Unmanned aerial vehicle parking protection device

By introducing driving mechanism and locking components into the drone parking protection device, the problem of the protective door not being automatically locked is solved, ensuring that the protective door is closed when the water surface fluctuates, avoiding the entry of external debris and water, and realizing the drone's Safe recycling and easy removal.

CN222137068UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-10GUANGZHOU NORTH SECOND RING TRANSPORT TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420730753.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-10
Publication Date
2024-12-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-10

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Technical Problem

The existing drone surface parking protection device cannot automatically lock the protective door, resulting in gravity imbalance when the water surface fluctuates, and external debris and water are prone to enter the device, damaging the drone.

Method used

A drone parking protection device including a base, mounting frame, protective door, support plate and locking assembly is designed. The support plate is lifted and lowered through a driving mechanism and driven to open and close the protective door, and the locking assembly is used to select. The position of the supporting plate is locked to ensure that the protective door remains closed when moving on the water surface.

Benefits of technology

Effectively prevent external debris and water from entering the device, ensuring that the drone is not damaged during the recycling process, and conveniently remove the drone when it reaches the shore, improving the protective performance and convenience of use of the device.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an unmanned aerial vehicle parking protection device which comprises a base, an installation frame is arranged on the base, a water surface moving assembly is arranged at the bottom of the base, a protection door is hinged to the installation frame, a bearing plate is arranged in the installation frame in a lifting mode, and the bearing plate is connected with the protection door through a driving mechanism. When the bearing plate ascends and descends, the driving mechanism drives the protective door to be opened and closed, a locking assembly is arranged on the mounting frame, and the position of the descended bearing plate can be selectively locked or unlocked through the locking assembly. When the device recycles the unmanned aerial vehicle, after the bearing plate is controlled to descend through the weight of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the position of the bearing plate can be locked through the locking assembly, the situation that when the unmanned aerial vehicle is recycled, due to water surface shaking, the protective door is opened to form a gap is avoided, and the situation that outside sundries and water enter the device to damage the unmanned aerial vehicle is effectively avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular to a parking protection device for unmanned aerial vehicles. Background Art

[0002] Traditionally, water resources monitoring methods are mostly manual inspection and unmanned ship monitoring. Manual monitoring takes a long time and consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. Water quality monitoring ships will be obstructed and polluted when the water surface is polluted or there are a lot of floating objects. Drone monitoring makes up for the above defects, helps to improve the efficiency and accuracy of water quality supervision, and improves the information level of water quality monitoring.

[0003] However, when a drone is performing operations on water, it may not be able to return to the ground or the starting point in time due to the area of ​​the water area and its own endurance, so it can only be parked on the water surface. In this case, drone surface parking equipment will be used to park the drone and provide endurance.

[0004] For example, the Chinese utility model patent with patent number 202322325746.7 provides a drone surface parking device. When the drone is parked on the parking float in the device, gravity drives two sets of stabilizing components to approach each other to surround the drone and limit it within the parking float, forming an empty shell to protect the drone.

[0005] However, when the existing drone surface parking protection devices are in use, most of them use the gravity of the drone to close the protection door and cannot automatically lock the protection door. In the process of transporting the drone to the shore, the fluctuation of the water surface can easily cause the drone to move inside the device, resulting in gravity imbalance and causing the protection door to open a certain gap. External debris and water can easily enter the device and cause damage to the drone. Utility Model Content

[0006] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model proposes a drone parking protection device to solve the technical problems raised in the above background technology, that is, when the existing drone water surface parking protection devices are in use, most of the protection doors are closed by the gravity of the drone, and the protection doors cannot be automatically locked, and external debris and water can easily enter the device and cause damage to the drone.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions, a drone parking protection device, comprising:

[0008] A base, wherein a mounting frame is disposed on the base, and a water surface moving component is disposed at the bottom of the base;

[0009] A protective door hinged on the mounting frame;

[0010] A supporting plate is arranged in the installation frame in a liftable manner and is connected to the protective door through a driving mechanism. When the supporting plate is lifted or lowered, the driving mechanism drives the protective door to open or close; and

[0011] The locking assembly is arranged on the installation frame to selectively lock or unlock the position of the support plate after it is lowered.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the surface moving assembly comprises:

[0013] An air bag, arranged on the base;

[0014] A floating block is arranged at the bottom of the base; and

[0015] There are multiple groups of underwater thrusters, all of which are arranged at the bottom of the base.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment, the driving mechanism comprises:

[0017] A hinge shaft, arranged on the protective door and hinged to the mounting frame;

[0018] A sliding frame is arranged on the hinge shaft; and

[0019] The driving column is arranged on the supporting plate and is slidably mounted in the sliding frame.

[0020] In a preferred embodiment, a waterproof strip is provided on the installation frame, and the waterproof strip can abut against the protective door.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, a positioning column is provided at the bottom of the supporting plate, a positioning sleeve is provided in the installation frame, and the positioning column is lifted and lowered through the positioning sleeve.

