Automatic homeward voyage unmanned aerial vehicle
The automatic return drone's storage mechanism with a guide rail and clamping system addresses propeller damage issues by retracting the propeller into a storage box, enhancing portability and service life.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421261902.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-04
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-04
AI Technical Summary
Existing automatic return drones suffer from propeller damage during storage due to collisions with boxes, reducing their service life.
The drone is equipped with a storage mechanism featuring a guide rail, rotating plate, and clamping mechanism that allows the propeller to retract and secure into a storage box, enhancing portability and stability.
The solution prevents propeller damage during storage, thereby extending the drone's service life by ensuring safe and stable transport.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic return drones, in particular to an automatic return drone. Background Art
[0002] Automatic return is when the drone encounters protruding mountains or other harsh natural environments during flight and loses communication with the ground base station, the drone can decisively determine that the aircraft is out of contact and automatically make the decision to return.
[0003] However, it still has the following disadvantages in actual use:
[0004] After using the existing automatic return drone, the user usually puts the automatic return drone directly into a box for storage. However, the propeller of the automatic return drone is prone to collision with the box during carrying, causing damage to the propeller, thereby affecting the service life of the automatic return drone. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic return drone to solve the problem that the existing automatic return drone proposed in the above background technology is usually placed directly into a box for storage after use, but the propeller of the automatic return drone is easily bumped against the box during carrying, causing damage to the propeller, thereby affecting the service life of the automatic return drone.
[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:
[0007] The utility model discloses an automatic return drone, comprising a frame, a bracket fixedly connected to the bottom end of the frame, a casing installed above the frame, a flight control system installed above the casing, an electric propeller installed outside the frame, a mounting groove opened at the bottom end of the frame, and a storage mechanism: the storage mechanism comprises a guide rail arranged on the outer surface of the frame, a storage box installed above the guide rail, a motor installed at the center of the upper part of the casing, a rotating plate installed on the output shaft of the motor through a coupling, a mounting block evenly and fixedly connected to the inner side of the rotating plate, a sleeve frame sleeved on the outer surface of the mounting block, and a driving component sleeved on one end of the sleeve frame; a clamping mechanism: the clamping mechanism is arranged below the frame.
[0008] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism includes a mounting tube arranged below the frame, the outer surface of the mounting tube is rotatably connected with a collar, the outer surface of the collar is evenly provided with arc grooves, the interior of the storage box is rotatably connected with a clamping block, one end of the clamping block is fixedly connected with a connecting assembly, and a limiting assembly is provided on the outer surface of the mounting tube.
[0009] Furthermore, the connecting assembly comprises a connecting block arranged at one end of the clamping block, and the connecting block is slidably connected inside the circular arc groove.
[0010] Furthermore, the limiting assembly includes a thread groove arranged on the outer surface of the mounting tube, and the internal thread of the thread groove is connected with a bolt.
[0011] Furthermore, the outer surface of the collar is evenly provided with snap-on openings, and the inner side wall of the storage box is evenly provided with extension openings.
[0012] Furthermore, the driving assembly includes a sliding rod arranged at one end of the sleeve frame, and the sliding rod is slidably connected to the inside of the guide rail.
[0013] Furthermore, the sliding rod and the electric propeller are fixedly connected.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are:
[0015] The utility model is provided with a storage mechanism. A staff member starts the motor to make the motor output shaft drive a rotating plate installed at one end to rotate through a coupling. Mounting blocks are installed on the inner side of the rotating plate, so that the rotation of the rotating plate drives multiple groups of mounting blocks to rotate, and drives the sleeve frame sleeved on the outside of the mounting block to flip, so that the sliding rod sleeved with the sleeve frame can be guided and slid inside the guide rail. The electric propeller and the sliding rod are fixedly connected, so that the electric propeller can slide along the guide track of the guide rail and shrink to the inside of the storage box.
[0016] Based on the above beneficial effects, a clamping mechanism is provided. After the shooting machine is installed as mentioned above, the user installs and connects the shooting machine and the mounting groove, and then rotates the ring sleeved on the outer surface of the mounting tube to drive the multiple groups of clamps to rotate along the guide track of the arc groove, so that the multiple groups of clamps extend to the inside of the mounting tube through the extension mouth, and the connection between the shooting machine and the mounting groove can be clamped and fixed. At the same time, by rotating the bolts connected by the threads in the screw groove, the bolts extend to the inside of the storage box and engage with the bayonet opening on the outer surface of the ring, and after the user installs the shooting machine, the installation stability between the shooting machine and the drone can be increased. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for describing the embodiments are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.
[0018] Figure 1 It is an axonometric drawing of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 3 For the utility model Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;
[0021] Figure 4 is another axonometric view of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 5 It is an exploded view of the utility model.
[0023] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:
[0024] 1. Frame; 2. Casing; 3. Storage box; 4. Guide rail; 5. Electric propeller; 6. Flight control system; 7. Motor; 8. Bracket; 9. Mounting tube; 10. Bolt; 11. Mounting groove; 12. Arc groove; 13. Clamp; 14. Turn plate; 15. Mounting block; 16. Frame; 17. Slide rod; 18. Ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0026] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art may make similar generalizations without violating the connotation of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific implementation methods disclosed below.
[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clear, the implementation mode of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0028] See also Figure 1-5As shown, this embodiment is an automatic return drone, including a frame 1, a bracket 8 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the frame 1, a casing 2 is installed above the frame 1, a flight control system 6 is installed above the casing 2, an electric propeller 5 is installed outside the frame 1, and a mounting groove 11 is opened at the bottom end of the frame 1. It also includes a storage mechanism: the storage mechanism includes a guide rail 4 arranged on the outer surface of the frame 1, a storage box 3 is installed above the guide rail 4, a motor 7 is installed at the center of the upper part of the casing 2, and a rotating plate 14 is installed on the output shaft of the motor 7 through a coupling. The inner side of the rotating plate 14 is evenly fixedly connected with a mounting block 15, and the outer surface of the mounting block 15 is sleeved with a sleeve frame 16, and one end of the sleeve frame 16 is sleeved with a driving component; a clamping mechanism: the clamping mechanism is arranged below the frame 1.
