A drone nest

Abstract

The present invention discloses a drone nest, which relates to the technical field of drones. The drone nest includes a battery replacement mechanism, a power monitoring system, and a configuration system. The power monitoring system is used to obtain the battery power of the drone in real time. When the battery power is less than or equal to a preset battery replacement threshold, the power information and location information of the drone are sent to the configuration system. The battery replacement mechanism includes a nest body, a parking slot is provided on the top of the nest body, the battery replacement mechanism is used to perform battery replacement operations on the drone, and the configuration system is used to control the drone to move to the parking slot according to the power information and location information. The invention solves the technical problem that the existing technology mainly relies on manual replacement of drone batteries to ensure the drone's endurance, and the replaced batteries need to be removed and charged, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, reducing the working efficiency of the drone.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and in particular to a UAV nest. Background Art

[0002] While drone technology has advanced rapidly in recent years, its applications have been limited by its battery life. Due to the limited battery capacity, drones cannot achieve long-distance flight or extended standby time. Therefore, improving drones' battery life is crucial.

[0003] At present, the existing technology mainly relies on manual replacement of drone batteries to ensure the endurance of the drone, and the replaced batteries need to be taken out and charged, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and reduces the working efficiency of the drone. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention provides a drone nest, which solves the technical problem that in the prior art, the drone battery is mainly replaced manually to ensure the drone's endurance, and the replaced battery needs to be taken out and charged, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and reduces the working efficiency of the drone.

[0005] The present invention provides a drone nest, comprising a battery replacement mechanism, a power monitoring system, and a configuration system;

[0006] The power monitoring system is used to obtain the battery power of the drone in real time. When the battery power is less than or equal to the preset battery replacement threshold, the power information and location information of the drone are sent to the configuration system;

[0007] The battery replacement mechanism includes a machine nest body, and a parking slot is opened on the top of the machine nest body;

[0008] The battery replacement mechanism is used to perform battery replacement operations on the drone;

[0009] The configuration system is used to control the drone to move to the parking slot according to the power information and the position information.

[0010] Optionally, the machine nest body includes a support frame plate, a fixing plate and a battery replacement assembly;

[0011] The support frame plate is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the parking groove, and the fixing plate is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the parking groove;

[0012] A battery mounting seat is provided at the bottom of the drone, and the battery mounting seat is connected to the support frame plate slot through a locking mechanism;

[0013] The battery replacement assembly includes a sliding mounting frame, a limiting slide plate and two mobile charging seats, and the sliding mounting frame is slidably connected to the inside of the battery mounting seat;

[0014] The sliding mounting frame is arranged on the top of the fixed plate, the mobile charging seat is symmetrically arranged on the top of the fixed plate, and the mobile charging seat is slidably connected to the fixed plate;

[0015] The limiting slide is fixedly mounted on both ends of the sliding mounting frame, and a limiting slot is provided on the limiting slide.

[0016] Optionally, a mounting slot is provided on the battery mounting seat, and a battery block is provided in the mounting slot;

[0017] A discharge connector is provided on the top of the battery block, and a first connector adapted to the discharge connector is provided in the mounting groove;

[0018] Charging connectors are provided at both ends of the battery block, and a second connector adapted to the charging connector is provided in the mobile charging base.

[0019] Optionally, the battery replacement assembly further includes an electric push rod, an electric telescopic rod and a drive motor;

[0020] The first mobile charging station is provided with a first rack plate at both ends, and the second mobile charging station is provided with a second rack plate at both ends;

[0021] The two ends of the fixed plate are rotatably connected with a middle gear, and the first rack plate and the second rack plate are meshed and connected through the middle gear;

[0022] The drive motor is fixedly installed inside the machine nest body, and the output end of the drive motor is fixedly connected to one end of the middle gear;

[0023] The two mobile charging stations are both provided with an electric push rod, and the electric push rod is used to push the battery pack to move;

[0024] The electric telescopic rod is fixedly installed inside the fixing plate, and one end of the electric telescopic rod passes through the top of the fixing plate and abuts against the bottom of the sliding mounting frame.

[0025] Optionally, both the sliding mounting frame and the mobile charging base are provided with a limited sliding assembly;

[0026] The limiting sliding assembly is used to limit the battery block.