[0022] In a preferred embodiment, a first elastic member is provided between the supporting plate and the mounting frame.

[0023] In a preferred embodiment, the locking assembly includes:

[0024] A wedge-shaped block, wherein a mounting groove is provided on the side wall of the mounting frame, the wedge-shaped block is slidably mounted in the mounting groove, and one end of the wedge-shaped block protrudes from the mounting frame;

[0025] A second elastic member is disposed between the wedge block and the inner wall of the mounting groove; and

[0026] A handle is arranged outside the installation frame and is connected to the wedge block through a connecting rod.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0028] The device is placed on the water surface when in use. When the drone cannot return due to insufficient endurance, the drone can be parked on the support plate in the device. The support plate is lowered by gravity, and the protective door is driven to close by the driving mechanism, thereby protecting the drone. The device can be moved to the shore through the surface moving component to facilitate the recovery of the drone. After the support plate is lowered, the position of the support plate can be locked by the locking component to avoid the protective door opening due to shaking when recovering the drone, effectively preventing external debris and water from entering the device and causing damage to the drone. After the drone is moved to the shore, the support plate can be unlocked by the locking component, and the protective door can be controlled to open and take out the drone. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation of the utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the specific implementation. In all the drawings, each element or part is not necessarily drawn according to the actual scale.

[0030] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of a drone parking protection device provided by the utility model;

[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of a support plate and a protective door in a drone parking protection device of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of a drone parking protection device of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of area a in the middle;

[0034] Reference numerals:

[0035] 101, base; 102, air bag; 103, floating block; 104, underwater thruster; 105, mounting frame; 106, positioning sleeve; 107, waterproof strip;

[0036] 201, protective door; 202, hinge shaft; 203, sliding frame;

[0037] 301, supporting plate; 302, positioning column; 303, driving column; 304, first elastic member;

[0038] 401, mounting groove; 402, wedge block; 403, second elastic member; 404, handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The following embodiments of the technical solution of the utility model are described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, and are therefore only used as examples, and cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the utility model.

[0040] Example:

[0041] like Figure 1 , 3 As shown, the utility model provides a drone parking protection device, including a base 101, a mounting frame 105 is arranged on the base 101, a water surface moving component is arranged at the bottom of the base 101, the water surface moving component includes an air bag 102 arranged on the base 101 and a floating block 103 arranged at the bottom of the base 101, and a plurality of underwater thrusters 104 are also arranged at the bottom of the base 101.

[0042] When in use, the device can float on the water surface through the airbag 102, and a float block 103 is provided to increase the buoyancy of the device to prevent it from sinking into the water after receiving the drone. The device can be started and stopped by remote control of multiple sets of underwater thrusters 104, so that the device can move on the water surface, making it convenient to move the received drone to the press board for recovery of the drone.

[0043] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figure 3, in the present embodiment, a protective door 201 is hinged on the mounting frame 105, a liftable supporting plate 301 is arranged in the mounting frame 105, the supporting plate 301 is connected to the protective door 201 through a driving mechanism, and the protective door 201 is driven to open and close by the driving mechanism when the supporting plate 301 is lifted or lowered, and the driving mechanism includes a hinge shaft 202 arranged on the protective door 201, the hinge shaft 202 is hinged to the mounting frame 105, a sliding frame 203 is arranged on the hinge shaft 202, a driving column 303 is arranged on the supporting plate 301, and the driving column 303 is slidably carded in the sliding frame 203.

[0044] In the initial state, the protective door 201 is in an open state, and the support plate 301 is located at the highest point through the cooperation of the driving column 303 and the sliding frame 203. When the drone moves onto the support plate 301, the support plate 301 is driven down by gravity, and then the protection door 201 can be driven to rotate and close along the axis of the hinge shaft 202 through the cooperation of the driving column 303 and the sliding frame 203, thereby protecting the drone. A positioning column 302 is provided at the bottom of the support plate 301, and a positioning sleeve 106 is provided in the installation frame 105. The positioning column 302 can be lifted and lowered and inserted into the positioning sleeve 106. The lifting and lowering of the support plate 301 is positioned through the cooperation of the positioning column 302 and the positioning sleeve 106, so as to avoid the movement of the support plate 301 from being offset, thereby improving the stability of the internal structure of the device.

[0045] like Figure 3As shown, in this embodiment, a waterproof strip 107 is provided on the mounting frame 105, and the waterproof strip 107 can abut against the protective door 201. After the protective door 201 is closed, it abuts against the waterproof strip 107, shielding the gap between the protective door 201 and the mounting frame 105, preventing external impurities and water from entering the mounting frame 105, and improving the protective performance of the device. A first elastic member 304 is provided between the supporting plate 301 and the mounting frame 105. Through the provision of the first elastic member 304, the supporting plate 301 can always be in the highest state when there is no supporting drone, so that the protective door 201 is always in an open state, preventing the protective door 201 from automatically closing due to the shaking of the device, and improving the practicality of the device. After the drone moves onto the supporting plate 301, the supporting plate 301 can be driven by gravity to descend and the first elastic member 304 can be compressed.

