A flight simulator with interchangeable cockpits

Abstract

The application provides a replaceable cabin flight simulator, and relates to the technical field of flight simulation, which comprises a visual display device, a rear cabin body and a cabin part. The rear cabin body comprises a rear cabin body fixed part and a rear cabin body movable part. The visual display device is connected with the rear cabin body fixed part. The bottom of the visual display device and the rear cabin body is provided with a rear-opening channel. The cabin part and the rear cabin body movable part are arranged in the channel. The front end of the cabin part is detachably connected with the visual display device. The rear end of the cabin part is detachably connected with the front end of the rear cabin body movable part. The rear cabin body movable part is detachably connected with the rear cabin body fixed part. The technical scheme solves the technical problem of the deficiency of the cabin replacement technology of the existing flight simulator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of flight simulation technology, and in particular to a flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit. Background Technology

[0002] A flight simulator is a device that provides various flight conditions and emergency scenarios, allowing trainees to practice and respond to different flight operations and unexpected situations in a safe environment. The cockpit plays a central role in the flight simulator, simulating the internal structure and control systems of a real aircraft, giving trainees a realistic flight operation experience.

[0003] Existing flight simulators typically use one cockpit for each visual display device. If a cockpit needs to be replaced, the visual display device must be redesigned, resulting in high development costs and long processing times. A small number of flight simulators can accommodate cockpit replacement by removing the dome screen from the visual display device and using a crane to lift the cockpit from the dome for replacement. This method has certain requirements regarding the height and environment of the installation site. Furthermore, the projector in the visual display device is installed inside the dome screen, requiring special geometric correction and edge blending technology for the projector's output image each time the dome screen is removed and reinstalled. This results in a complex structure, high costs, and increased installation and debugging expenses. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This invention provides a flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit to address the shortcomings of existing flight simulator cockpit-changing technologies. Based on existing replaceable cockpit flight simulators, modifications are made to allow the simulator's cockpit to be changed according to different aircraft types or simulation requirements without affecting the visual display device. The improved replaceable cockpit flight simulator develops towards a design direction of integrated structure and modular control. The numerous technical effects of the preferred technical solutions provided by this invention are detailed below.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit, comprising: a visual display device, a rear compartment, and a cockpit section. The rear compartment includes a fixed rear compartment portion and a movable rear compartment portion. The visual display device is connected to the fixed rear compartment portion. A channel with a rear opening is provided at the bottom of the visual display device and the rear compartment. The cockpit section and the movable rear compartment portion are disposed within the channel. The front end of the cockpit section is detachably connected to the visual display device, and the rear end of the cockpit section is detachably connected to the front end of the movable rear compartment portion. The movable rear compartment portion is detachably connected to the fixed rear compartment portion.

[0006] In some embodiments, the cockpit includes a cockpit and a cockpit bracket disposed at the bottom of the cockpit. The cockpit bracket includes a replaceable top bracket. The cockpit is connected to the cockpit bracket via the top bracket. A cockpit front quick-release connection buckle is provided at the front end of the cockpit bracket. The cockpit is detachably connected to the visual display device via the cockpit front quick-release connection buckle.

[0007] In some embodiments, the quick-release connection buckle at the front of the cockpit includes a U-shaped buckle, the bottom end of which is fixed to the cockpit bracket, and the frame of the visual display device is engaged in the U-shaped buckle through the open end of the U-shaped buckle, with the open end of the U-shaped buckle sealed by a hand-tightening screw.

[0008] In some embodiments, the opening of the U-shaped buckle at the front end of the hand-tightening screw is configured as a V-shaped opening, and a damping structure is provided on the inner side of the bottom end of the U-shaped buckle, the damping structure abutting against the frame of the visual display device.

[0009] In some embodiments, the movable part of the rear chamber includes a rear chamber entrance door structure and a rear chamber bottom frame disposed at the bottom of the rear chamber entrance door structure. The front end of the rear chamber bottom frame is provided with a rear chamber front quick-release connection buckle, and the movable part of the rear chamber is detachably connected to the cabin part through the rear chamber front quick-release connection buckle.

