Unmanned aerial vehicle with lens cleaning function

By integrating cleaning mechanisms and buffer support mechanisms on the drone, the problem of pollutants accumulation in the camera during flight is solved, the shooting effect is improved, and the body is buffered and anti-slip protection is provided, which improves the overall performance of the drone.

CN222361096UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-17SHENYANG TELECOM ENG BUREAU
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421329177.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-12
Publication Date
2025-01-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-12

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The cameras on the drone are easily contaminated with pollutants during flight, resulting in the shooting image being not clear enough and reducing the shooting effect.

Method used

A drone with a cleaning mechanism is designed, including a gimbal, a camera, a cleaning mechanism and a buffer support mechanism. The cleaning mechanism uses components such as movable rack, spray head and motor to clean the camera with detergent and cleaning blocks to buffer it. The support mechanism uses dampers and rubber pads to provide cushioning and anti-slip effects.

Benefits of technology

It effectively improves the shooting effect, ensures the camera clean, improves the shooting quality during flight, and protects the drone through buffer support mechanisms, improving landing and anti-slip performance.

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Abstract

The unmanned aerial vehicle with the lens cleaning function comprises a vehicle body, a holder is fixedly installed at the top of the vehicle body, a camera is installed on the holder, a cleaning mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle body, buffer supporting mechanisms are fixedly connected to the two sides of the bottom of the vehicle body, and the cleaning mechanism comprises a movable frame. The top of the movable frame is fixedly connected with a connecting base, the interior of the connecting base is in threaded connection with a first screw rod, and the end of the first screw rod is fixedly connected with a first motor. According to the unmanned aerial vehicle with the lens cleaning function, a camera is rotated to a cleaning state through a holder, a first motor drives a movable frame to move out of the vehicle body, a spray head sprays a cleaning agent to the camera, then a second motor drives a cleaning block to move, and a third motor is turned on to work when the cleaning block makes contact with the camera and is pressed; and a third motor drives a cleaning block to clean the camera, pollutants are cleaned, and the shooting effect is effectively improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to a unmanned aerial vehicle with a lens cleaner. Background Art

[0002] A drone is an unmanned aircraft controlled by a radio remote control device and a self-contained program control device. The drone is equipped with a camera for remote photography. In the prior art, the camera on the drone is easily contaminated by pollutants during flight, making the captured image unclear and reducing the shooting effect.

[0003] For example, patent publication number CN220809827U specifically discloses an electric suspension drone, including: a wire suspension assembly, a connection assembly, and a drone body. The wire suspension assembly is arranged on the upper part of the drone body, and the wire suspension assembly is connected to the drone body through a connection assembly. An opening and closing structure is arranged on the wire suspension assembly, and the wire suspension assembly is released and locked through the opening and closing structure, so that the electric suspension drone can smoothly hang on the wire when released, and when locked, the electric suspension drone can be stably suspended on the wire and not easy to fall. Through the wire suspension assembly, the connection assembly, and the opening and closing structure, the drone body can be fixed on the wire when hovering, and the opening and closing structure can realize the release and locking of the wire suspension assembly, so that it is stably fixed on the wire and not easy to fall. Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses an electric suspension drone, which can save electricity and thus extend the flight time of the drone. However, there is a problem that the camera on the drone is easily contaminated with pollutants during flight, which makes the shooting picture unclear and reduces the shooting effect. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a drone with a lens cleaner, which solves the problem that the camera on the drone is easily contaminated with pollutants during flight, making the captured images unclear and reducing the shooting effect.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions: a drone with lens cleaning, comprising a body, a gimbal fixedly mounted on the top of the body, a camera mounted on the gimbal, a cleaning mechanism provided at the bottom of the body, and buffer support mechanisms fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the body;

[0006] The cleaning mechanism includes a movable frame, the top of the movable frame is fixedly connected to a connecting seat, the connecting seat is threadedly connected to a first screw, the end of the first screw is fixedly connected to a first motor, guide rods are provided on both sides of the movable frame, a nozzle is installed at the bottom inner side of the movable frame, a second screw is rotatably connected to the inside of the movable frame, the top of the second screw is fixedly connected to the second motor, a movable nut is threadedly connected to the second screw, the bottom end of the movable nut is fixedly connected to a connecting rod, the bottom end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to a fixed sleeve, a movable rod is slidably connected to the inside of the fixed sleeve, a reset spring is provided between one side of the movable rod and the fixed sleeve, a starting button is fixedly installed on the movable rod, the bottom end of the movable rod is fixedly connected to a third motor, and the output shaft end of the third motor is fixedly connected to a cleaning block.

[0007] Preferably, the movable frame is slidably connected to the inner wall of the machine body, and the end of the movable frame passes through the machine body and is connected to the outside, so that the movable frame can be retracted into the machine body for protection, and can be extended out of the machine body for cleaning during operation.

