A portable hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle, in particular to a portable six-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a frame, foldable machine arms are installed on the frame, wherein the machine arms comprise first, second and third machine arms, each of the first, second and third machine arms has two and is symmetrically arranged on two sides of the frame, when the first, second and third machine arms are folded, each of the first, second and third machine arms is folded to be parallel to the frame, and the second machine arm is located below the first and third machine arms. In addition, a battery is detachably placed on a battery placing part, and when the first, second and third machine arms are folded, the battery placing part is located below each machine arm. The present application has a clever structure, on the one hand, the battery is arranged on two sides of the frame, which reduces the size of the unmanned aerial vehicle, on the other hand, when each machine arm is folded, it is located on two sides of the frame, and the second machine arm is located below the first and third machine arms, which further reduces the size after folding, and brings convenience to use.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle, in particular to a portable six-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of unmanned aerial vehicle technology, it is widely used because of its safety, speed and efficiency. At present, unmanned aerial vehicles can be seen in the fields of aerial photography, agriculture, plant protection, miniature self-portrait, express delivery, disaster rescue, observation of wild animals, monitoring of infectious diseases, surveying and mapping, news reporting, power inspection, disaster relief, film shooting, etc. It has a significant promoting effect on the improvement of work efficiency.

[0003] In the process of application of unmanned aerial vehicles, in order to facilitate the transfer and transportation of unmanned aerial vehicles, etc., it is often necessary to fold the unmanned aerial vehicles. Therefore, the existing unmanned aerial vehicles with many foldable arms can realize the folding of the unmanned aerial vehicles to some extent, which brings convenience to the transfer and transportation, but the space utilization is still not sufficient and there is a lot of room for improvement.

[0004] Therefore, the present application provides a portable six-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, which has unparalleled folding size by optimizing and innovating the footrest, battery and folding mode, which brings convenience to practical application. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a portable six-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle to solve the problem of large size of the existing unmanned aerial vehicle after folding, which brings inconvenience to use and transfer.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present application adopts the following technical scheme: a portable six-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising a frame, the frame comprising a tail connecting part, a head connecting part, a battery placing part and a battery connecting part;

[0007] The frame is foldably mounted with arms, the arms comprising first arms, second arms and third arms; the first arms, the second arms and the third arms each have two and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame;

[0008] The tail connecting part is connected with two second arms, and the head connecting part is connected with two first arms and two third arms respectively;

[0009] The battery placing part and the battery connecting part are respectively provided with two and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame, the battery placing part is respectively placed with a battery, and the battery is detachably connected with the corresponding battery connecting part;

[0010] The first arm, the second arm and the third arm are sequentially arranged outward from the frame axis when the arm is folded, and the second arm is located below the first arm and the third arm; the first arm, the second arm and the third arm are all located above the battery placing part;

[0011] The first arm, the second arm and the third arm are sequentially arranged outward from the frame axis when the arm is folded, and the second arm is located below the first arm and the third arm; the first arm, the second arm and the third arm are all located above the battery placing part;

[0012] Further, the frame is detachably mounted with a foot stand below.

[0013] Further, the foot stand comprises a connecting part and a supporting part, the connecting part is detachably fixedly connected with the frame, and the supporting part is foldably hinged with the connecting part.

[0014] Further, the connecting part is provided with a fastener, the fastener comprises a fixing part, the fixing part is fixedly connected with the connecting part, a first fastener is fixedly connected with the fixing part, one end of the first fastener is hingedly connected with one end of a second fastener, and the other end of the first fastener is lockingly matched with the other end of the second fastener.

[0015] Further, the frame is detachably mounted with a shell, the shell is provided with a tail butt joint part and a head butt joint part, the tail butt joint part is matched with the tail connecting part, and the head butt joint part is matched with the head connecting part; the shell is provided with a battery matching part on both sides, the battery matching part is matched with the battery when the arm is unfolded, and the battery matching part is matched with the arm when the arm is folded.

[0016] Further, the frame below the shell is provided with a parachute mounting part, the parachute mounting part comprises a circular parachute mounting part and a square parachute mounting part; the shell is correspondingly provided with a parachute matching part, the parachute matching part comprises a circular parachute matching part and a square parachute matching part, the circular parachute matching part is matched with the circular parachute mounting part, and the square parachute matching part is matched with the square parachute mounting part; the parachute matching part is made of ABS plastic material and is adaptively cut according to the type of the installed parachute.

[0017] Further, the end of the arm is fixedly connected with a connecting part, the connecting part is hingedly connected with the frame; the first locking mechanism is matched with the arm, and the second locking mechanism is matched with the connecting part.

[0018] Further, the first locking mechanism comprises a ring buckle, the ring buckle is hingedly connected with the frame, a clamping groove is arranged on the ring buckle, and a first clamping part is arranged on the frame, the first clamping part is hingedly connected with the frame, and the first clamping part is matched with the clamping groove.

