectively disposed at both ends of the first body and the second body.

[0014] Furthermore, the gear chain assembly includes a first gear chain assembly and a second gear chain assembly; both the first gear chain assembly and the second gear chain assembly include a first chain and a second chain; a plurality of first crossbars are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the first main body, and the first crossbars have an L-shaped structure.

[0015] Furthermore, a plurality of second crossbars are provided at equal intervals between the first chain and the second chain on the second main body; and drag bars adapted to the second crossbars are provided at both ends of the pallet.

[0016] Furthermore, a third transmission component is provided at the upper end of the second transmission component; the third transmission component includes a third gear chain assembly, the gear chain assembly includes a third chain and a fourth chain, and the chain length in the third transmission component is less than the chain length in the second transmission component;

[0017] Several second crossbars are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the third transmission assembly.

[0018] Furthermore, both the first main body and the second main body are composed of four pillars joined together.

[0019] Furthermore, a housing is provided at the lower end of the first main body; a battery assembly and a controller are provided inside the housing;

[0020] The lower end of the base is equipped with several casters.

[0021] This invention discloses a drone nest, comprising: a nest body, several trays, several drones, and a base; the nest body is located above the base, and the nest body includes a first main body and a second main body; a first transmission component is provided on the first main body, and a second transmission component is provided on the second main body; the trays are movably connected to the first and second transmission components, and the trays can move vertically under the drive of the first and second transmission components; a first gear mechanism is provided at the lower end of the first main body, and a second gear mechanism is provided at the upper end of the second main body, and the trays can move horizontally under the drive of the first and second gear mechanisms; the trays are used to place drones, and each tray corresponds to one drone; each tray includes a shell, and a centering mechanism and a wireless charging transmitter module are provided at the upper end of the shell; a wireless charging receiver module corresponding to the wireless charging transmitter module is provided at the lower end of each drone. Based on the above connection method, the tray in this invention can reciprocate between the first main body and the second main body under the drive of the first transmission component, the second transmission component, the first gear mechanism and the second gear mechanism, thereby realizing the multi-machine intelligent storage function of the cluster drone. Attached Figure Description

[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the following description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a drone nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the first part of the structure of the drone nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the second part of the structure of the drone nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4This is a first state diagram of the centering mechanism in the UAV nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a second state diagram of the centering mechanism in the UAV nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] The labels for the attached figures are as follows:

[0029] 10. UAV nest; 11. Nest body; 12. Support plate; 13. UAV; 14. Base; 15. First transmission assembly; 16. Second transmission assembly; 111. First main body; 112. Second main body; 121. Shell; 122. Centering mechanism; 151. First crossbar; 161. Second crossbar; 162. Third transmission assembly; 123. Trailing rod; 124. Rack; 17. Box body. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] It should be understood that, when used in this specification and the appended claims, the terms "comprising" and "including" indicate the presence of the described features, integrals, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, components and / or collections thereof.

[0032] It should also be understood that the terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0033] It should also be further understood that the term "and / or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to any combination of one or more of the associated listed items and all possible combinations, and includes such combinations.

[0034] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a drone nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the first part of the structure of the drone nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3This is a schematic diagram of the second part of the structure of the drone nest provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, this invention proposes a drone nest 10, which includes: a nest body 11, a plurality of support plates 12, a plurality of drones 13, and a base 14; the nest body is located above the base 14, and the nest body includes a first body 111 and a second body 112; a first transmission assembly 15 is provided on the first body 111, and a second transmission assembly 16 is provided on the second body 112; the support plates 12 are movably connected to the first transmission assembly 15 and the second transmission assembly 16, and the support plates 12 can be connected to the first transmission assembly 15 and the second transmission assembly 16. Driven by the first main body 111, the first main body 111 is provided with a first gear mechanism at its lower end, and the second main body 112 is provided with a second gear mechanism at its upper end. The tray 12 can move horizontally under the drive of the first gear mechanism and the second gear mechanism. The tray 12 is used to place the drone 13, and the tray 12 corresponds one-to-one with the drone 13. The tray 12 includes a housing 121, and the upper end of the housing 121 is provided with a centering mechanism 122 and a wireless charging transmitter module. The lower end of the drone 13 is provided with a wireless charging receiver module corresponding to the wireless charging transmitter module.