[0008] Preferably, the first screw is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the machine body, the guide rod is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the machine body, and the movable frame is slidably connected to the guide rod, so as to guide the movement of the movable frame.

[0009] Preferably, the end of the nozzle is connected to a micro pump, the end of the micro pump is connected to a liquid storage box, the liquid storage box is filled with cleaning agent, the micro pump can be used to deliver the cleaning agent to the nozzle, and the nozzle can be used to spray the cleaning agent onto the camera.

[0010] Preferably, the second screw rod is obliquely arranged inside the movable frame, and the movable nut is slidably connected to the inner wall of the movable frame, so as to guide the movement of the movable nut.

[0011] Preferably, the end of the connecting rod passes through the movable frame and extends to the bottom of the movable frame, and the start button is connected to the third motor, so that the start button can drive the third motor to work when pressed.

[0012] Preferably, the buffer support mechanism includes two pairs of dampers, and the two pairs of dampers are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom of the machine body. Buffer springs are provided on the dampers, and the bottom ends of each pair of two dampers are fixedly connected to a support plate, the bottom ends of the support plate are fixedly connected to a support foot, and the bottom ends of the support feet are fixedly connected to a rubber pad, which can play a good buffering role.

[0013] The utility model provides a drone with a lens cleaner. Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. The drone with lens cleaning function turns the camera to the cleaning state through the gimbal. The first motor drives the movable frame to move out of the body, and the nozzle sprays the cleaning agent onto the camera. Then the second motor drives the cleaning block to move. When the cleaning block is in contact with the camera and is under pressure, the third motor is turned on to work. The third motor drives the cleaning block to clean the camera and remove pollutants, thereby effectively improving the shooting effect.

[0015] 2. The drone with lens cleaning function can buffer the landing of the aircraft body through the damper and buffer spring, effectively improving the buffering protection effect of the aircraft body, and can effectively improve the anti-slip effect by using the support feet with rubber pads. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning mechanism structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the second motor and the cleaning block of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the buffer support mechanism of the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 1. body; 2. cleaning mechanism; 201. movable frame; 202. connecting seat; 203. first screw; 204. first motor; 205. guide rod; 206. second screw; 207. second motor; 208. movable nut; 209. connecting rod; 210. fixing sleeve; 211. movable rod; 212. reset spring; 213. start button; 214. third motor; 215. cleaning block; 3. pan / tilt; 4. buffer support mechanism; 401. damper; 402. buffer spring; 403. support plate; 404. support foot; 405. rubber pad; 5. camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] 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.

[0022] See also Figure 1-3The utility model provides a technical solution: a drone with lens cleaning, comprising a body 1, a gimbal 3 is fixedly installed on the top of the body 1, a camera 5 is installed on the gimbal 3, a cleaning mechanism 2 is provided at the bottom of the body 1, and buffer support mechanisms 4 are fixedly connected on both sides of the bottom of the body 1. The camera 5 can be driven to rotate by the gimbal 3 to be in a cleaning state, and then the cleaning mechanism 2 is used to clean the camera 5 to remove pollutants, thereby effectively improving the shooting effect.

[0023] The cleaning mechanism 2 includes a movable frame 201, which is slidably connected to the inner wall of the body 1, and the end of the movable frame 201 passes through the body 1 and is connected to the outside, so that the movable frame 201 can be put into the body 1 for protection, and can be extended from the body 1 for cleaning during operation. The top of the movable frame 201 is fixedly connected to a connecting seat 202, and the connecting seat 202 is internally threadedly connected to a first screw rod 203, and the end of the first screw rod 203 is fixedly connected to a first motor 204. Guide rods 205 are provided on both sides of the movable frame 201. The first screw rod 203 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the body 1, the guide rod 205 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the body 1, and the movable frame 201 is slidably connected to the guide rod 205, so that it can guide the movement of the movable frame 201. A nozzle is installed at the bottom of the inner side of the movable frame 201, and a micro pump is connected to the end of the nozzle. A liquid storage box is connected to the end of the micro pump. The liquid storage box contains a cleaning agent, which can be delivered to the nozzle by the micro pump, and the cleaning agent is sprayed onto the camera 5 by the nozzle. The movable frame 201 is rotatably connected to the second screw rod 203. 06, the top of the second screw rod 206 is fixedly connected to the second motor 207, the second screw rod 206 is threadedly connected to the moving nut 208, the second screw rod 206 is tiltedly arranged inside the movable frame 201, the moving nut 208 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the movable frame 201, so as to guide the movement of the moving nut 208, the bottom end of the moving nut 208 is fixedly connected to the connecting rod 209, the bottom end of the connecting rod 209 is fixedly connected to the fixing sleeve 210, the fixing sleeve 210 is slidably connected to the movable rod 211, the movable rod 211 A reset spring 212 is provided between one side and the fixed sleeve 210, which can reset the movable rod 211. A start button 213 is fixedly installed on the movable rod 211. The bottom end of the movable rod 211 is fixedly connected to a third motor 214. The output shaft end of the third motor 214 is fixedly connected to a cleaning block 215. The end of the connecting rod 209 passes through the movable frame 201 and extends to the bottom of the movable frame 201. The start button 213 is connected to the third motor 214, so that when the start button 213 is pressed, it can drive the third motor 214 to work.