[0010] In some embodiments, the quick-release connecting buckle at the front end of the rear chamber includes a clamp that wraps around the frame skeleton at the bottom of the rear chamber, with bent portions at both ends of the clamp, which are connected to the cabin section by hand-tightening screws.

[0011] In some embodiments, a row of pulley assemblies is respectively arranged horizontally on the upper part of both sides of the bottom frame of the rear chamber. The fixed part of the rear chamber includes a bottom left frame and a bottom right frame, and slide rail assemblies are respectively arranged on the bottom left frame and the bottom right frame at the positions corresponding to the pulley assemblies.

[0012] In some embodiments, electric bolt lock bodies or electric bolt lock tongues are respectively provided on the four corners of the bottom middle frame of the rear chamber near the top surface of the bottom middle frame of the rear chamber, and electric bolt lock tongues are respectively provided on the bottom left frame and bottom right frame corresponding to the electric bolt lock bodies, or electric bolt lock bodies are respectively provided at the positions corresponding to the electric bolt lock tongues.

[0013] In some embodiments, the bottom of the cockpit support is provided with cockpit casters and cockpit leveling feet; the bottom frame of the rear chamber is provided with rear chamber casters and rear chamber leveling feet.

[0014] In some embodiments, a boarding ladder is also included, which is movably disposed on the rear side of the rear chamber, the top of the boarding ladder being slightly lower than the bottom edge of the entrance door of the rear chamber.

[0015] The technical solution of the present invention may include the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The present invention provides a flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit, which mainly consists of a visual display device, a cockpit section and a rear compartment. The cockpit section and the movable part of the rear compartment are arranged together in the channel below the visual display device and the fixed part of the rear compartment. The cockpit section is detachably connected to the visual display device, so that it can be separated from the visual display device and detached from the visual display device and the fixed part of the rear compartment together with the movable part of the rear compartment, thereby facilitating cockpit replacement. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of a flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit in the cockpit separation state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a cabin in a flight simulator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the quick-release connecting buckle at the front of the cockpit in a flight simulator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cockpit and rear compartment in a flight simulator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the quick-release connecting buckle at the front end of the rear chamber in a flight simulator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] In the diagram: 1. Visual display device; 2. Rear chamber; 21. Movable part of the rear chamber; 211. Structure at the entrance door of the rear chamber; 212. Bottom frame of the rear chamber; 2121. Pulley assembly; 2122. Quick-release connecting buckle at the front of the rear chamber; 21221. Clamp; 21222. Bending part; 21223. First hand-tightening screw; 21224. First damping structure; 2123. Rear chamber swivel casters; 2124. Rear chamber leveling feet; 2125. Electric bolt lock 2126. Lock body; 2127. Control button; 2128. Handrail; 2129. Bottom frame of the rear compartment; 220. Fixed part of the rear compartment; 221. Bottom right frame; 3. Boarding ladder; 4. Cabin; 5. Cabin support; 51. Top support; 52. Bottom support; 521. Quick release connecting buckle at the front of the cabin; 5211. U-shaped buckle; 5212. Second hand-tightening screw; 5213. Second damping structure; 522. Cabin leveling feet; 523. Cabin swivel casters. Detailed Implementation

[0025] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the technical solutions of this invention will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of this invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this invention, all other implementation methods obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0026] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or may have an intervening component present. When a component is referred to as "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or may have an intervening component present.

[0027] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the present invention provides a flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit, including: a visual display device 1, a rear compartment 2, and a cockpit section. The rear compartment 2 includes a fixed rear compartment part 22 and a movable rear compartment part 21. The visual display device 1 is connected to the fixed rear compartment part 22. The bottom of the visual display device 1 and the rear compartment is provided with a channel with a rear opening. The cockpit section and the movable rear compartment part 21 are disposed in the channel. The front end of the cockpit section is detachably connected to the visual display device 1, and the rear end of the cockpit section is detachably connected to the front end of the movable rear compartment part 21. The movable rear compartment part 21 is detachably connected to the fixed rear compartment part 22.