[0035] In this embodiment, the drone nest 10 includes: a nest body 11, several trays 12, several drones 13, and a base 14; the drone nest 10 can automatically store more than ten drones 13. The nest body 11 is located above the base 14, and the lower end of the base 14 is provided with several casters for easy movement. The nest body 11 includes a first body 111 and a second body 112; both the first body 111 and the second body 112 are formed by four uprights, resulting in a small footprint and light weight. The first main body 111 is equipped with a first transmission component 15, and the second main body 112 is equipped with a second transmission component 16. The tray 12 is movably connected to the first transmission component 15 and the second transmission component 16, and the tray 12 can move vertically under the drive of the first transmission component 15 and the second transmission component 16. The lower end of the first main body 111 is equipped with a first gear mechanism, and the upper end of the second main body 112 is equipped with a second gear mechanism. The tray 12 can move horizontally under the drive of the first gear mechanism and the second gear mechanism. Therefore, the tray 12 can reciprocate between the first main body 111 and the second main body 112 under the drive of the first transmission component 15, the second transmission component 16, the first gear mechanism, and the second gear mechanism, thereby realizing the intelligent storage function of multiple drones in a cluster. Moreover, the tray 12 is detachable from the main body 11, which can effectively reduce the difficulty for staff to replace the tray 12 and improve work efficiency. The tray 12 and the main body of the drone nest 11 are designed to be separate, so that the drone nest 10 can be disassembled for transportation during the transportation process, which can reduce operation and maintenance costs.

[0036] In one embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the housing 121 is a cube-shaped structure with a hollowed-out upper surface; the housing 121 includes a hollowed-out portion and a groove portion, the groove portion being used to place the drone 13.

[0037] In this embodiment, the tray 12 includes a housing 121, which is a cubic structure with a hollowed-out upper surface. The housing 121 includes a hollowed-out portion and a recessed portion, the recessed portion being used to place the drone 13. A centering mechanism 122 and a wireless charging transmitter module are provided at the upper end of the housing 121; the centering mechanism 122 is used to push the drone 13 to a fixed position at the center of the tray 12. The drone 13 includes four cylindrical hollow arms, each arm housing a battery, which can be a lithium battery, to power the drone 13. The battery is detachably connected to the arm. A wireless charging receiver module is provided at the lower end of each arm for fast charging of the battery; the wireless charging receiver module consists of a receiving coil and a receiving circuit board. The wireless charging receiver module corresponds to the wireless charging transmitter module. When the centering mechanism 122 pushes the drone 13 to a fixed position at the center of the tray 12, the wireless charging transmitter module will align with the wireless charging receiver module, which can improve the charging power of wireless charging.

[0038] In one embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the tray 12 also includes a detection module, which consists of four sensors. The four sensors are respectively disposed at the four ends of the housing 121, and the detection windows of the sensors all face the center point of the tray 12.

[0039] In this embodiment, the pallet 12 further includes a detection module consisting of four sensors. These four sensors are respectively disposed at the four ends of the housing 121, with their detection windows all facing the center point of the pallet 12. The sensors are distance sensors. When the drone 13 lands on the pallet 12, the sensors can detect and scan in real time through their detection windows to obtain the real-time position information of the drone 13 on the pallet 12, and send this real-time position information to the centering mechanism 122. The centering mechanism 122 can then push the drone 13 to a fixed position at the center of the pallet 12 based on the real-time position information.

[0040] In one embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the centering mechanism 122 consists of four bendable push rods. When the drone 13 is located at the center fixed position of the support plate 12, the push rods are engaged in the hollow position of the drone 13.

[0041] In this embodiment, the lower end of the arm of the drone 13 is provided with a footrest. The footrest has a hollow design. When the drone 13 is located at the fixed center position of the support plate 12, the push rod engages with the hollow position of the footrest. At this time, the centering mechanism 122 is in a fixed state (specifically as shown in the figure). Figure 4 As shown), it serves a fixing function. Before the drone 13 takes off, the push rod will rotate away from the hollow position of the landing gear, and the centering mechanism 122 will return to its initial state (specifically as shown). Figure 5 As shown), the drone 13 is released from its fixed position.

[0042] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, both the first transmission component 15 and the second transmission component 16 include two sets of gear and chain assemblies, which are respectively disposed at both ends of the first body 111 and the second body 112.

[0043] In this embodiment, both the first transmission component 15 and the second transmission component 16 include two sets of gear chain assemblies, which are respectively disposed at both ends of the first main body 111 and the second main body 112. The pallet 12 can move vertically under the drive of the gear chain assemblies.

