Unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod
By adopting fixed load plug-in, unplugging and disassembly and elastic movement control locking design in the drone pod, the problem of inconvenient load disassembly and assembly in the existing technology is solved, and the rapid disassembly and release of loads is achieved, which facilitates energy conservation and airborne abandon.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421113930.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-21
AI Technical Summary
Existing drone pods are difficult to quickly disassemble and replace loads, affecting convenience and release efficiency.
A drone inspection pod is designed, using fixed load plug-in and disassembled connection components and elastic movement control locking locking components, combined with the motor-driven eccentric wheel to achieve rapid disassembly and release of the load.
Improves the convenience of load removal, replacement or release, saves energy, ensures timely locking, and facilitates the air-discarding load through electrically controlled release, reducing weight.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod. Background Art
[0002] It is a common configuration for drones to carry pods, which can be loaded with different equipment to meet different mission requirements. The pods are usually mounted under or on the side of the drone and can be adjusted as needed.
[0003] In contrast, the Chinese patent with announcement number CN218537129U discloses a dual-light pod for automatic inspection of unmanned aerial vehicles, including a pod body for installing a visible light lens and an infrared light lens, and the pod body is installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle through a rack; the unmanned aerial vehicle includes an upper connecting plate and a lower connecting plate constituting a fuselage, and the pod body is installed at the front end of the upper connecting plate through the rack, and a shock absorbing assembly is also installed between the rack and the upper connecting plate, and the lower connecting plate is provided with a notch for accommodating the shock absorbing assembly; the rack is composed of multiple groups of steering adjustment rods, and the rack allows the pod body to rotate at multiple angles to adapt to shooting at different angles.
[0004] However, it is difficult to quickly disassemble and replace the load in the pod body of the above patent, which seriously affects the convenience of disassembly, replacement or release of the load, so a new device needs to be designed. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a drone inspection pod to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.
[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:
[0007] A drone inspection pod includes a body component for supporting and fixing, and also includes a connecting component installed at the bottom of the body component for fixing the load, plugging, unplugging, and assembling, a locking component for elastic movement control locking is installed in the body component; the connecting component includes a connecting seat, the bottom of the connecting seat is evenly distributed with four threaded holes, the connecting seat is evenly distributed with four connecting columns, the circumference of the connecting columns is provided with limiting grooves, and the top of the connecting column is provided with a guide head; the locking component includes a slide, the middle of the slide is evenly distributed with four through grooves, two support plates are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the slide, one of the support plates is symmetrically provided with two slide rods, and a spring is installed on the slide rod.
[0008] Furthermore, the body assembly includes a main body, the bottom surface of the main body is evenly distributed with four through holes, an electric motor is installed on the inner wall of the main body, and an eccentric wheel is installed at the output end of the motor.
[0009] Furthermore: the motor is connected to the main body by bolts, and the eccentric wheel is connected to the motor by a flat key.
[0010] Furthermore: the connection seat is made of polypropylene material, and the connection column and the connection seat are welded together.
[0011] Furthermore: the guide head is semi-spherical.
[0012] Furthermore: the slide frame is in the shape of a rectangular plate, and the slide rod and the support plate are slidably connected.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects are:
[0014] 1. The setting of fixed load plug-in and disassembly improves the convenience of load removal, replacement or release;
[0015] 2. The setting of locking is controlled by elastic movement, which saves energy and ensures the timeliness of locking;
[0016] 3. The electronically controlled release feature makes it easy to jettison the load in the air and reduce weight. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a drone inspection pod described in the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the body assembly of a drone inspection pod described in the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection components of a drone inspection pod described in the utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a locking component of a UAV inspection pod described in the utility model.
[0021] In the accompanying drawings, 101, main body; 102, through hole; 103, motor; 104, eccentric wheel; 201, connecting seat; 202, threaded hole; 203, connecting column; 204, limiting groove; 205, guide head; 301, slide; 302, through groove; 303, support plate; 304, slide rod; 305, spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0023] See also Figure 1-Figure 4 A drone inspection pod includes a body assembly for supporting and fixing, and also includes a connecting assembly installed at the bottom of the body assembly for fixing the load for plugging, unplugging, and assembling. A locking assembly for elastic movement control locking is installed in the body assembly.