[0019] Furthermore, the second locking mechanism includes a mounting part that is hinged to the second locking member, a retaining spring that is provided between the second locking member and the frame, a locking head that is provided below the second locking member, and a locking head mating part that is provided on the connecting member and engages with the locking head.

[0020] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0021] 1. This invention is equipped with a foldable tripod, and the tripod is detachably connected to the frame, which allows it to be installed during use and disassembled and folded away after use, greatly reducing the space occupied by the tripod and reducing the volume after being folded.

[0022] 2. This invention places the battery on both sides of the frame, which is installed when in use and removed when not in use, without increasing the volume of the machine body, thus effectively reducing the volume after folding;

[0023] 3. The arms of this invention are foldable. During the process, each arm is folded to the two sides of the frame. On the one hand, the second arm is located below the third arm after folding, which reduces the space occupied. On the other hand, the first, second and third arms are all located above the battery placement part, which also greatly reduces the volume after folding. This makes the drone of this invention have an unparalleled size after folding, which brings convenience to use. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the invention in its unfolded state;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the outer shell structure of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the frame structure of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the tripod mounting structure of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the tripod structure of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 6 This is the present invention. Figure 5 A magnified view of part A in the middle;

[0030] Figure 7 This is the present invention. Figure 5 A magnified view of part B in the middle section;

[0031] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the second arm and frame of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 9is a structural schematic view of the connection between the arm and the connecting piece of the present application;

[0033] Figure 10 is a structural schematic view of the locking mechanism of the present application;

[0034] Figure 11 is a structural schematic view of the installation of the first and third arms and the frame of the present application;

[0035] Figure 12 is a partial enlarged schematic view of part C of the present application; Figure 11

[0036] Figure 13 is a schematic view of the folding state of the present application.

[0037] Corresponding names of the various marks in the figure:

[0038] 1, frame; 11, tail connecting part; 12, head connecting part; 13, parachute mounting part; 131, round parachute mounting part; 132, square parachute mounting part; 14, battery placing part; 15, battery connecting part; 2, shell; 21, tail butt joint part; 22, head butt joint part; 23, parachute matching part; 231, round parachute matching part; 232, square parachute matching part; 24, battery matching part; 3, foot support; 31, connecting part; 32, supporting part; 33, fastener; 331, fixing part; 332, first fastener; 333, second fastener; 34, hinged part; 341, first hinged part; 342, second hinged part; 343, sliding groove; 344, locking part; 4, battery; 5, arm; 51, first arm; 52, second arm; 53, third arm; 6, propeller; 7, first locking mechanism; 71, ring buckle; 711, clamping groove; 72, first clamping part; 8, second locking mechanism; 81, mounting part; 82, second clamping part; 821, clamping head; 83, clamping spring; 9, connecting piece; 91, clamping head matching part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0040] As Figures 1-3 shown in 13, in the present embodiment, the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present application comprises a frame 1, a tail connecting part 11 is arranged at the end of the frame 1, a head connecting part 12 is arranged at the front end of the frame 1, a shell 2 is fixedly installed through the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, the shell 2 comprises a tail butt joint part 21 and a head butt joint part 22, the tail butt joint part 21 is detachably fixedly connected with the tail connecting part 11, and the head butt joint part 22 is detachably fixedly connected with the head connecting part 12.

[0041] ​The battery placing part 14 is arranged on both sides of the frame 1, the battery 4 is placed through the battery placing part 14, the battery placing part 14 is arranged on both sides of the shell 2, and the battery matching part 24 is arranged on both sides of the shell 2 respectively; the battery connecting part 15 is further arranged on both sides of the frame 1, and the battery connecting part 15 is matched with the battery 4.

[0042] The machine arm 5 is foldably connected through the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, the machine arm 5 is connected with the propeller 6, wherein the machine arm 5 comprises six, three are arranged on both sides of the frame 1 and are symmetrically arranged, the tail connecting part 11 is connected with two mutually symmetric second machine arms 52, the head connecting part 12 is respectively connected with two mutually symmetric first machine arms 51 and two mutually symmetric third machine arms 53, and the first machine arm 51 and the third machine arm 53 are respectively arranged on both sides of the frame 1; when the machine arm 5 is folded, each machine arm 5 is respectively folded on both sides of the frame 1 and is located above the battery placing part 14.