[0027] Optionally, the locking mechanism includes a driving assembly and a locking and limiting assembly;

[0028] The driving assembly is provided on the battery mounting seat, and the locking and limiting assemblies are provided at both ends of the driving assembly;

[0029] One end of the locking and limiting component is connected to the board slot of the support frame.

[0030] Optionally, the drive assembly includes a worm, a worm wheel, a bidirectional threaded rod and a connecting slide;

[0031] The battery mounting base is provided with a fixed motor, a limiting slide rod, a first safety plate and a second safety plate, the worm is rotatably connected to the first safety plate, and the output end of the fixed motor is fixedly connected to one end of the worm;

[0032] The bidirectional threaded rod is rotatably connected to the second safety plate, the worm gear is fixedly installed at the middle of the bidirectional threaded rod, and the worm gear is meshed with the worm;

[0033] The two ends of the bidirectional threaded rod are threadedly connected to the connecting slide, and the connecting slide is slidably connected to the limiting slide rod;

[0034] One end of the connecting slide is fixedly connected to one end of the locking and limiting assembly.

[0035] Optionally, the locking and limiting assembly includes a fixed seat, a movable plug plate, a first connecting plate, a second connecting plate and a clamping assembly;

[0036] The fixing seat is fixedly mounted on one end of the battery mounting seat, an insertion channel is provided on the fixing seat, and the limiting slide passes through the insertion channel and is slidably connected to the fixing seat;

[0037] A limit slot is provided on the fixing seat, and one end of the movable plug-in plate extends into the limit slot and abuts against the bottom of the limit slot;

[0038] The other end of the movable plug plate is hinged to one end of the first connecting plate, and the other end of the first connecting plate is hinged to one end of the second connecting plate;

[0039] The other end of the second connecting plate is hinged to one end of the clamping assembly, and the other end of the clamping assembly is connected to the support frame plate slot.

[0040] Optionally, the clamping assembly includes a supporting folding plate, a third connecting plate and a sliding limiting plate;

[0041] The supporting folding plate is fixedly mounted on the supporting frame plate, and the other end of the second connecting plate passes through the supporting folding plate and is hinged to one end of the third connecting plate;

[0042] A limited matching groove is provided in the parking groove, and the sliding limit plate is slidably connected to the support frame plate;

[0043] One end of the sliding limiting plate is hinged to the other end of the third connecting plate, and the other end of the sliding limiting plate abuts against the bottom of the limiting matching groove.

[0044] Optionally, the position-limiting sliding assembly includes a mounting frame plate and a sliding connecting rod, and the sliding mounting frame and the mobile charging base are both slidably connected to a plurality of the sliding connecting rods;

[0045] One end of the sliding link is fixedly connected to one end of the mounting plate, and a limit spring is sleeved on one end of the sliding link;

[0046] One end of the limit spring abuts against the mounting frame plate, and the other end of the mounting frame plate is provided with a plurality of smooth columns at equal intervals.

[0047] It can be seen from the above technical solutions that the present invention has the following advantages:

[0048] The battery power of the drone is obtained in real time through the power monitoring system. When the battery power is less than or equal to the preset battery replacement threshold, the power information and location information of the drone are sent to the configuration system. The configuration system controls the drone to move to the parking slot of the battery replacement mechanism, and the battery replacement operation is performed on the drone through the battery replacement mechanism. Compared with the traditional drone battery replacement method, the present invention monitors the battery power of the drone in real time through the power monitoring system. When the battery power of the drone is less than or equal to the preset battery replacement threshold, the configuration system controls the drone to move to the battery replacement mechanism to replace the drone's battery. There is no need to manually replace the drone battery, which improves the working efficiency of the drone. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0050] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a drone nest according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of a battery replacement assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of a drone nest according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of a battery swap assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 6This is a structural diagram of the first state of the battery replacement assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the second state of the battery replacement component of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the third state of the battery swap assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0058] Figure 9 This is a top view of a battery swap assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0059] Figure 10 This is a schematic structural diagram of a position-limiting sliding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0060] Figure 11 Schematic diagram of the structure of the locking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0061] Figure 12 Schematic diagram of the partial structure of the locking and limiting assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0062] Figure 13 This is a structural diagram of a locking and limiting assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0063] The meanings of the reference numerals are as follows:

