IoT collector with passive air-cooled flow channel and unmanned aerial vehicle integrated structure

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of integrated IoT data collector and drone structure technology, specifically an integrated IoT data collector and drone structure with a passive air-cooled airflow channel. The structure includes a drone body, a rotating shaft rotatably mounted on the bottom of the drone body, a support frame fixedly installed at the bottom of the rotating shaft, and two support shafts laterally mounted inside the support frame. The support shafts rotatably engage with the support frame, and the support frame is equipped with a drive component for driving the rotation of either support shaft. This invention integrates the IoT data collector entirely within a housing at the bottom of the drone body, replacing the traditional separate assembly structure. This achieves integrated assembly, effectively simplifying the assembly process, eliminating assembly gaps and flight swaying issues associated with separate structures, significantly improving the accuracy of IoT data collection, while ensuring a regular center of gravity and smooth aerodynamic shape for the drone, thus enhancing the stability and safety of drone flight operations.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of integrated structure technology of IoT data collector and drone, specifically an integrated structure of IoT data collector and drone with passive air-cooled flow channel. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of drone technology and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, drones equipped with IoT data collectors have been widely used in environmental monitoring, industrial condition inspection, information collection and other fields.

[0003] In existing technologies, IoT data collectors and drone mounts are mostly separate, independent structures, assembled using fasteners. This type of structure has several drawbacks: firstly, the assembly process is cumbersome, components are prone to shaking during flight, affecting data acquisition accuracy, and it also increases wind resistance, alters the overall center of gravity, and reduces drone flight stability; secondly, the electronic components inside the IoT data collector continuously generate heat during operation, and traditional structures lack dedicated heat dissipation channels, relying solely on natural cooling, which can easily lead to high-temperature failures during prolonged operation. Using active cooling structures such as fans would increase the device's weight and power consumption, shorten the drone's flight time, and increase the overall failure rate. Therefore, we propose an integrated structure for the IoT data collector and drone with a passive air-cooling channel. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an integrated structure of an IoT data collector and a drone with a passive air-cooled flow channel, so as to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: an integrated structure of an IoT data collector and a drone with a passive air-cooled flow channel, including a drone body, a rotating shaft rotatably mounted on the bottom of the drone body, a support frame fixedly installed at the bottom end of the rotating shaft, and two support shafts rotatably mounted inside the support frame. The support shafts are rotatably engaged with the support frame, and a drive component for driving either support shaft to rotate is mounted on the support frame.

[0006] A housing is fixedly mounted between the two support shafts, and an Internet of Things (IoT) data collector is embedded in the housing.

[0007] The container shell has an air inlet and an air outlet that connect to the inside of the shell along the flight direction of the UAV. Both the air inlet and the air outlet are equipped with a passive heat dissipation mechanism for achieving air-cooled heat exchange.

[0008] The outer side of the container housing is equipped with a rotary transmission mechanism that works in conjunction with the support shaft and the passive heat dissipation mechanism. The rotary transmission mechanism can move synchronously with the pitch rotation angle of the container housing and adjust the opening and closing degree of the air inlet and outlet accordingly to adapt to different flight conditions for passive air cooling of the IoT data collector.

[0009] Furthermore, the front end of the container housing along the flight direction of the UAV is configured as a detection end face, and the rear end is configured as a closed end face;

[0010] The air inlet and air outlet are symmetrically arranged in twos. The two air inlets are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the detection end face, and the two air outlets are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the closed end face. The air inlets and air outlets on both sides correspond one-to-one to form two sets of independent passive air-cooling channels.

[0011] Furthermore, the passive heat dissipation mechanism includes multiple rotating shafts, which are rotatably mounted at equal intervals at the port positions of the air inlet and the air outlet. The housing is provided with receiving grooves on the side corresponding to each air inlet and air outlet, and one end of each rotating shaft extends rotatably into the corresponding receiving groove.

[0012] The outer end of one of the rotating shafts in each air inlet and outlet extends through the container housing to the outside of the housing and is connected to the rotary transmission mechanism.