[0043] As shown in Figures 8-12 In another embodiment of the present application, the front end of each machine arm 5 is fastened with the connecting piece 9, the connecting piece 9 is respectively hinged with the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, the first locking mechanism 7 is arranged on the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, and the first locking mechanism 7 is used for fixing the frame 1 when the machine arm 5 is unfolded, wherein the first locking mechanism 7 comprises a ring buckle 71, the ring buckle 71 is respectively hinged with the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, a clamping groove 711 is arranged on the ring buckle 71, a first clamping piece 72 is correspondingly hinged and arranged on the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, and the first clamping piece 72 is matched with the clamping groove 711; the second locking mechanism 8 is further arranged on the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, and the second locking mechanism 8 is used for fixing the frame 1 when the machine arm 5 is folded, wherein the second locking mechanism 8 comprises a mounting part 81, the mounting part 81 is fixedly connected with the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12, a second clamping piece 82 is hinged through the mounting part 81, a clamping spring 83 is arranged between the second clamping piece 82 and the tail connecting part 11 and the head connecting part 12 respectively, a clamping head 821 is arranged at the lower end of the second clamping piece 82, and a clamping head matching part 91 is arranged above the connecting piece 9, and the clamping head matching part 91 is matched with the clamping head 921.

[0044] As shown in Figures 4-7 In another embodiment of the present application, the foot stand 3 is detachably arranged below the frame 1.

[0045] In this embodiment, the stand 3 includes a connecting part 31, which is detachably and fixedly connected to the lower part of the frame 1. A support part 32 is hingedly installed below the connecting part 31, and the support part 32 is foldably and hingedly connected to the connecting part 31. A fastener 33 is provided on the connecting part 31, and the stand 3 is detachably and fixedly connected to the frame 1 via the fastener 33. The fastener 33 includes a fixing member 331, which is fixedly connected to the connecting part 31. A first fastener 332 is fixedly connected to the fixing member 331, and one end of the first fastener 332 is hinged to one end of a second fastener 333. The other end of the second fastener 333 is fastened to the other end of the second fastener 333 by bolts; the connecting part 31 is hinged to the supporting part 32 by the hinge member 34, wherein the hinge member 34 includes a first hinge part 341 and a second hinge part 342, the first hinge part 341 is fixedly connected to the supporting part 32, the second hinge part 342 is fixedly connected to the connecting part 31, a sliding groove 343 is provided on the second hinge part 342, and locking members 344 are respectively hinged on both sides of the first hinge part 341, and bolts are connected through the locking members 344, the bolts pass through the sliding groove 343 and cooperate with the sliding groove 343.

[0046] like Figures 2-3 As shown, in another embodiment of the present invention, a parachute mounting part 13 is further provided on the frame 1, wherein the parachute mounting part 13 includes a circular parachute mounting part 131 and a square parachute mounting part 132, and a parachute mating part 23 is correspondingly provided on the outer shell 2, including a circular parachute mating part 231 and a square parachute mating part 232. The circular parachute mounting part 131 is used to mount a cylindrical parachute, and the circular parachute mating part 231 spatially mates with the cylindrical parachute; the square parachute mounting part 132 is used to place and mount a cuboid parachute, and the square parachute mating part 232 spatially mates with the cuboid parachute. Only one of the cylindrical parachute and one of the cuboid parachute can be configured at a time.

[0047] The principle of this invention is as follows:

[0048] When in use, the tripod 3 is unfolded and then fixedly installed under the frame 1 by fasteners 33. After use, the tripod 3 can be disassembled, thereby reducing the size of the drone after folding. The tripod 3 is also foldable, so when not in use, it can be folded and placed in a backpack, which also helps to reduce the size of the drone after folding.

[0049] When using this invention, arm 5 needs to be unfolded. The folded drone of this invention is shown in the attached figure. Figure 13 As shown, the first arm 51 is as follows: Figure 1As shown in the outer side, anticlockwise fold in the innermost, the second arm 52 clockwise fold in the middle, the third arm 53 anticlockwise fold in the outermost, at this time, the second locking mechanism 8 in the second clamp 82 is pressed down or lifted, so the clamp head 821 will be lifted, when the clamp head 821 and the clamp head cooperation part 91 are separated, the arm can be unfolded in order, at this time, the battery 4 can be installed and used, after use, the battery 4 is removed and the arm 5 and the propeller 6 are folded, it needs to be paid attention to in the process that the structure design of the second locking mechanism 8 in each position is slightly different, it is adapted to the shell 2, convenient for actual operation, although there is slight difference in structure, but the principle is consistent, it is not difficult to understand for the person skilled in the art, and it will not be distinguished.

[0050] In the use process of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the application, different types of parachutes can be adapted, such as cylindrical and cuboid, but only one type can be configured at the same time, and the parachute cooperation part 23 on the shell 2 is made of ABS plastic, when the parachute is equipped, the part is cut according to the adaptability of the type of the parachute, so as to facilitate the ejection of the parachute.

[0051] In an application example of the application, the empty machine weight is 23kg, the wheelbase is 2200mm, the 6-axis 6-propeller layout is used, the standard load is 50kg, the empty load endurance is 70min, the 50kg endurance is 25min, the wind resistance level is 6, the working temperature is-20~60 DEG C, the maximum flight speed is 20m / s, and the maximum operation altitude is 5000m.