[0024] See also Figure 1 and Figure 4The buffer support mechanism 4 includes two pairs of dampers 401, which are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom of the body 1. Buffer springs 402 are provided on the dampers 401. The bottom ends of each pair of two dampers 401 are fixedly connected with a support plate 403, the bottom ends of the support plates 403 are fixedly connected with support feet 404, and the bottom ends of the support feet 404 are fixedly connected with rubber pads 405. The dampers 401 can cooperate with the buffer springs 402 to buffer the landing of the body 1, effectively improving the buffering protection effect of the body 1, and the support feet 404 with rubber pads 405 can effectively improve the anti-slip effect.

[0025] During operation, the pan / tilt 3 turns the camera 5 to a cleaning state, the first motor 204 drives the first screw 203 to rotate, the first screw 203 rotates to drive the connecting seat 202 to move, the connecting seat 202 moves to drive the movable frame 201 to move, the movable frame 201 is moved out of the body 1, the nozzle sprays the cleaning agent onto the camera 5, and then the second motor 207 drives the second screw 206 to rotate, the second screw 206 rotates to drive the moving nut 208 to move, the moving nut 208 moves to drive the connecting rod 209 to move, the connecting rod 209 moves to drive the fixing sleeve 210 to move, the fixing sleeve 210 moves to drive the cleaning block 215 to move, the cleaning block 215 contacts the camera 5 and is pressed to press the start button 213, the start button 213 turns on the third motor 214 to work, the third motor 214 drives the cleaning block 215 to rotate, cleans the camera 5, removes pollutants, and effectively improves the shooting effect.

[0026] Meanwhile, the contents not described in detail in this specification belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A drone with a lens cleaner, comprising a body (1), characterized in that: A pan head (3) is fixedly mounted on the top of the machine body (1), a camera (5) is mounted on the pan head (3), a cleaning mechanism (2) is provided at the bottom of the machine body (1), and buffer support mechanisms (4) are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the machine body (1); The cleaning mechanism (2) comprises a movable frame (201), the top of the movable frame (201) is fixedly connected to a connecting seat (202), the interior of the connecting seat (202) is threadedly connected to a first screw rod (203), the end of the first screw rod (203) is fixedly connected to a first motor (204), both sides of the movable frame (201) are provided with guide rods (205), a nozzle is installed at the bottom of the inner side of the movable frame (201), a second screw rod (206) is rotatably connected to the interior of the movable frame (201), the top of the second screw rod (206) is fixedly connected to a second motor (207), and the upper end of the second screw rod (206) is fixedly connected to the second motor (207). A movable nut (208) is threadedly connected, the bottom end of the movable nut (208) is fixedly connected to a connecting rod (209), the bottom end of the connecting rod (209) is fixedly connected to a fixing sleeve (210), a movable rod (211) is slidably connected inside the fixing sleeve (210), a return spring (212) is provided between one side of the movable rod (211) and the fixing sleeve (210), a start button (213) is fixedly mounted on the movable rod (211), the bottom end of the movable rod (211) is fixedly connected to a third motor (214), and the end of the output shaft of the third motor (214) is fixedly connected to a cleaning block (215).

2. The drone with lens cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movable frame (201) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the machine body (1), and an end of the movable frame (201) passes through the machine body (1) and is in communication with the outside.

3. The drone with lens cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first screw rod (203) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the machine body (1), the guide rod (205) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the machine body (1), and the movable frame (201) is slidably connected to the guide rod (205).

4. The drone with lens cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the nozzle is connected with a micro pump, the end of the micro pump is connected with a liquid storage box, and the liquid storage box is filled with cleaning agent.

5. The drone with lens cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second screw rod (206) is tiltedly arranged inside the movable frame (201), and the movable nut (208) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the movable frame (201).

6. The drone with lens cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the connecting rod (209) passes through the movable frame (201) and extends to the bottom of the movable frame (201), and the start button (213) is connected to the third motor (214).

7. The drone with lens cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The buffer support mechanism (4) comprises two pairs of dampers (401), and the two pairs of dampers (401) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom of the machine body (1).

8. The drone with lens cleaning function according to claim 7, characterized in that: The damper (401) is provided with a buffer spring (402), the bottom ends of each pair of two dampers (401) are fixedly connected to a support plate (403), the bottom ends of the support plates (403) are fixedly connected to support feet (404), and the bottom ends of the support feet (404) are fixedly connected to rubber pads (405).

Citation Information

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    CN220809827U