[0028] Specifically, the visual display device 1 is connected to the rear compartment 2 by screws. The cockpit is detachably connected to the visual display device 1, allowing it to separate from the visual display device 1 and the movable part 21 of the rear compartment, thus separating it from the fixed part 22 of the rear compartment. This allows the cockpit 4 to be replaced according to different aircraft types or simulator requirements. The integrated, detachable cockpit structure in this design aims to improve the flexibility and maintainability of the flight simulator, enabling users to customize and modify it as needed, while reducing maintenance and replacement costs.

[0029] In some embodiments, the cockpit includes a cockpit 4 and a cockpit bracket 5 disposed at the bottom of the cockpit. The cockpit bracket 5 includes a replaceable top bracket 51. The cockpit 4 is connected to the cockpit bracket 5 via the top bracket 51. A cockpit front quick-release connection buckle 521 is provided at the front end of the cockpit bracket 5. The cockpit is detachably connected to the visual display device 1 via the cockpit front quick-release connection buckle 521.

[0030] Specifically, a cockpit bracket 5 is installed at the bottom of the cockpit 4. The cockpit bracket 5 consists of a top bracket 51 and a bottom bracket 52, which are fixed together by bolts. The main structure of the bottom bracket 52 is welded from a steel frame, and the front end is designed with a quick-release connecting buckle 521 for fixing to the visual display device 1. The top bracket 51 is welded from steel pipes, and its height is consistent with the vibration platform. It is a modular design that can be adapted to user needs while maintaining a constant cockpit eye position. The cockpit 4 of this invention is connected to the movable part 21 of the rear chamber through the cockpit bracket 5, and can be pulled out and pushed in as a whole from the flight simulator. This allows for quick replacement of the cockpit 4 without affecting the visual display device 1. The modular connection system uses standardized interfaces for the connection points between the cockpit 4 and the simulator, making different types of cockpits compatible with the simulator and allowing for easy installation and disassembly. This integrates the originally independent units into one, which is both lossless in terms of control capability and allows for convenient and quick operation.

[0031] In some embodiments, the cockpit front quick-release connection buckle 521 includes a U-shaped buckle 5211. The bottom end of the U-shaped buckle 5211 is fixed on the cockpit bracket 52. The frame of the visual display device 1 is inserted into the U-shaped buckle 5211 through the open end of the U-shaped buckle 5211. The open end of the U-shaped buckle 5211 is sealed by a hand-tightening screw.

[0032] Specifically, during connection, the second hand-tightening screw 5212 is loosened, and the cockpit and rear chamber 2 are pushed into the channel as a whole. After the cockpit and the visual display device 1 are docked, the connection with the visual display device 1 is achieved by manually adjusting the front end of the cockpit bracket 5 to quickly release the non-loosening second hand-tightening screw 5212 on the connecting buckle 521. During separation, the second hand-tightening screw 5212 is loosened, and the cockpit is pulled back to achieve separation.

[0033] In some embodiments, the opening of the U-shaped buckle 5211 at the front end of the hand-tightening screw is set as a V-shaped opening, and a damping structure is provided on the inner side of the bottom end of the U-shaped buckle 5211, which abuts against the frame of the visual display device 1.

[0034] Specifically, the cockpit front quick-release connecting buckle 521 has a V-shaped opening design at the front, which facilitates docking with the visual display device 1 when the cockpit 4 is replaced. A damping block is installed between the two to buffer the docking and also to limit the movement.

[0035] In some embodiments, the movable part 21 of the rear compartment includes a rear compartment entrance door structure 211 and a rear compartment bottom middle frame 212 disposed at the bottom of the rear compartment entrance door structure 211. The rear compartment bottom middle frame 212 is provided with a rear compartment front quick-release connection buckle 2122 at its front end. The movable part 21 of the rear compartment forms a detachable connection with the cabin through the rear compartment front quick-release connection buckle 2122.

[0036] In some embodiments, the quick-release connecting buckle 2122 at the front end of the rear chamber includes a clamp 21221 that surrounds the bottom frame 2128 of the rear chamber. The clamp 21221 has a bent portion 21222 at each end, and the bent portion 21222 is connected to the cabin by a hand-tightened screw.