[0029] The storage mechanism serves as the main bearing structure and can increase the portability of the overall structure by being fixedly connected to the device as a whole.
[0030] The driving assembly includes a slide bar 17 disposed at one end of the sleeve frame 16 , and the slide bar 17 is slidably connected to the inside of the guide rail 4 .
[0031] The drive assembly is arranged so that the slide bar 17 can slide to drive the electric propeller 5 to perform guided sliding.
[0032] Working principle: the staff starts the motor 7 so that the output shaft of the motor 7 drives the rotating plate 14 installed at one end to rotate through the coupling. The mounting blocks 15 are installed on the inner side of the rotating plate 14, so that the rotation of the rotating plate 14 drives multiple groups of mounting blocks 15 to rotate, and drives the sleeve frame 16 sleeved on the outside of the mounting block 15 to flip, so that the sliding rod 17 sleeved with the sleeve frame 16 can slide in a guided manner inside the guide rail 4. The electric propeller 5 and the sliding rod 17 are fixedly connected, so that the electric propeller 5 can slide along the guide track of the guide rail 4 and retract into the storage box 3.
[0033] See also Figure 1-5 As shown, this embodiment is based on the above-mentioned embodiment 1 and further includes a clamping mechanism, which includes a mounting tube 9 arranged below the frame 1, the outer surface of the mounting tube 9 is rotatably connected with a collar 18, the outer surface of the collar 18 is evenly provided with arc grooves 12, the interior of the storage box 3 is rotatably connected with a clamping block 13, one end of the clamping block 13 is fixedly connected with a connecting component, and a limiting component is provided on the outer surface of the mounting tube 9.
[0034] The connecting assembly includes a connecting block arranged at one end of the clamping block 13 , and the connecting block is slidably connected inside the circular arc groove 12 .
[0035] The connection assembly is arranged so that the ring 18 can rotate to drive the multiple groups of clamping blocks 13 to rotate.
[0036] The limiting assembly includes a thread groove arranged on the outer surface of the mounting tube 9, and the internal thread of the thread groove is connected with a bolt 10.
[0037] The setting of the limit assembly can prevent the collar 18 from rotating after it is rotated.
[0038] The outer surface of the collar 18 is evenly provided with snap-in openings, and the inner side wall of the storage box 3 is evenly provided with extension openings.
[0039] The bayonet and the extension opening are arranged so that the collar 18 can be rotated and then the collar 18 can be fixed in a limited position.
[0040] Working principle: After the user installs and connects the camera and the mounting groove 11, the user rotates the collar 18 sleeved on the outer surface of the mounting tube 9, so that the collar 18 can rotate and drive the multiple groups of clamping blocks 13 to rotate along the guide track of the arc groove 12, so that the multiple groups of clamping blocks 13 extend into the interior of the mounting tube 9 through the extension opening, and the connection between the camera and the mounting groove 11 can be clamped and fixed. At the same time, the bolt 10 connected with the thread in the screw groove is rotated, so that the bolt 10 extends into the interior of the storage box 3 and engages with the bayonet opening on the outer surface of the collar 18. When disassembling the camera, the above-mentioned reverse steps can be directly applied;
[0041] This step can increase the installation stability between the shooting machine and the drone after the user installs the shooting machine.
[0042] In the description of the present invention, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0043] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An automatic return drone, comprising a frame (1), a bracket (8) fixedly connected to the bottom end of the frame (1), a housing (2) installed above the frame (1), a flight control system (6) installed above the housing (2), an electric propeller (5) installed outside the frame (1), and a mounting groove (11) opened at the bottom end of the frame (1), characterized in that: Also includes: The storage mechanism comprises a guide rail (4) arranged on the outer surface of the frame (1), a storage box (3) is installed above the guide rail (4), a motor (7) is installed at the center of the upper part of the housing (2), the output shaft of the motor (7) is installed with a rotating plate (14) through a coupling, the inner side of the rotating plate (14) is evenly fixedly connected with a mounting block (15), the outer surface of the mounting block (15) is sleeved with a sleeve frame (16), and one end of the sleeve frame (16) is sleeved with a driving component; Clamping mechanism: the clamping mechanism is arranged below the frame (1).
2. The automatic return drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism comprises a mounting tube (9) arranged below the frame (1); the outer surface of the mounting tube (9) is rotatably connected to a collar (18); the outer surface of the collar (18) is evenly provided with arc grooves (12); the interior of the storage box (3) is rotatably connected to a clamping block (13); one end of the clamping block (13) is fixedly connected to a connecting component; and a limiting component is provided on the outer surface of the mounting tube (9).
3. The automatic return drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: The connection assembly comprises a connection block arranged at one end of the clamping block (13), and the connection block is slidably connected inside the circular arc groove (12).
4. The automatic return drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: The limiting assembly comprises a thread groove arranged on the outer surface of the mounting tube (9), and the internal thread of the thread groove is connected with a bolt (10).
5. The automatic return drone according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer surface of the collar (18) is evenly provided with snap-on openings, and the inner side wall of the storage box (3) is evenly provided with extension openings.
6. The automatic return drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises a sliding rod (17) arranged at one end of the sleeve frame (16), and the sliding rod (17) is slidably connected to the inside of the guide rail (4).
7. The automatic return drone according to claim 6, characterized in that: The sliding rod (17) and the electric propeller (5) are fixedly connected.