[0013] The receiving groove is equipped with a synchronizing component for linking multiple rotating shafts. The outer wall of each rotating shaft is fixedly fitted with a closing plate. Multiple closing plates rotate synchronously under the linkage of the synchronizing component. Through the provided passive heat dissipation mechanism, no additional power is required, thereby achieving the function of fully dissipating heat from the IoT collector.

[0014] Furthermore, the synchronizing element includes a rotating plate and a synchronizing plate. Multiple rotating plates are provided, one end of each rotating plate is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft, and the other end of each rotating plate is fixedly connected to a synchronizing shaft. The other ends of each synchronizing shaft are fixedly connected to the synchronizing plate. Through the provided synchronizing element, the function of synchronously driving multiple rotating shafts is realized.

[0015] Furthermore, there are two rotary transmission mechanisms, which are respectively installed on both sides of the container housing, and the two rotary transmission mechanisms synchronously drive the two rotating shafts on both sides of the container housing.

[0016] Furthermore, the rotary transmission mechanism includes a rotary locking component, a first connecting shaft, a second connecting shaft, a synchronous transmission component, and a position driving component. Two rotary locking components are provided, and the two rotary locking components are respectively fixedly connected to two rotating shafts on one side of the container housing.

[0017] One end of each of the two rotating locking members is connected to the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft, respectively;

[0018] The synchronous transmission component is disposed between the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft.

[0019] The other end of the first connecting shaft is connected to the position drive component, and the position drive component is connected to the support frame.

[0020] Furthermore, the rotation locking component includes a worm gear, a worm, and a support base. One end of the worm gear is fixedly connected to one of the rotating shafts. The worm is meshed with the worm gear. Two support bases are provided and fixedly installed on the outside of the container housing. The two support bases are used to support the worm. Through the provided rotation locking component, the function of driving one of the rotating shafts is realized.

[0021] Furthermore, the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are respectively fixedly connected to one end of their corresponding worm gears.

[0022] Furthermore, the position driving component includes a drive bevel gear and a half bevel gear. The drive bevel gear is fixedly installed at the other end of the first connecting shaft, and the drive bevel gear meshes with the half bevel gear to drive the first connecting shaft.

[0023] Furthermore, the semi-bevel gear is sleeved on the outside of the support shaft, and a movable sleeve is fixedly connected to one end of the semi-bevel gear. The movable sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the support shaft, and a movable plate is rotatably connected to the other end of the movable sleeve. A fixed sleeve slides through the inner side of the movable plate, and the fixed sleeve is fixedly installed on the support frame. An adjusting component is installed on the support frame, and the adjusting component is connected to the movable plate. The adjusting component adjusts the position of the semi-bevel gear by driving the movable plate, thereby realizing the function of adjusting the position of the semi-bevel gear.

[0024] This invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0025] 1. This invention integrates the IoT data collector into the housing at the bottom of the drone body, replacing the traditional split assembly structure. This achieves integrated assembly of the equipment, effectively simplifies the assembly process, eliminates assembly gaps and flight swaying problems of split structures, significantly improves the accuracy of IoT data collection, and ensures that the drone's center of gravity is regular and its aerodynamic shape is smooth, thereby improving the stability and safety of drone flight operations.

[0026] 2. This invention features a container housing symmetrically arranged with two air inlets and two air outlets along the flight direction, forming two independent passive air-cooling channels inside the housing. The opening of the air outlets can be adaptively adjusted according to the pitch and rotation angle of the container housing as the UAV operates: when the container housing is in a horizontal operating state, the air inlets and outlets are fully open, and the airflow on the UAV body during flight forms forced convection air cooling, which greatly improves the air circulation efficiency inside the housing. This can provide all-round and high-efficiency heat dissipation for the electronic components of the IoT data collector, effectively solving the problems of high temperature accumulation, performance degradation, and malfunctions caused by long-term operation of the equipment.

[0027] As the container shell rotates from 0° to 90° with pitch and yaw movements, the vents gradually close, allowing for dynamic adjustment of ventilation volume based on flight attitude. When the rotation angle exceeds 90°, the inlet and outlet vents completely close, effectively avoiding turbulence and wind disturbance issues under unconventional flight attitudes, significantly reducing additional wind resistance of the UAV, and preventing flight attitude imbalance and endurance loss caused by the external equipment's air duct structure.