[0037] Specifically, a quick-release connecting buckle 2122 is installed on the front end of the bottom frame 212 of the rear compartment. The quick-release connecting buckle 2122 connects the frame of the bottom support 52 to the frame 2128 at the front end of the bottom frame 212 of the rear compartment via a clamp-like structure. A damping block is installed between the two to provide a buffer during connection. After connection, the connection with the bottom support 52, i.e., the overall connection with the cabin 4, is achieved by manually adjusting the non-loosening first hand-tightening screw 21223 on the quick-release connecting buckle 2122.

[0038] In some embodiments, a row of pulley assemblies 2121 is respectively arranged on the upper part of both sides of the bottom frame 212 of the rear chamber in the horizontal direction. The fixed part 22 of the rear chamber includes a bottom left frame and a bottom right frame, and slide rail assemblies are respectively arranged on the bottom left frame and the bottom right frame 221 at the positions corresponding to the pulley assemblies 2121.

[0039] Specifically, the bottom middle frame 212 of the rear chamber is designed with sliding rail structures on both sides, the pulley assembly 2121 is installed on the skeleton of the bottom middle frame 212 of the rear chamber, and the sliding rail assembly is symmetrically installed on the bottom left and right frame skeletons of the fixed part 22 of the rear chamber.

[0040] In some embodiments, electric bolt lock bodies or electric bolt lock tongues are respectively provided on the four corners of the bottom middle frame 212 of the rear chamber near the top surface of the bottom middle frame of the rear chamber, and electric bolt lock tongues are respectively provided on the bottom left frame and bottom right frame 221 corresponding to the electric bolt lock bodies, or electric bolt lock bodies are respectively provided at the positions corresponding to the electric bolt lock tongues.

[0041] Specifically, electric bolt lock bodies 2125 are installed at the four vertices of the top side of the rear compartment bottom frame 212, and electric bolt lock tongues are installed on the bottom left and right frame skeletons of the rear compartment fixed part 22. All signals of the electric bolt locks are connected to the control button 2126 at the door. Before and after the cabin 4 is replaced, pressing the control button 2126 can quickly separate and fix the rear compartment bottom frame 212 from the rear compartment bottom left and right frames with one click.

[0042] In some embodiments, the bottom of the cockpit support 5 is provided with cockpit universal casters 523 and cockpit leveling feet 522; the bottom of the rear cabin body is provided with rear cabin universal casters 2123 and rear cabin leveling feet 2124.

[0043] Specifically, the bottom bracket 52 selects appropriate cockpit leveling feet 522 and cockpit swivel casters 523 according to the overall weight of the equipment above, so as to facilitate the cockpit 4 to be pulled out and pushed in. After the cockpit 4 is replaced, the cockpit swivel casters 523 are locked. The cockpit leveling feet 522 are adjusted to increase the contact area between the cockpit bracket 5 and the ground, thereby improving the stability of the cockpit 4. At the same time, the eye position height of the cockpit 4 can be adjusted.

[0044] The bottom frame structure 212 of the rear compartment is equipped with appropriate rear universal casters 2123 and rear leveling feet 2124, depending on the required load-bearing capacity. When changing the cockpit 4, the rear universal casters 2123 at the bottom of the rear compartment allow it to be easily slid into the fixed position of the flight simulator, and its height can be adjusted by the rear leveling feet 2124.

[0045] In some embodiments, a boarding ladder 3 is also included, which is movably disposed on the rear side of the rear room 2, and the height of the top of the boarding ladder 3 is slightly lower than the height of the bottom edge of the entrance door of the rear room.

[0046] Specifically, the rear chamber 2 adopts an open design, and the gantry frame is changed from the traditional design to a floor-mounted guardrail structure. At the same time, the structure 211 at the entrance door of the rear chamber has sufficient space to accommodate the replacement of cabins of different models and sizes. The cabin replacement steps are as follows: First, push the boarding ladder 3 horizontally to the side of the simulator via the bottom casters. Press the control button 2126 to quickly separate the bottom frame 212 of the rear chamber from the left and right frames of the rear chamber with one click. By manually loosening the second hand-tightening screw 5212 of the quick release connecting buckle 521 at the front of the cabin, the connection between the cabin 4 and the visual display device 1 is released. By manually pulling the handrail 2127 at the bottom middle frame 212 of the rear chamber, the cabin 4 and the movable part 21 of the rear chamber are pulled out to the outside of the flight simulator via the internal sliding structure and the bottom universal casters. Replace the cabin 4 in a safe area. After the replacement is completed, repeat the above operation, push the replaced cabin to the same position inside the simulator, and push the boarding ladder 3 back to its original position.