[0064] 1. Nest body; 2. Parking slot; 3. UAV; 4. Support frame; 5. Fixing plate; 6. Battery replacement assembly; 7. Locking limit assembly; 8. Battery mounting base; 9. Drive assembly; 10. Limiting slide assembly; 11. Battery pack; 111. Discharge connector; 112. Charging connector; 61. Sliding mounting frame; 62. Mobile charging base; 63. Limiting slide; 64. Limiting slot; 65. First rack plate; 66. Middle gear; 67. Second rack plate; 68. Electric Push rod; 69, electric telescopic rod; 610, driving motor; 101, mounting frame; 102, sliding connecting rod; 103, limiting spring; 104, smooth column; 71, fixed seat; 72, movable plug plate; 73, first connecting plate; 74, second connecting plate; 75, supporting folding plate; 76, third connecting plate; 77, sliding limiting plate; 78, limiting matching groove; 91, fixed motor; 92, worm; 93, worm wheel; 94, bidirectional threaded rod; 95, connecting slide; 96, limiting slide rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0065] An embodiment of the present invention provides a drone nest, which is used to solve the technical problem that in the prior art, drone batteries are mainly replaced manually to maintain the drone's flight time, and the replaced batteries need to be removed and charged, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and reduces the working efficiency of the drone.

[0066] In order to make the purpose, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0067] See also Figures 1-13 , the present invention provides a UAV 3 machine nest, including a battery replacement mechanism, a power monitoring system and a configuration system;

[0068] The power monitoring system is used to obtain the battery power of the drone 3 in real time. When the battery power is less than or equal to the preset battery replacement threshold, the power information and location information of the drone 3 are sent to the configuration system;

[0069] The battery swap mechanism includes a nest body 1, and a parking slot 2 is provided on the top of the nest body 1;

[0070] A battery replacement mechanism, used to perform battery replacement operations on the drone 3;

[0071] The system is configured to control the drone 3 to move to the parking slot 2 based on the power information and position information.

[0072] In an embodiment of the present invention, the drone 3 nest includes a battery replacement mechanism, a power monitoring system, and a configuration system. The battery replacement mechanism includes a nest body 1, and a parking slot 2 is provided on the top of the nest body 1. The power monitoring system includes a safety monitoring module and a first communication module located in the drone 3, and the configuration system includes a central control module located in the nest body 1, a second communication module, a data processing and analysis module, a power supply module, and a return-to-nest positioning module located in the drone 3. The safety monitoring module is used to monitor the battery power of the drone 3. When the battery power is less than or equal to the preset battery replacement threshold, the power information and location information are sent to the second communication module through the first communication module. The second communication module sends the received power information and location information to the data processing and analysis module. The data processing and analysis module is used to determine the optimal route information for returning to the nest based on the power information and location information, and send the route information to the central control module. The central control module is used to send the route information to the drone 3. When UAV 3 receives route information, it configures its power according to the route information and moves to parking slot 2. The return-to-home positioning module in UAV 3 sends its location information to the central control module, which compares the location information with the preset predetermined location. When the location information matches the predetermined location, it sends a battery replacement signal to the power supply module, which controls the battery replacement mechanism to replace the battery of UAV 3. This control process is a mature existing technology and will not be repeated here.

[0073] See also Figures 1-13 The machine nest body 1 includes a support frame plate 4, a fixed plate 5 and a battery exchange component 6; the support frame plate 4 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the parking slot 2, and the fixed plate 5 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the parking slot 2; a battery mounting seat 8 is provided at the bottom of the drone 3, and the battery mounting seat 8 is connected to the card slot of the support frame plate 4 through a locking mechanism; the battery exchange component 6 includes a sliding mounting frame 61, a limiting slide 63 and two mobile charging seats 62, and the sliding mounting frame 61 is slidably connected to the inside of the battery mounting frame 8; the sliding mounting frame 61 is arranged on the top of the fixed plate 5, and the mobile charging seat 62 is symmetrically arranged on the top of the fixed plate 5, and the mobile charging seat 62 is slidably connected to the fixed plate 5; the limiting slide 63 is fixedly installed at both ends of the sliding mounting frame 61, and a limiting card slot 64 is provided on the limiting slide 63.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present invention, the machine nest body 1 includes a support frame plate 4, a fixed plate 5 and a battery exchange assembly 6. The support frame plate 4 is provided in the parking slot 2, and the fixed plate 5 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the parking slot 2. A battery mounting seat 8 is provided on the drone 3, and the battery mounting seat 8 is connected to the card slot of the support frame plate 4 through a locking mechanism. The battery exchange assembly 6 includes a sliding mounting frame 61, a limiting slide 63 and two mobile charging seats 62. The sliding mounting frame 61 is slidably connected to the inside of the battery mounting seat 8. The sliding mounting frame 61 is arranged on the top of the fixed plate 5, and the two mobile charging seats 62 are symmetrically arranged on the top of the fixed plate 5, and the mobile charging seats 62 are slidably connected to the fixed plate 5. Limiting slides 63 are provided at both ends of the sliding mounting frame 61, and a limiting card slot 64 is provided on the limiting slide 63.