[0028] 3. This invention utilizes the mechanical linkage between a rotary transmission mechanism and a passive heat dissipation mechanism to achieve automatic opening and closing of the air vents and adjustment of the opening degree by relying on the rotation of the drone itself. The entire process requires no active electric drive components such as motors and fans, and no additional power consumption or equipment load-bearing resources. While achieving continuous passive cooling of the IoT data collector, it effectively reduces the weight of the equipment and the power consumption of the whole machine, maximizes the retention of the drone's endurance, reduces electrical and motion failure points, improves the overall reliability of the equipment and the duration of environmental inspection operations, and is suitable for the long-term, high-frequency intelligent data collection operations of drones in various complex scenarios. Attached Figure Description

[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a side view of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the adjustment component structure of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the limiting groove structure of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the support frame structure of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the lower pressure plate structure of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the IoT data collector structure of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 8For the present invention Figure 7 Enlarged structural diagram of region A in the middle;

[0037] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the air inlet structure of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 10 For the present invention Figure 9 Enlarged structural diagram of region B in the middle;

[0039] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the rotary transmission mechanism of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 12 For the present invention Figure 11 Enlarged structural diagram of region C in the middle;

[0041] Figure 13 For the present invention Figure 11 A magnified structural diagram of region D in the middle;

[0042] Figure 14 This is a top view of the container housing structure of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 15 For the present invention Figure 11 A magnified schematic diagram of the E region.

[0044] In the diagram: 1-UAV body; 2-Rotating shaft; 3-Support frame; 31-Support shaft; 4-Drive assembly; 5-Container housing; 51-Air inlet; 52-Air outlet; 53-Detection end face; 54-Closed end face; 55-Receiving groove; 6-Passive heat dissipation mechanism; 61-Rotating shaft; 62-Synchronizer; 621-Rotating plate; 622-Synchronizer plate; 623-Synchronizer shaft; 63-Closed plate; 7-Rotating transmission mechanism; 71-Rotating locking component; 711-Worm gear; 712-Worm; 713-Support base; 72-First connecting shaft; 73-Second connecting shaft Shaft; 74-Synchronous transmission component; 741-Positioning shaft; 742-First synchronous gear; 743-Gear chain; 744-Second synchronous gear; 75-Position driving component; 751-Drive bevel gear; 752-Half bevel gear; 753-Moving sleeve; 754-Moving plate; 755-Fixed sleeve; 8-IoT collector; 9-Adjusting component; 91-Lower pressure plate; 911-Guide port; 92-Internal rack; 93-Return gear; 94-Limiting shaft; 95-Limiting ring; 96-Limiting groove; 961-Upward section; 962-Downward section; 97-Extension shaft. Detailed Implementation

[0045] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0046] Example 1

[0047] Please see Figures 1 to 2 The IoT data collector and drone integrated structure with passive air-cooled flow channel includes drone body 1 and rotating shaft 2 rotatably mounted on the bottom of drone body 1. In this application, the drone body 1 is equipped with a component for driving rotating shaft 2, so that rotating shaft 2 rotates to drive support frame 3 to rotate synchronously.

[0048] A support frame 3 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the rotating shaft 2, and two support shafts 31 are horizontally assembled inside the support frame 3. The support shafts 31 are rotatably engaged with the support frame 3. The support frame 3 is equipped with a drive assembly 4 for driving the rotation of any support shaft 31. In this application, the drive assembly 4 is an existing drive motor or drive motor, used to drive one of the support shafts 31, thereby enabling the container housing 5 to rotate at a pitch angle relative to the support frame 3.

[0049] A container housing 5 is fixedly mounted between two support shafts 31, and an Internet of Things (IoT) collector 8 is embedded in the container housing 5.

[0050] The container shell 5 has an air inlet 51 and an air outlet 52 connected to the inside of the shell along the flight direction of the UAV. Both the air inlet 51 and the air outlet 52 are equipped with a passive heat dissipation mechanism 6 for achieving air-cooled heat exchange.