[0044] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the gear chain assembly includes a first gear chain assembly and a second gear chain assembly; both the first gear chain assembly and the second gear chain assembly include a first chain and a second chain; a plurality of first crossbars 151 are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the first body 111, and the first crossbars 151 have an L-shaped structure.

[0045] In this embodiment, the gear chain assembly includes a first gear chain assembly and a second gear chain assembly; both the first gear chain assembly and the second gear chain assembly include a first chain and a second chain; a plurality of first crossbars 151 are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the first body 111. The first crossbars 151 have an L-shaped structure. The support plate 12 on the first body 111 is placed on the horizontal surface of the first crossbars 151. The first crossbars 151 can support the support plate 12 and move vertically on the first body 111 under the drive of the gear chain assembly.

[0046] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a plurality of second crossbars 161 are provided at equal intervals between the first chain and the second chain on the second main body 112; and drag bars 123 adapted to the second crossbars 161 are provided at both ends of the pallet 12.

[0047] In this embodiment, a plurality of second crossbars 161 are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the second main body 112; the second crossbars 161 are cylindrical structures, and the two ends of the support plate 12 are provided with drag bars 123 adapted to the second crossbars 161. When the support plate 12 is located on the second main body 112, the second crossbars 161 can lift the support plate 12 and move vertically on the second main body 112 under the drive of the gear chain assembly.

[0048] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a third transmission component 162 is provided at the upper end of the second transmission component 16; the third transmission component 162 includes a third gear chain assembly, the gear chain assembly includes a third chain and a fourth chain, the chain length in the third transmission component 162 is less than the chain length in the second transmission component 16; a plurality of second crossbars 161 are provided at equal intervals between the first chain and the second chain on the third transmission component 162.

[0049] In this embodiment, a first gear mechanism is provided at the lower end of the first main body 111, and a second gear mechanism is provided at the upper end of the second main body 112. Each of the plurality of pallets 12 has a rack 124 at its lower end that is adapted to the first and second gear mechanisms. Both the first and second gear mechanisms are gear components mounted on the column. Each gear mechanism includes at least two gear components, which are telescopic. The pallets 12 can move horizontally under the drive of the first and second gear mechanisms.

[0050] A third transmission component 162 is provided at the upper end of the second transmission component 16; the third transmission component 162 includes a third gear chain assembly, which includes a third chain and a fourth chain, and the chain length in the third transmission component 162 is less than the chain length in the second transmission component 16; a plurality of second crossbars 161 are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the third transmission component 162. The plurality of pallets 12 can reciprocate counterclockwise between the first body 111 and the second body 112. When the pallet 12 is located at the lowest end of the first body 111, the gear component of the first gear mechanism automatically pops out, and the rack 124 on the gear component engages with the rack 124 on the pallet 12. The first gear mechanism can push the pallet 12 to the second body 112. When the pallet 12 is located on the second body 112, the pallet 12 is placed at an angle and moves vertically from bottom to top. When the pallet 12 is located at the highest end of the second body 112, the lower end of the pallet 12 is movably connected to the third transmission assembly 162. The second crossbar 161 on the third transmission assembly 162 lifts the pallet 12, and the pallet 12 is lifted to a horizontal position under the drive of the third gear chain assembly, changing from an angled position to a horizontal position. When the tray 12 is placed horizontally at the top of the second main body 112, the gear component of the second gear mechanism automatically pops out, and the rack 124 on the gear component engages with the rack 124 on the tray 12. The second gear mechanism can push the tray 12 to the first main body 111. When the tray 12 is at the top of the first main body 111, the position of the tray 12 is the take-off and landing position. The corresponding drone 13 will only take off when the tray 12 moves to the take-off and landing position. When the tray 12 is placed at an angle at the top of the second main body 112, the position of the tray 12 is the ready-to-fly position. Due to the angled placement, the GPS antenna of the drone 13 on the tray 12 can perform satellite search and positioning operations, preparing for takeoff in advance.

[0051] When the drone 13 is released for takeoff, the drone 13 on the pallet 12 in the takeoff and landing position takes off first. After takeoff, the pallets 12 on the first main body 111 all move down one position, making the takeoff and landing position available. At the same time, the pallets 12 on the second main body 112 all move up one position, making the bottom position of the second main body 112 available. The pallets 12 in the waiting position are lifted to a horizontal position by the third gear chain assembly and then pushed to the takeoff and landing position. At the same time, the pallet 12 at the bottom of the first main body 111 is pushed onto the second main body 112 and placed at an angle. By repeating the above movement of the pallets 12, the drones 13 can be released in sequence until all drones 13 have taken off.