[0075] See also Figure 6-Figure 13 A mounting groove is provided on the battery mounting base 8, and a battery block 11 is provided in the mounting groove; a discharge connector 111 is provided on the top of the battery block 11, and a first connector adapted to the discharge connector 111 is provided in the mounting groove; charging connectors 112 are provided at both ends of the battery block 11, and a second connector adapted to the charging connector 112 is provided in the mobile charging base 62.

[0076] In this embodiment of the present invention, the battery mount 8 has a mounting slot, within which a battery pack 11 is positioned. A discharge connector 111 is located at the top of the battery pack 11, and a first connector is located within the mounting slot to mate with the discharge connector 111. Charging connectors 112 are located at both ends of the battery pack 11, and a second connector is located within the mobile charging station 62 to mate with the charging connectors 112. Both mobile charging stations 62 can charge the battery pack 11.

[0077] See also Figure 4 、 Figure 6-Figure 13The battery exchange component 6 also includes an electric push rod 68, an electric telescopic rod 69 and a drive motor 610; a first rack plate 65 is provided at both ends of the first mobile charging seat 62, and a second rack plate 67 is provided at both ends of the second mobile charging seat 62; the fixed plate 5 is rotatably connected to the middle gear 66 at both ends, and the first rack plate 65 and the second rack plate 67 are meshed with the middle gear 66; the drive motor 610 is fixedly installed inside the machine nest body 1, and the output end of the drive motor 610 is fixedly connected to one end of the middle gear 66; both mobile charging seats 62 are provided with an electric push rod 68, and the electric push rod 68 is used to push the battery pack 11 to move; the electric telescopic rod 69 is fixedly installed inside the fixed plate 5, and one end of the electric telescopic rod 69 passes through the top of the fixed plate 5 and abuts against the bottom of the sliding mounting frame 61.

[0078] In an embodiment of the present invention, the battery exchange assembly 6 also includes an electric push rod 68, an electric telescopic rod 69 and a drive motor 610. A first rack plate 65 is provided at both ends of the first mobile charging seat 62, and a second rack plate 67 is provided at both ends of the second mobile charging seat 62. A middle gear 66 is engaged between the first rack plate 65 and the second rack plate 67, and the middle gear 66 is rotatably connected to both ends of the fixed plate 5. The drive motor 610 is fixedly installed in the machine nest body 1, and the output end of the drive motor 610 is fixedly connected to one end of the middle gear 66. An electric push rod 68 is provided on each of the two mobile charging seats 62, and the electric push rod 68 is used to push the battery pack 11 to move. The electric telescopic rod 69 is fixedly installed inside the fixed plate 5, and one end of the electric telescopic rod 69 passes through the top of the fixed plate 5 and abuts against the bottom of the sliding mounting frame 61.

[0079] It is worth mentioning that when the drive motor 610 is started to rotate forward, the drive motor 610 drives the middle gear 66 to rotate, and the middle gear 66 drives the first rack plate 65 and the first rack plate 65 to approach each other, thereby driving the two mobile charging seats 62 to slide on the fixed plate 5 until the two mobile charging seats 62 are connected to the sliding mounting frame 61. By starting the electric push rod 68, the fully charged battery block 11 is pushed to move, so that the fully charged battery block 11 squeezes out the battery block 11 in the depleted state in the sliding mounting frame 61. (The battery pack 11 in a low-power state will be moved to the mobile charging seat 62 on the other side for charging), and then the drive motor 610 is started to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the two mobile charging seats 62 move away from each other (thereby driving the battery pack 11 in a low-power state to separate from the battery pack 11 in a fully charged state, facilitating the subsequent upward movement of the sliding mounting frame 61), and by determining that the electric telescopic rod 69 drives the sliding mounting frame 61 to slide upward in the battery mounting seat 8, the sliding mounting frame 61 drives the battery pack 11 into the mounting slot, completing the replacement of the battery pack 11.