[0051] Please see Figures 3 to 6 The outer side of the housing 5 is equipped with a rotary transmission mechanism 7 that works in conjunction with the support shaft 31 and the passive heat dissipation mechanism 6. The rotary transmission mechanism 7 can move synchronously with the pitch rotation angle of the housing 5 and adjust the opening degree of the air inlet 51 and the air outlet 52 accordingly to adapt to different flight conditions for passive air cooling of the IoT data collector 8.

[0052] The front end of the housing 5 along the flight direction of the UAV is set as a detection end face 53, and the detection end face is provided with multiple through holes for embedding the camera module of the IoT collector 8 so that the camera module is exposed to capture images of the external environment. The rear end is set as a closed end face 54. In this application, the bottom of the housing 5 is also provided with an installation port, and a closed bottom cover is fastened at the installation port by bolts. The IoT collector 8 is embedded into the housing 5 through the installation port and the IoT collector 8 is fastened to the inside of the housing 5. Then, the installation port at the bottom of the housing 5 is closed by closing the bottom cover.

[0053] There are two air inlets 51 and two air outlets 52 symmetrically arranged. The two air inlets 51 are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the detection end face 53, and the two air outlets 52 are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the closed end face 54. The air inlets 51 and air outlets 52 on both sides correspond one-to-one to form two sets of independent passive air cooling channels.

[0054] The passive heat dissipation mechanism 6 includes multiple rotating shafts 61, which are rotatably mounted at equal intervals at the port positions of the air inlet 51 and the air outlet 52. The housing 5 has a receiving groove 55 on the side corresponding to each air inlet 51 and air outlet 52, and one end of the rotating shaft 61 extends into the corresponding receiving groove 55.

[0055] The outer end of one of the rotating shafts 61 in each group of air inlets 51 and air outlets 52 extends through the container housing 5 to the outside of the housing and is connected to the rotary transmission mechanism 7.

[0056] The receiving groove 55 is equipped with a synchronizing element 62 for linking multiple rotating shafts 61. The outer wall of the rotating shaft 61 is fixedly sleeved with a closing plate 63, and the multiple closing plates 63 rotate synchronously under the linkage of the synchronizing element 62.

[0057] The synchronizing component 62 includes a rotating plate 621 and a synchronizing plate 622. Multiple rotating plates 621 are provided. One end of each rotating plate 621 is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft 61, and the other end of each rotating plate 621 is fixedly connected to a synchronizing shaft 623. The other ends of each synchronizing shaft 623 are fixedly connected to the synchronizing plate 622.

[0058] Specifically, among the multiple rotating shafts 61 assembled at the air inlet 51 and air outlet 52, any one of the active rotating shafts 61 is driven to rotate by the rotary transmission mechanism 7, which can drive the corresponding closed plate 63 to rotate synchronously. At the same time, under the linkage transmission action of the synchronizing element 62 (i.e., the synchronizing plate 622) and multiple rotating plates 621 inside the receiving groove 55, all the remaining driven rotating shafts 61 can rotate synchronously and in the same direction with the active rotating shaft 61, thereby driving all the closed plates 63 to move in coordination. The coordinated rotation of multiple closed plates 63 can realize the smooth opening and closing of the air inlet 51 and air outlet 52 and the adaptive adjustment of the opening size, accurately matching the passive air cooling heat dissipation requirements of the UAV under different flight attitudes.

[0059] Please see Figures 6 to 15 There are two rotary transmission mechanisms 7, which are respectively installed on both sides of the container housing 5, and the two rotary transmission mechanisms 7 synchronously drive the two rotating shafts 61 on both sides of the container housing 5.

[0060] The rotary transmission mechanism 7 includes a rotation locking member 71, a first connecting shaft 72, a second connecting shaft 73, a synchronous transmission member 74, and a position driving member 75. There are two rotation locking members 71, and the two rotation locking members 71 are respectively fixedly connected to two rotating shafts 61 on one side of the container housing 5.

[0061] One end of each of the two rotating locking members 71 is connected to the first connecting shaft 72 and the second connecting shaft 73, respectively.

[0062] Synchronous transmission component 74 is disposed between the first connecting shaft 72 and the second connecting shaft 73;

[0063] The other end of the first connecting shaft 72 is connected to the position drive member 75, and the position drive member 75 is connected to the support frame 3.