[0047] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing the invention and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0048] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0049] The above are merely specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included 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 flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit, characterized in that, include: The system includes a visual display device, a rear chamber, and a cockpit. The rear chamber includes a fixed portion and a movable portion. The visual display device is connected to the fixed portion of the rear chamber. The bottom of the visual display device and the rear chamber has a channel with a rear opening. The cockpit and the movable portion of the rear chamber are disposed within the channel. The front end of the cockpit is detachably connected to the visual display device, and the rear end of the cockpit is detachably connected to the front end of the movable portion of the rear chamber. The movable portion of the rear chamber is detachably connected to the fixed portion of the rear chamber.

2. The flight simulator with interchangeable cockpits according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cockpit includes a cockpit and a cockpit bracket disposed at the bottom of the cockpit. The cockpit bracket includes a replaceable top bracket. The cockpit is connected to the cockpit bracket via the top bracket. A cockpit front quick-release connection buckle is provided at the front end of the cockpit bracket. The cockpit is detachably connected to the visual display device via the cockpit front quick-release connection buckle.

3. The flight simulator with interchangeable cockpits according to claim 2, characterized in that, The quick-release connection buckle at the front of the cockpit includes a U-shaped buckle. The bottom end of the U-shaped buckle is fixed to the cockpit bracket. The frame of the visual display device is engaged in the U-shaped buckle through the open end of the U-shaped buckle. The open end of the U-shaped buckle is sealed by a hand-tightening screw.

4. The flight simulator with interchangeable cockpits according to claim 3, characterized in that, The opening of the U-shaped buckle at the front end of the hand-tightening screw is set as a V-shaped opening, and a damping structure is provided on the inner side of the bottom end of the U-shaped buckle. The damping structure abuts against the frame of the visual display device.

5. The flight simulator with interchangeable cockpits according to claim 4, characterized in that, The movable part of the rear compartment includes a structure at the rear compartment entrance door and a rear compartment bottom frame located at the bottom of the structure at the rear compartment entrance door. A quick-release connecting buckle for the rear compartment front end is provided at the front end of the rear compartment bottom frame. The movable part of the rear compartment is detachably connected to the cabin part through the quick-release connecting buckle for the rear compartment front end.

6. The flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit according to claim 5, characterized in that, The quick-release connecting buckle at the front end of the rear compartment includes a clamp that wraps around the frame skeleton at the bottom of the rear compartment. The clamp has bent portions at both ends, and the bent portions are connected to the cabin section by hand-tightening screws.

7. The flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit according to claim 6, characterized in that, A row of pulley assemblies is arranged horizontally on the upper part of both sides of the bottom frame of the rear chamber. The fixed part of the rear chamber includes a bottom left frame and a bottom right frame. Slide rail assemblies are arranged on the bottom left frame and the bottom right frame at the positions corresponding to the pulley assemblies.

8. The flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit according to claim 7, characterized in that, Electric bolt lock bodies or electric bolt lock tongues are respectively installed on the four corners of the bottom middle frame of the rear chamber near the top surface of the bottom middle frame. Electric bolt lock tongues are respectively installed on the bottom left frame and bottom right frame corresponding to the electric bolt lock bodies, or electric bolt lock bodies are respectively installed at the positions corresponding to the electric bolt lock tongues.

9. The flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit according to any one of claims 5 and 8, characterized in that, The bottom of the cockpit support is equipped with cockpit casters and cockpit leveling feet; the bottom of the rear chamber is equipped with rear chamber casters and rear chamber leveling feet.

10. The flight simulator with a replaceable cockpit according to claim 9, characterized in that, It also includes a boarding ladder, which is movably installed on the rear side of the rear room, with the top of the boarding ladder being slightly lower than the bottom edge of the entrance door of the rear room.

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