[0080] See also Figure 7 、 Figure 11-13A limiting sliding assembly 10 is provided in both the sliding mounting frame 61 and the mobile charging seat 62 ; the limiting sliding assembly 10 is used to limit the battery pack 11 .

[0081] In the embodiment of the present invention, both the sliding mounting frame 61 and the mobile charging base 62 are provided with a limiting sliding assembly 10 for limiting the position of the battery pack 11 .

[0082] Please refer to Figure - Figure, the locking mechanism includes a driving component 9 and a locking limit component 7; the driving component 9 is provided on the battery mounting seat 8, and the locking limit components 7 are provided at both ends of the driving component 9; one end of the locking limit component 7 is connected to the slot of the support frame plate 4.

[0083] In this embodiment of the present invention, the locking mechanism includes a drive assembly 9 and a locking limit assembly 7. The drive assembly 9 is mounted on the battery mounting base 8. The drive assembly 9 is provided with locking limit assemblies 7 at both ends to improve the stability of the drone 3. One end of the locking limit assembly 7 is connected to the slot of the support frame plate 4.

[0084] See also Figure 4-Figure 5 、 Figure 13 The driving assembly 9 includes a worm 92, a worm wheel 93, a bidirectional threaded rod 94 and a connecting slide 95; a fixed motor 91, a limiting slide 96, a first safety plate and a second safety plate are provided on the battery mounting seat 8. The worm 92 is rotatably connected to the first safety plate, and the output end of the fixed motor 91 is fixedly connected to one end of the worm 92; the bidirectional threaded rod 94 is rotatably connected to the second safety plate, the worm wheel 93 is fixedly installed in the middle of the bidirectional threaded rod 94, and the worm wheel 93 is meshed with the worm 92; both ends of the bidirectional threaded rod 94 are threadedly connected with a connecting slide 95, and the connecting slide 95 is slidably connected to the limiting slide 96; one end of the connecting slide 95 is fixedly connected to one end of the locking and limiting assembly 7.

[0085] In an embodiment of the present invention, the drive assembly 9 includes a worm 92, a worm wheel 93, a bidirectional threaded rod 94 and a connecting slide 95. The battery mounting base 8 is provided with a fixed motor 91, a limiting slide 96, a first safety plate and a second safety plate. The worm 92 is rotatably connected to the battery mounting base 8 through the first safety plate, and the output end of the fixed motor 91 is fixedly connected to one end of the worm 92. The bidirectional threaded rod 94 is rotatably connected to the battery mounting base 8 through the second safety plate. The worm wheel 93 is fixedly mounted in the middle of the bidirectional threaded rod 94, and the worm wheel 93 is meshed with the worm 92. The two ends of the bidirectional threaded rod 94 are threadedly connected to a connecting slide 95, and the connecting slide 95 is slidably connected to the limiting slide 96. One end of the connecting slide 95 is fixedly connected to one end of the locking and limiting assembly 7.

[0086] It is worth mentioning that the worm 92 can be driven to rotate by controlling the fixed motor 91, so that the worm 92 drives the worm wheel 93 to rotate, and then the worm wheel 93 drives the bidirectional threaded rod 94 to rotate, thereby driving the connecting slide 95 threadedly connected at both ends of the bidirectional threaded rod 94 to move toward the side away from the battery mounting seat 8, so that the locking limit assembly 7 moves toward the side away from the battery mounting seat 8.