[0064] The rotating locking component 71 includes a worm gear 711, a worm 712, and a support base 713. One end of the worm gear 711 is fixedly connected to one of the rotating shafts 61. The worm 712 is meshed with the worm gear 711. There are two support bases 713. The two support bases 713 are fixedly installed on the outside of the housing 5 and are used to support the worm 712.

[0065] The first connecting shaft 72 and the second connecting shaft 73 are respectively fixedly connected to one end of their corresponding worm gear 712.

[0066] The position drive component 75 includes a drive bevel gear 751 and a half bevel gear 752. The drive bevel gear 751 is fixedly installed at the other end of the first connecting shaft 72. The drive bevel gear 751 and the half bevel gear 752 are meshed and connected. In this embodiment, the half bevel gear 752 is fixedly connected relative to the connecting frame.

[0067] As a further supplementary explanation, the synchronous transmission component 74 includes a positioning shaft 741, which is rotatably connected to the outside of the container housing 5. Both ends of the positioning shaft 741 are fixedly connected to a first synchronous gear 742. A gear chain 743 is driven to the outside of the first synchronous gear 742, and a second synchronous gear 744 is driven to the inside of the gear chain 743. The two second synchronous gears 744 are fixedly connected to the first connecting shaft 72 and the second connecting shaft 73, respectively. Thus, when the first connecting shaft 72 rotates, it drives the second synchronous gear 744 on it to rotate. When the second synchronous gear 744 rotates, it drives the first synchronous gear 742 to rotate through the gear chain 743, thereby causing the positioning shaft 741 to rotate. When the positioning shaft 741 rotates, it drives the second connecting shaft 73 to rotate through another set of gear assemblies.

[0068] Specific implementation process:

[0069] 1. In this application, when the drone body 1 is facing the flight direction, the IoT data collector 8 rotates at 0°, and is in cruise mode.

[0070] At this time, the rotating mechanism drives the closed plate 63 at the air inlet 51 and air outlet 52 to be in the unfolded state, so the passive air cooling channel on both sides of the IoT collector 8 has the largest flow area, and the airflow passes smoothly through the passive air cooling channel. At this time, the IoT collector 8 achieves maximum heat dissipation.

[0071] 2. When the IoT data collector 8 rotates 0°~90° from an upward or downward angle to fix the point / capture information.

[0072] In this process, the drive assembly 4 rotates via the drive support shaft 31. Simultaneously, the support shaft 31 rotates, causing the container housing 5 to rotate synchronously. During the rotation of the container housing 5, the two drive bevel gears 751 on both sides of the container housing 5 rotate relative to their outer half-bevel gears 752. Under the limitation of the half-bevel gears 752, the drive bevel gears 751 rotate on their own axis. Simultaneously, the drive bevel gears 751 rotate, synchronously driving the first connecting shaft 72 to rotate. The first connecting shaft 72, on the one hand, drives the second connecting shaft 73 via the synchronous transmission component 74. The synchronous rotation of the second connecting shaft 73 drives the corresponding worm gear 712 to rotate. At this time, the worm gear 712 connected to the second connecting shaft 73 rotates synchronously, thereby causing one rotating shaft 61 at the air inlet 51 and the air outlet 52 to rotate respectively. The rotating shaft 61 drives the other driven rotating shafts 61 to rotate synchronously through the synchronizing member 62, thereby realizing the function of rotating multiple closed plates 63 relative to each other. As the rotation angle increases, the air openings formed by the multiple closed plates 63 gradually decrease until they close the air inlet 51 and the air outlet 52.

[0073] 3. When the IoT data collector 8 rotates at an angle greater than 90° (looking up or down).

[0074] At this time, the drive bevel gear 751 disengages from the half gear, while the multiple closed plates 63 located at the air inlet 51 and the air outlet 52 remain closed, further ensuring the stability of the UAV body 1 during flight.