[0046] like Figure 1 , 3 As shown in Figures 4 and 5, in this embodiment, a locking assembly is provided on the mounting frame 105, and the position of the lowered supporting plate 301 can be selectively locked or unlocked by the locking assembly. The locking assembly includes a wedge block 402, and a mounting groove 401 is provided on the side wall of the mounting frame 105. The wedge block 402 is slidably clamped in the mounting groove 401, and one end thereof protrudes from the mounting frame 105. A second elastic member 403 is provided between the wedge block 402 and the inner wall of the mounting groove 401, and a handle 404 is provided outside the mounting frame 105, and the handle 404 is connected to the wedge block 402 through a connecting rod.

[0047] When the drone moves onto the supporting plate 301 and drives the supporting plate 301 to move downward, the inclined surface of the wedge block 402 pushes the wedge block 402 to slide into the installation slot 401 and compresses the second elastic member 403. When the supporting plate 301 moves to the lowest point, it is separated from the wedge block 402 and the wedge block 402 is controlled to pop out under the reset ability of the second elastic member 403 to limit the upper surface of the supporting plate 301 to prevent the supporting plate 301 from moving upward, so that the protective door 201 is always in a closed state, and the device is prevented from shaking when moving on the water surface, which causes the supporting plate 301 to be unbalanced in gravity and drives the protective door 201 to open. The wedge block 402 can be retracted into the installation slot 401 by pulling the handle 404 to release the limit on the supporting plate 301, so that the two sets of protective doors 201 can be manually opened to take out the drone.

[0048] Specific usage and beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0049] The device is placed on the water surface when in use. When the drone cannot return due to insufficient endurance, the drone can be parked on the support plate 301 in the device. The support plate 301 is lowered by gravity, and the protection door 201 is driven to close by the cooperation of the sliding frame 203 and the driving column 303, thereby protecting the drone. The device can be moved to the shore by the underwater propeller 104 to facilitate the recovery of the drone. In the process of the support plate 301 descending, the position of the support plate 301 can be locked by the wedge block 402 to avoid the protective door 201 opening and gaps due to shaking when recovering the drone, effectively preventing foreign debris and water from entering the device to cause damage to the drone. After the drone is moved to the shore, the wedge block 402 can be driven by pulling the handle 404 to move and retract into the installation slot 401 to release the lock on the support plate 301, so that the protection door 201 can be controlled to open and take out the drone.

[0050] The basic principle and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention are shown and described above. For those skilled in the art, it is obvious that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments.

Claims

1. A drone parking protection device, It is characterized in that Included are: A base (101), wherein a mounting frame (105) is disposed on the base (101), and a water surface moving component is disposed at the bottom of the base (101); A protective door (201) is hinged on the installation frame (105); A support plate (301) is arranged in the installation frame (105) in a liftable manner and is connected to the protection door (201) via a driving mechanism. When the support plate (301) is lifted or lowered, the protection door (201) is driven to open or close via the driving mechanism; and A locking assembly is arranged on the installation frame (105) to selectively lock or unlock the position of the support plate (301) after it is lowered.

2. A drone parking protection device according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The surface mobile assembly comprises: An air bag (102) is arranged on the base (101); A floating block (103) is disposed at the bottom of the base (101); and There are multiple groups of underwater thrusters (104), all of which are arranged at the bottom of the base (101).

3. The drone parking protection device according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The driving mechanism comprises: A hinge shaft (202) is arranged on the protective door (201) and is hinged to the installation frame (105); A sliding frame (203) is arranged on the hinge shaft (202); and The driving column (303) is arranged on the supporting plate (301) and is slidably mounted in the sliding frame (203).

4. The drone parking protection device according to claim 1, Features: A waterproof strip (107) is provided on the installation frame (105), and the waterproof strip (107) can abut against the protective door (201).

5. The drone parking protection device according to claim 1, Features: A positioning column (302) is arranged at the bottom of the supporting plate (301), a positioning sleeve (106) is arranged in the installation frame (105), and the positioning column (302) is lifted and lowered and inserted into the positioning sleeve (106).

6. The drone parking protection device according to claim 1, Features: A first elastic member (304) is provided between the supporting plate (301) and the installation frame (105).

7. The drone parking protection device according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The locking assembly comprises: A wedge-shaped block (402), a side wall of the installation frame (105) is provided with an installation groove (401), the wedge-shaped block (402) is slidably mounted in the installation groove (401), and one end thereof protrudes from the installation frame (105); A second elastic member (403) is disposed between the wedge block (402) and the inner wall of the mounting groove (401); and The handle (404) is arranged outside the installation frame (105) and is connected to the wedge block (402) through a connecting rod.

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