[0087] See also Figure 4 、 Figure 11-13 The locking limit assembly 7 includes a fixed base 71, a movable plug plate 72, a first connecting plate 73, a second connecting plate 74 and a clamping assembly; the fixed base 71 is fixedly mounted on one end of the battery mounting base 8, and an insertion channel is provided on the fixed base 71, and the limiting slide 63 passes through the insertion channel and is slidably connected to the fixed base 71; a limiting card slot 64 is provided on the fixed base 71, and one end of the movable plug plate 72 extends into the limiting card slot 64 and abuts against the bottom of the limiting card slot 64; the other end of the movable plug plate 72 is hinged to one end of the first connecting plate 73, and the other end of the first connecting plate 73 is hinged to one end of the second connecting plate 74; the other end of the second connecting plate 74 is hinged to one end of the clamping assembly, and the other end of the clamping assembly is connected to the card slot of the support frame plate 4.

[0088] In an embodiment of the present invention, the locking and limiting assembly 7 includes a fixed seat 71, a movable plug plate 72, a first connecting plate 73, a second connecting plate 74 and a snap-in assembly. The fixed seat 71 is fixedly mounted on one end of the battery mounting seat 8. The fixed seat 71 is provided with an insertion channel adapted to the limiting slide 63. The limiting slide 63 passes through the insertion channel and is slidably connected to the fixed seat 71. The fixed seat 71 is provided with a limiting card slot 64. One end of the movable plug plate 72 can be inserted into the limiting card slot 64 and abut against the bottom of the limiting card slot 64. The other end of the movable plug plate 72 is hinged to the first connecting plate 73. The end of the first connecting plate 73 away from the movable plug plate 72 is hinged to one end of the second connecting plate 74. The lower end of the second connecting plate 74 is hinged to one end of the snap-in assembly, and the other end of the snap-in assembly is connected to the card slot of the support frame plate 4.

[0089] See also Figure 4 、 Figure 11-13 The clamping assembly includes a supporting folding plate 75, a third connecting plate 76 and a sliding limit plate 77; the supporting folding plate 75 is fixedly mounted on the supporting frame plate 4, and the other end of the second connecting plate 74 passes through the supporting folding plate 75 and is hinged to one end of the third connecting plate 76; a limiting matching groove 78 is provided in the parking slot 2, and the sliding limit plate 77 is slidingly connected to the supporting frame plate 4; one end of the sliding limit plate 77 is hinged to the other end of the third connecting plate 76, and the other end of the sliding limit plate 77 abuts against the bottom of the limiting matching groove 78.

[0090] In this embodiment of the present invention, the clamping assembly includes a support folding plate 75, a third connecting plate 76, and a sliding stop plate 77. The support folding plate 75 is fixedly mounted on the top of the support frame plate 4. The other end of the second connecting plate 74 extends through the support folding plate 75 and is hingedly connected to one end of the third connecting plate 76. A stopper groove 78 is defined within the parking slot 2 for the sliding stop plate 77 to extend into. The sliding stop plate 77 is slidably connected to the support frame plate 4. One end of the sliding stop plate 77 is hingedly connected to the other end of the third connecting plate 76, and the other end of the sliding stop plate 77 abuts the bottom of the stopper groove 78.

[0091] It is worth mentioning that during the movement of the movable plug plate 72, the movable plug plate 72 drives the sliding limit plate 77 through the first connecting plate 73, the second connecting plate 74, and the third connecting plate 76 to extend into the limit matching groove 78, so that the drone 3 is engaged with the support frame plate 4, thereby improving the stability of the drone 3 during the battery replacement process.

[0092] See also Figure 7-10 The limiting sliding assembly 10 includes a mounting plate 101 and a sliding link 102. The sliding mounting frame 61 and the mobile charging seat 62 are both slidably connected with multiple sliding links 102; one end of the sliding link 102 is fixedly connected to one end of the mounting plate 101, and one end of the sliding link 102 is sleeved with a limiting spring 103; one end of the limiting spring 103 abuts against the mounting plate 101, and the other end of the mounting plate 101 is provided with multiple smooth columns 104 at equal intervals.

[0093] In this embodiment of the present invention, the limited sliding assembly 10 includes a mounting plate 101 and sliding links 102. The sliding mounting frame 61 and the mobile charging station 62 are both slidably connected to a plurality of sliding links 102. One end of the sliding link 102 is fixedly connected to one end of the mounting plate 101, and a limiting spring 103 is mounted on one end of the sliding link 102. One end of the limiting spring 103 abuts the mounting plate 101, and the other end of the mounting plate 101 is provided with a plurality of smooth posts 104 at equal intervals.