[0024] In this embodiment: the body assembly includes a main body 101, four through holes 102 are evenly distributed on the bottom surface of the main body 101, a motor 103 is installed on the inner wall of the main body 101, the motor 103 and the main body 101 are bolted, an eccentric wheel 104 is installed at the output end of the motor 103, the eccentric wheel 104 and the motor 103 are flat-keyed, the main body 101 supports the motor 103 to drive the eccentric wheel 104 to rotate, and the through hole 102 is used for entering and exiting the connecting column 203;
[0025] In this embodiment: the connection assembly includes a connection seat 201, the connection seat 201 is made of polypropylene material, four threaded holes 202 are evenly distributed on the bottom of the connection seat 201, four connection columns 203 are evenly distributed on the connection seat 201, the connection columns 203 and the connection seat 201 are welded together, and a limiting groove 204 is arranged on the circumference of the connection column 203, and a guide head 205 is arranged on the top of the connection column 203. The guide head 205 is semi-spherical, and the load is installed under the connection seat 201 through the threaded hole 202, and the connection column 203 is inserted into the through hole 102 at the bottom of the main body 101 through the guide head 205, and the slide 301 is clamped into the limiting groove 204 of the connection column 203, and the connection seat 201 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the main body 101;
[0026] In this embodiment: the locking assembly includes a slide 301, which is in the shape of a rectangular plate, with four through slots 302 evenly distributed in the middle of the slide 301, two support plates 303 symmetrically arranged at both ends of the slide 301, one of the support plates 303 is symmetrically arranged with two slide rods 304, and a spring 305 is installed on the slide rod 304, the slide rod 304 and the support plate 303 are slidably connected, the elasticity of the spring 305 pushes the slide 301 to move along the slide rod 304, so that the slide 301 is clamped and enters the limiting slot 204 of the connecting column 203, the motor 103 drives the eccentric wheel 104 to rotate, and pushes the slide 301 to slide through the support plate 303, moves out of the limiting slot 204, and releases the connecting column 203.
[0027] Working principle: The load is installed under the connecting seat 201 through the threaded hole 202, and the connecting column 203 is inserted into the through hole 102 at the bottom of the main body 101 through the guide head 205, and passes through the through slot 302 of the slide 301. The elasticity of the spring 305 pushes the slide 301 to move along the slide rod 304, so that the slide 301 is clamped into the limiting slot 204 of the connecting column 203, and the connecting seat 201 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the main body 101. When the load needs to be disassembled, replaced or released, the motor 103 drives the eccentric wheel 104 to rotate, and pushes the slide 301 to slide through the support plate 303, moves out of the limiting slot 204, and releases the connecting column 203. Under the action of gravity, the connecting seat 201 and the auxiliary are separated from the main body 101.
[0028] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod, comprising a body assembly for supporting and fixing, characterized in that: It also includes a connection assembly installed at the bottom of the body assembly for fixing the load plugging, unplugging, and assembling, and a locking assembly for elastic movement control locking is installed in the body assembly; The connection assembly comprises a connection seat (201), the bottom of the connection seat (201) is evenly distributed with four threaded holes (202), the connection seat (201) is evenly distributed with four connection posts (203), the connection posts (203) are circumferentially provided with limiting grooves (204), and the top of the connection posts (203) is provided with a guide head (205); The locking assembly comprises a slide (301), four through slots (302) are evenly distributed in the middle of the slide (301), two support plates (303) are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the slide (301), two slide rods (304) are symmetrically arranged on one of the support plates (303), and a spring (305) is installed on the slide rod (304).
2. The unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The body assembly comprises a main body (101), the bottom surface of the main body (101) is evenly distributed with four through holes (102), an electric motor (103) is mounted on the inner wall of the main body (101), and an eccentric wheel (104) is mounted on the output end of the electric motor (103).
3. The unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod according to claim 2, characterized in that: The motor (103) and the main body (101) are connected by bolts, and the eccentric wheel (104) and the motor (103) are connected by parallel keys.
4. The unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connection seat (201) is made of polypropylene material, and the connection column (203) and the connection seat (201) are welded together.
5. The unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide head (205) is semi-spherical.
6. The unmanned aerial vehicle inspection pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding frame (301) is in the shape of a rectangular plate, and the sliding rod (304) and the supporting plate (303) are slidably connected.