[0052] In the example, the unmanned aerial vehicle of the application has a small storage size after being folded, the length of the folded foot support 3 is 820mm, the width is 630mm, and the height is 115mm, and the height of the foot support 3 before being folded is 430mm, so that the size of the foot support 3 is effectively reduced, the storage is facilitated, and the use is convenient.

[0053] The application is not limited to the above best embodiment, and anyone can derive other various forms of products under the inspiration of the application, but regardless of any change in shape or structure, any technical solution with the same or similar technical solution as the application falls within the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A portable hexacopter drone, characterized by: Including organic frame (1), the frame (1) including organic tail connecting portion (11), machine head connecting portion (12), battery placement part (14) and battery connecting portion (15); The frame (1) is foldably installed with machine arm (5), the machine arm (5) includes first machine arm (51), second machine arm (52) and third machine arm (53);First machine arm (51), second machine arm (52) and third machine arm (53) each have two and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of frame (1); The tail connecting portion (11) is connected with two second machine arms (52), and the machine head connecting portion (12) is connected with two first machine arms (51) and two third machine arms (53) respectively; The battery placement part (14) and the battery connecting portion (15) are respectively provided with two and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame (1), and the battery placement part (14) is respectively placed with a battery, and the battery is detachably connected with the corresponding battery connecting portion (15); When the machine arm (5) is folded, the first machine arm (51), the second machine arm (52) and the third machine arm (53) are sequentially arranged outward from the length direction axis of the frame (1), and the second machine arm (52) is located below the first machine arm (51) and the third machine arm (53);First machine arm (51), second machine arm (52) and third machine arm (53) are all above the battery placement part (14); When the machine arm (5) is unfolded, the first locking mechanism (7) is used to fixedly connect the machine arm (5) and the frame (1);When the machine arm (5) is folded, the second locking mechanism (8) is used to fixedly connect the machine arm (5) and the frame (1); The end of the machine arm (5) is fixedly connected with a connecting piece (9), the connecting piece (9) is hinged with the frame (1);The first locking mechanism (7) cooperates with the machine arm (5), and the second locking mechanism (8) cooperates with the connecting piece (9); The first locking mechanism (7) comprises a ring buckle (71), the ring buckle (71) is hinged with the frame (1), a clamping groove (711) is arranged on the ring buckle (71), a first clamping piece (72) is arranged on the frame (1), the first clamping piece (72) is hinged with the frame (1), and the first clamping piece (72) cooperates with the clamping groove (711); The second locking mechanism (8) comprises a mounting portion (81), the mounting portion (81) is hinged with a second clamping piece (82), a clamping spring (83) is arranged between the second clamping piece (82) and the frame (1), a clamping head (821) is arranged below the second clamping piece (82), a clamping head matching portion (91) is arranged on the connecting piece (9), and the clamping head matching portion (91) cooperates with the clamping head (821).

2. The portable hexacopter of claim 1, wherein: The lower portion of the frame (1) is detachably installed with a foot support (3).

3. The portable hexacopter of claim 2, wherein: The foot support (3) comprises a connecting portion (31) and a supporting portion (32), the connecting portion (31) is detachably fixedly connected with the frame (1), and the supporting portion (32) is foldably hinged with the connecting portion (31).

4. The portable hexacopter of claim 3, wherein: The connecting part (31) is provided with a fastener (33), the fastener (33) comprises a fixing part (331) fixedly connected with the connecting part (31), a first buckle (332) is fixedly connected on the fixing part (331), one end of the first buckle (332) is hinged with one end of a second buckle (333), and the other end of the first buckle (332) is locked with the other end of the second buckle (333).

5. The portable hexacopter of claim 1, wherein: The rack (1) is detachably provided with a shell (2), the shell (2) is provided with a tail butt joint (21) and a head butt joint (22), the tail butt joint (21) is matched with the tail connecting part (11), and the head butt joint (22) is matched with the head connecting part (12); the shell (2) is provided with a battery matching part (24) on both sides, the battery matching part (24) is matched with the battery (4) when the arm (5) is unfolded, and is matched with the arm (5) when the arm (5) is folded.

6. The portable hexacopter of claim 5, wherein: The shell (2) is provided with a parachute mounting part (13) on the rack (1) below, the parachute mounting part (13) comprises a circular umbrella mounting part (131) and a square umbrella mounting part (132); the shell (2) is correspondingly provided with a parachute matching part (23), the parachute matching part (23) comprises a circular umbrella matching part (231) and a square umbrella matching part (232), the circular umbrella matching part (231) is matched with the circular umbrella mounting part (131), and the square umbrella matching part (232) is matched with the square umbrella mounting part (132); the parachute matching part (23) is made of ABS plastic.

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