[0094] It is worth mentioning that the smooth column 104 has a smooth surface, which facilitates the movement of the battery pack 11. Under the action of the limit spring 103, the stability of the battery pack 11 is guaranteed, and the battery pack 11 is prevented from deflecting during the movement.

[0095] It is worth mentioning that when the UAV 3 lands on the support frame 4, the power supply module performs a power replacement operation on the UAV 3 as follows: by controlling the fixed motor 91 to drive the worm 92, the worm 92 drives the worm wheel 93 to rotate, and then the worm wheel 93 drives the bidirectional threaded rod 94 to rotate, thereby driving the connecting slide 95 threadedly connected at both ends of the bidirectional threaded rod 94 to move to the side away from the battery mounting seat 8, and the connecting slide 95 drives the movable plug-in plate 72 to move in the fixed seat 71 to the side away from the battery mounting seat 8 until the moving The insert plate 72 moves out of the limiting slot 64 (during the movement of the movable insert plate 72 out of the limiting slot 64, the movable insert plate 72 drives the sliding limiting plate 77 through the first connecting plate 73, the second connecting plate 74, and the third connecting plate 76 to extend into the limiting matching groove 78, so that the drone 3 is connected to the support frame plate 4). At this time, the restriction of the movable insert plate 72 on the first connecting plate 73 is released, and the battery pack 11 and the sliding mounting frame 61 are moved down to the top of the fixed plate 5 under the action of gravity. By starting When the driving motor 610 rotates forward, the driving motor 610 drives the middle gear 66 to rotate, and the middle gear 66 drives the first rack plate 65 and the first rack plate 65 to move closer to each other, thereby driving the two mobile charging seats 62 to slide on the fixed plate 5 until the two mobile charging seats 62 are connected to the sliding mounting frame 61. By starting the electric push rod 68, the fully charged battery block 11 is pushed to move, so that the fully charged battery block 11 squeezes out the depleted battery block 11 in the sliding mounting frame 61 (depleted battery state). The battery pack 11 will be moved to the mobile charging seat 62 on the other side for charging), and then the drive motor 610 is started to rotate in the opposite direction, so that the two mobile charging seats 62 move away from each other (thereby driving the battery pack 11 in the depleted state to separate from the battery pack 11 in the fully charged state, facilitating the subsequent upward movement of the sliding mounting frame 61). By ensuring that the electric telescopic rod 69 drives the sliding mounting frame 61 to slide upward in the battery mounting seat 8, the sliding mounting frame 61 drives the battery pack 11 into the mounting slot, completing the replacement of the battery pack 11.

[0096] In an embodiment of the present invention, the battery power of the drone is obtained in real time through a power monitoring system. When the battery power is less than or equal to a preset battery replacement threshold, the power information and location information of the drone are sent to the configuration system. The configuration system controls the drone to move to the parking slot of the battery replacement mechanism, and the battery replacement operation is performed on the drone through the battery replacement mechanism. Compared with traditional drone battery replacement methods, the present invention monitors the battery power of the drone in real time through a power monitoring system. When the battery power of the drone is less than or equal to a preset battery replacement threshold, the configuration system controls the drone to move to the battery replacement mechanism to replace the battery of the drone. There is no need to manually replace the drone battery, which improves the working efficiency of the drone.