[0075] Example 2

[0076] Please see Figures 3 to 6 and Figures 9 to 15 Example 2 is a further supplementary explanation of Example 1, specifically as follows:

[0077] In this embodiment, to ensure the flight stability of the UAV body 1, a semi-bevel gear 752 is sleeved on the outside of the support shaft 31, and a movable sleeve 753 is fixedly connected to one end of the semi-bevel gear 752. The movable sleeve 753 is sleeved on the outside of the support shaft 31, and a movable plate 754 is rotatably connected to the other end of the movable sleeve 753. A fixed sleeve 755 slides through the inner side of the movable plate 754, and the fixed sleeve 755 is fixedly installed on the support frame 3. An adjusting member 9 is installed on the support frame 3, and the adjusting member 9 is connected to the movable plate 754. The adjusting member 9 adjusts the position of the semi-bevel gear 752 by driving the movable plate 754.

[0078] The adjusting component 9 includes a lower pressure plate 91, an internal rack 92, and a return gear 93. The lower pressure plate 91 slides through the support frame 3. A limit shaft 94 is fixedly connected to the top of the lower pressure plate 91. A limit ring 95 is also fixedly installed at the bottom of the UAV body 1. A limit groove 96 is provided on the inner side of the limit ring 95. The limit groove 96 is composed of two upward sections 961 and two downward sections 962. The upward sections 961 are inverted V-shaped. The two upward sections 961 and the two downward sections 962 are staggered. One end of the limit shaft 94 is slidably connected to the limit groove 96.

[0079] The inner side of the bottom of the lower pressure plate 91 is fixedly connected to the inner rack 92, the inner rack 92 is meshed with the return gear 93, and the return gear 93 is fixedly sleeved on the outside of the movable sleeve 753.

[0080] An extension shaft 97 is fixedly connected to one side of the movable plate 754, and a guide port 911 is provided on the lower pressure plate 91, with the extension shaft 97 slidably connected to the guide port 911.

[0081] Specific implementation process: In this embodiment, when the IoT collector 8 and the housing 5 rotate in a plane along with the rotating shaft 2, the two limiting shafts 94 at the support frame 3 rotate synchronously and quickly rotate from the upper section 961 position to the lower section 962 position. While the limiting shafts 94 are moving, they simultaneously drive the lower pressure plate 91 to move downward. While the lower pressure plate 91 is moving, it first drives the return gear 93 to rotate through the internal rack 92. The return gear 93 then drives the moving sleeve 753 to rotate, thereby causing the half bevel gear 752 to rotate relative to the driving bevel gear 751, so that the multiple closing plates 63 of the air inlet 51 and the air outlet 52 form a closed state with each other.

[0082] As the pressure plate 91 continues to move, the guide port 911 limits the extension shaft 97, causing the extension shaft 97 to drive the moving plate 754, the moving sleeve 753, and the half bevel gear 752 to disengage from the position of the drive bevel gear 751. Subsequently, during the subsequent rotation, the UAV body 1 is protected from turbulent wind. In this state, even if the drive component 4 drives the support shaft 31 to rotate, the air outlet 52 and the air inlet 51 remain closed.

[0083] In actual use, this program is suitable for first executing the drive task of rotating the rotating shaft 2, and then executing the drive task of rotating the support shaft 31.

[0084] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0085] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An integrated structure of an IoT data collector and a drone with a passive air-cooled flow channel, comprising a drone body (1), a rotating shaft (2) rotatably mounted on the bottom of the drone body (1), a support frame (3) fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the rotating shaft (2), and two support shafts (31) laterally mounted inside the support frame (3), wherein the support shafts (31) are rotatably engaged with the support frame (3), and the support frame (3) is equipped with a drive assembly (4) for driving the rotation of either support shaft (31), characterized in that: A housing (5) is fixedly mounted between the two support shafts (31), and an Internet of Things (IoT) collector (8) is embedded in the housing (5). The container housing (5) has an air inlet (51) and an air outlet (52) that connect the inside of the housing along the flight direction of the UAV. Both the air inlet (51) and the air outlet (52) are equipped with a passive heat dissipation mechanism (6) for achieving air cooling heat exchange. The outer side of the container housing (5) is equipped with a rotary transmission mechanism (7) that works in conjunction with the support shaft (31) and the passive heat dissipation mechanism (6). The rotary transmission mechanism (7) can move synchronously with the pitch rotation angle of the container housing (5) and adjust the opening degree of the air inlet (51) and the air outlet (52) accordingly to adapt to different flight conditions for passive air cooling of the Internet of Things collector (8).

2. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the container housing (5) along the flight direction of the UAV is set as a detection end face (53), and the rear end is set as a closed end face (54). The air inlet (51) and air outlet (52) are symmetrically arranged in twos. The two air inlets (51) are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the detection end face (53), and the two air outlets (52) are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the closed end face (54). The air inlets (51) and air outlets (52) on both sides correspond one-to-one to form two sets of independent passive air-cooling channels.

3. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The passive heat dissipation mechanism (6) includes multiple rotating shafts (61), which are rotatably mounted at equal intervals at the port positions of the air inlet (51) and the air outlet (52). The housing (5) is provided with receiving grooves (55) on the side corresponding to each air inlet (51) and air outlet (52). One end of the rotating shaft (61) extends rotatably into the corresponding receiving groove (55). The outer end of one of the rotating shafts (61) in each air inlet (51) and air outlet (52) extends through the container housing (5) to the outside of the housing and is connected to the rotary transmission mechanism (7) for transmission. The receiving groove (55) is equipped with a synchronizing element (62) for linking multiple rotating shafts (61). The outer wall of the rotating shaft (61) is fixedly sleeved with a closing plate (63). Multiple closing plates (63) rotate synchronously under the linkage of the synchronizing element (62).

4. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The synchronizing component (62) includes a rotating plate (621) and a synchronizing plate (622). There are multiple rotating plates (621). One end of each rotating plate (621) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (61). The other end of each rotating plate (621) is fixedly connected to a synchronizing shaft (623). The other end of each synchronizing shaft (623) is fixedly connected to the synchronizing plate (622).

5. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel as described in claim 3, characterized in that: There are two rotary transmission mechanisms (7), which are respectively installed on both sides of the container housing (5), and the two rotary transmission mechanisms (7) synchronously drive the two rotating shafts (61) on both sides of the container housing (5).

6. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The rotary transmission mechanism (7) includes a rotary locking member (71), a first connecting shaft (72), a second connecting shaft (73), a synchronous transmission member (74), and a position driving member (75). There are two rotary locking members (71), and the two rotary locking members (71) are respectively fixedly connected to two rotating shafts (61) on one side of the container housing (5). One end of each of the two rotating locking members (71) is connected to the first connecting shaft (72) and the second connecting shaft (73), respectively; The synchronous transmission component (74) is disposed between the first connecting shaft (72) and the second connecting shaft (73); The other end of the first connecting shaft (72) is connected to the position drive (75), and the position drive (75) is connected to the support frame (3).

7. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The rotating locking component (71) includes a worm gear (711), a worm (712), and a support base (713). One end of the worm gear (711) is fixedly connected to one of the rotating shafts (61). The worm (712) is meshed with the worm gear (711). There are two support bases (713). The two support bases (713) are fixedly installed on the outside of the container housing (5) and are used to support the worm (712).

8. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first connecting shaft (72) and the second connecting shaft (73) are respectively fixedly connected to one end of their corresponding worm gear (712).

9. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel according to claim 6, characterized in that: The position drive (75) includes a drive bevel gear (751) and a half bevel gear (752). The drive bevel gear (751) is fixedly installed at the other end of the first connecting shaft (72), and the drive bevel gear (751) meshes with the half bevel gear (752).

10. The integrated structure of IoT data collector and UAV with passive air-cooled flow channel according to claim 9, characterized in that: The half-bevel gear (752) is sleeved on the outside of the support shaft (31), and a movable sleeve (753) is fixedly connected to one end of the half-bevel gear (752). The movable sleeve (753) is sleeved on the outside of the support shaft (31), and a movable plate (754) is rotatably connected to the other end of the movable sleeve (753). A fixed sleeve (755) slides through the inner side of the movable plate (754), and the fixed sleeve (755) is fixedly installed on the support frame (3). An adjusting member (9) is installed on the support frame (3), and the adjusting member (9) is connected to the movable plate (754). The adjusting member (9) adjusts the position of the half-bevel gear (752) by driving the movable plate (754).

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