[0052] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, both the first main body 111 and the second main body 112 are composed of four pillars encircling each other.

[0053] In this embodiment, both the first main body 111 and the second main body 112 are formed by four pillars encircling each other, which can effectively reduce the site area occupied by the cluster of drones. The drone nest 10 can automatically store more than ten drones 13. With 100 nests placed at a spacing of 0.5 meters, the site area occupied is only 150 square meters.

[0054] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a housing 17 is provided at the lower end of the first main body 111; a battery assembly and a controller are provided inside the housing 17.

[0055] In this embodiment, the battery assembly is used to power the drone nest 10. The controller is connected to the first transmission assembly 15, the second transmission assembly 16, the third transmission assembly 162, the first gear assembly, the second gear assembly, the centering mechanism 122, and the detection module, thereby realizing the intelligent storage function of multiple drones in the cluster.

[0056] This invention discloses a drone nest, comprising: a nest body, several trays, several drones, and a base; the nest body is located above the base, and the nest body includes a first main body and a second main body; a first transmission component is provided on the first main body, and a second transmission component is provided on the second main body; the trays are movably connected to the first and second transmission components, and the trays can move vertically under the drive of the first and second transmission components; a first gear mechanism is provided at the lower end of the first main body, and a second gear mechanism is provided at the upper end of the second main body, and the trays can move horizontally under the drive of the first and second gear mechanisms; the trays are used to place drones, and each tray corresponds to one drone; each tray includes a shell, and a centering mechanism and a wireless charging transmitter module are provided at the upper end of the shell; a wireless charging receiver module corresponding to the wireless charging transmitter module is provided at the lower end of each drone. Based on the above connection method, the tray in this invention can reciprocate between the first main body and the second main body under the drive of the first transmission component, the second transmission component, the first gear mechanism and the second gear mechanism, thereby realizing the multi-machine intelligent storage function of the cluster drone.

[0057] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention, and these modifications or substitutions should all be covered within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A drone nest, characterized in that, The drone nest includes: a nest body, several trays, several drones, and a base; The main body of the nest is located above the base. The main body of the nest includes a first main body and a second main body. A first transmission component is provided on the first main body, and a second transmission component is provided on the second main body. The support plate is movably connected to the first transmission component and the second transmission component. The support plate can move vertically under the drive of the first transmission component and the second transmission component. The lower end of the first main body is provided with a first gear mechanism, and the upper end of the second main body is provided with a second gear mechanism. The pallet can move horizontally under the drive of the first gear mechanism and the second gear mechanism. The tray is used to place drones, and each tray corresponds to a drone. The tray includes a housing, and the upper end of the housing is provided with a centering mechanism and a wireless charging transmitter module. The lower end of the drone is provided with a wireless charging receiver module corresponding to the wireless charging transmitter module. Both the first transmission component and the second transmission component include two sets of gear chain assemblies, which are respectively disposed at both ends of the first body and the second body; A plurality of second crossbars are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the second main body; the two ends of the pallet are provided with drag bars adapted to the second crossbars; The upper end of the second transmission component is provided with a third transmission component; the third transmission component includes a third gear chain assembly, the gear chain assembly includes a third chain and a fourth chain, and the chain length in the third transmission component is less than the chain length in the second transmission component; Several second crossbars are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the third transmission assembly.

2. The UAV nest according to claim 1, characterized in that, The shell is a cube-shaped structure with a hollowed-out upper surface; the shell includes a hollowed-out part and a groove part, the groove part being used to place the drone.

3. The UAV nest according to claim 2, characterized in that, The tray also includes a detection module, which consists of four sensors. The four sensors are respectively located at the four ends of the housing, and the detection windows of the sensors all face the center point of the tray.

4. The UAV nest according to claim 3, characterized in that, The centering mechanism consists of four bendable push rods. When the drone is located in the fixed center position of the tray, the push rods engage with the hollowed-out position of the drone.

5. The UAV nest according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gear chain assembly includes a first gear chain assembly and a second gear chain assembly; both the first gear chain assembly and the second gear chain assembly include a first chain and a second chain; a plurality of first crossbars are equally spaced between the first chain and the second chain on the first main body, and the first crossbars are L-shaped.

6. The UAV nest according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the first main body and the second main body are composed of four pillars joined together.

7. The UAV nest according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lower end of the first main body is provided with a box; the box is provided with a battery assembly and a controller; The lower end of the base is equipped with several casters.

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