[0097] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0098] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0099] Units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0100] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A drone nest, characterized in that: Including battery replacement mechanism, power monitoring system and configuration system; The power monitoring system is used to obtain the battery power of the drone in real time. When the battery power is less than or equal to the preset battery replacement threshold, the power information and location information of the drone are sent to the configuration system; The battery replacement mechanism includes a machine nest body, and a parking slot is opened on the top of the machine nest body; The battery replacement mechanism is used to perform battery replacement operations on the drone; The configuration system is used to control the drone to move to the parking slot according to the power information and the position information; The machine nest body includes a support frame plate, a fixing plate and a battery replacement component; The support frame plate is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the parking groove, and the fixing plate is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the parking groove; A battery mounting seat is provided at the bottom of the drone, and the battery mounting seat is connected to the support frame plate slot through a locking mechanism; The battery replacement assembly includes a sliding mounting frame, a limiting slide plate and two mobile charging seats, and the sliding mounting frame is slidably connected to the inside of the battery mounting seat; The sliding mounting frame is arranged on the top of the fixed plate, the mobile charging seat is symmetrically arranged on the top of the fixed plate, and the mobile charging seat is slidably connected to the fixed plate; The limiting slide is fixedly mounted on both ends of the sliding mounting frame, and a limiting slot is provided on the limiting slide; The battery mounting seat is provided with a mounting slot, in which a battery block is arranged; A discharge connector is provided on the top of the battery block, and a first connector adapted to the discharge connector is provided in the mounting groove; Both ends of the battery block are provided with charging connectors, and the mobile charging base is provided with a second connector adapted to the charging connector; The battery replacement assembly also includes an electric push rod, an electric telescopic rod and a drive motor; The first mobile charging station is provided with a first rack plate at both ends, and the second mobile charging station is provided with a second rack plate at both ends; The two ends of the fixed plate are rotatably connected with a middle gear, and the first rack plate and the second rack plate are meshed and connected through the middle gear; The drive motor is fixedly installed inside the machine nest body, and the output end of the drive motor is fixedly connected to one end of the middle gear; The two mobile charging stations are both provided with the electric push rod, and the electric push rod is used to push the battery pack to move; The electric telescopic rod is fixedly installed inside the fixing plate, and one end of the electric telescopic rod passes through the top of the fixing plate and abuts against the bottom of the sliding mounting frame.

2. The drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding mounting frame and the mobile charging seat are both provided with a limited sliding assembly; The limiting sliding assembly is used to limit the battery block.

3. The drone nest according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking mechanism includes a driving component and a locking and limiting component; The driving assembly is provided on the battery mounting seat, and the locking and limiting assemblies are provided at both ends of the driving assembly; One end of the locking and limiting component is connected to the board slot of the support frame.

4. The drone nest according to claim 3, characterized in that: The drive assembly includes a worm, a worm wheel, a bidirectional threaded rod and a connecting slide; The battery mounting base is provided with a fixed motor, a limiting slide rod, a first safety plate and a second safety plate, the worm is rotatably connected to the first safety plate, and the output end of the fixed motor is fixedly connected to one end of the worm; The bidirectional threaded rod is rotatably connected to the second safety plate, the worm gear is fixedly installed at the middle of the bidirectional threaded rod, and the worm gear is meshed with the worm; The two ends of the bidirectional threaded rod are threadedly connected to the connecting slide, and the connecting slide is slidably connected to the limiting slide rod; One end of the connecting slide is fixedly connected to one end of the locking and limiting assembly.

5. The drone nest according to claim 3, characterized in that: The locking and limiting assembly includes a fixed seat, a movable plug plate, a first connecting plate, a second connecting plate and a clamping assembly; The fixing seat is fixedly mounted on one end of the battery mounting seat, and an insertion channel is provided on the fixing seat. The limiting slide passes through the insertion channel and is slidably connected to the fixing seat. A limit slot is provided on the fixing seat, and one end of the movable plug-in plate extends into the limit slot and abuts against the bottom of the limit slot; The other end of the movable plug plate is hinged to one end of the first connecting plate, and the other end of the first connecting plate is hinged to one end of the second connecting plate; The other end of the second connecting plate is hinged to one end of the clamping assembly, and the other end of the clamping assembly is connected to the support frame plate slot.

6. The drone nest according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes a supporting folding plate, a third connecting plate and a sliding limiting plate; The supporting folding plate is fixedly mounted on the supporting frame plate, and the other end of the second connecting plate passes through the supporting folding plate and is hinged to one end of the third connecting plate; A limited matching groove is provided in the parking groove, and the sliding limit plate is slidably connected to the support frame plate; One end of the sliding limiting plate is hinged to the other end of the third connecting plate, and the other end of the sliding limiting plate abuts against the bottom of the limiting matching groove.

7. The drone nest according to claim 2, characterized in that: The limited sliding assembly includes a mounting frame plate and a sliding connecting rod, and the sliding mounting frame and the mobile charging seat are both slidably connected to a plurality of the sliding connecting rods; One end of the sliding link is fixedly connected to one end of the mounting plate, and the other end of the sliding link is sleeved with a limit spring; One end of the limit spring abuts against the mounting frame plate, and the other end of the mounting frame plate is provided with a plurality of smooth columns at equal intervals.

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