Inspection unmanned aerial vehicle for communication equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses an inspection unmanned aerial vehicle for communication equipment, which comprises a vehicle body, a vehicle arm rotatably connected inside the vehicle body, a threaded rod rotatably connected inside the vehicle body, a rotating plate fixedly connected outside the threaded rod, a connecting rod rotatably connected outside the rotating plate, and a connecting rod rotatably connected with the vehicle arm. And a worm gear is fixedly connected to the exterior of the threaded rod and located below the rotating plate, and a servo motor is fixedly connected to the interior of the machine body. Belongs to the technical field of inspection unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the inspection unmanned aerial vehicle for the communication equipment, a servo motor is started to rotate forwards, the servo motor drives a threaded rod to rotate through a worm and a worm gear, the threaded rod drives a vehicle arm to rotate and unfold outwards through a rotating plate and a connecting rod, and meanwhile the threaded rod drives a movable plate to move downwards; the movable plate drives the first supporting rod and the second supporting rod to rotate outwards through the rack and the gear, the servo motor is started to rotate reversely, the vehicle arms and the supporting legs can be folded, the overall occupied space is reduced, and storage and carrying are convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of inspection drones, and more specifically to an inspection drone for communication equipment. Background Art

[0002] Unmanned aircraft, or "drones" for short, are unmanned aircraft that are controlled by radio remote control equipment and self-contained program control devices, or are operated completely or intermittently autonomously by onboard computers. Compared with manned aircraft, drones are often more suitable for tasks that are too "dull, dirty or dangerous". Drones can be divided into military and civilian applications according to their application areas: in the military, drones are divided into reconnaissance aircraft and target aircraft; in the civilian application, drone industry applications are the real rigid demand for drones. At present, the application of drones in the fields of aerial photography, agriculture, plant protection, micro selfies, express delivery, disaster relief, wildlife observation, infectious disease monitoring, surveying and mapping, news reporting, power inspection, disaster relief, film and television shooting, creating romance, etc. has greatly expanded the use of drones themselves. Developed countries are also actively expanding industry applications and developing drone technology. Similarly, when performing maintenance and inspection on some communication equipment, inspection drones will also be used because some communication equipment is located in a location that is difficult for staff to directly reach.

[0003] A Chinese patent disclosed "a patrol drone" with patent number CN202222634091.7. The solution records "a patrol drone, specifically relating to the field of drone technology, including a body, with a number of support rods fixedly installed around the body, a driver fixedly installed at one end of the support rod away from the body, a fan blade rotatably connected to the output end of the driver, and placement grooves on both sides of the lower end of the body, wherein a hidden support structure is arranged in the placement groove." The patrol drone described in the utility model can dissipate heat for the drone through the heat dissipation structure, thereby preventing the heat in the drone from being dissipated. The effect is dissipated, resulting in the slow operation of the drone; by setting up a hidden support structure, the impact force generated by the descent of the drone can be buffered to prevent damage to the drone; through the solar panels set up, the drone can be charged autonomously during the inspection process, which effectively improves the battery life of the drone and avoids the round-trip charging of the drone, resulting in inspection and monitoring gaps and reduced inspection and monitoring effects. However, there are still some problems. First of all, the drone of this utility model cannot be folded between the arm and the body, resulting in a relatively large overall space occupied, which is not conducive to storage and carrying when going out, and the bottom support is too small, so the drone will be unstable when landing. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an inspection drone for communication equipment to solve the problems raised in the above background technology:

[0005] Some existing inspection drones cannot fold their arms and bodies, so they take up a lot of space, which is not conducive to storage and carrying when going out. In addition, the bottom support is too small, so the drone will be unstable when landing.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A patrol drone for communication equipment comprises a body, wherein the body is internally rotatably connected to an arm, the body is internally rotatably connected to a threaded rod, the outside of the threaded rod is fixedly connected to a rotating plate, the outside of the rotating plate is rotatably connected to a connecting rod, the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the arm, and when the rotating plate rotates, the arm is driven to rotate through the connecting rod, the outside of the threaded rod and below the rotating plate are fixedly connected to a worm gear, the body is internally fixedly connected to a servo motor, the output end of the servo motor is fixedly connected to a worm, the worm is meshingly connected to the worm gear, the worm and the worm gear have a self-locking characteristic, and can ensure the overall stability after the servo motor stops.

[0008] Preferably, the bottom of the body is fixedly connected to a first connecting seat, the first connecting seat is rotatably connected to the first support rod inside, the first support rod is rotatably connected to the support outside, the support is rotatably connected to a rotating rod inside, the rotating rod is fixedly connected to the second support rod outside, the second support rod is rotatably connected to the second connecting seat outside, the second connecting seat is fixedly connected to the body, the rotating rod is externally sleeved with a support foot, the support foot is movably connected to the rotating rod, a sliding groove is provided inside the rotating rod, the sliding groove is slidably connected to a slider, the slider is fixedly connected to the support foot, the first connecting seat, the second connecting seat, the first support rod, the second support rod and the support form a parallelogram as a whole, which is used to drive the support foot to rotate to achieve the purpose of folding.

[0009] Preferably, a gear is fixedly connected to the inside of the first support rod, a movable plate is threadedly connected to the outside of the threaded rod, a rack is fixedly connected to the bottom of the movable plate, the rack is meshingly connected to the gear, and when the threaded rod rotates, the movable plate will be driven to move up and down, and the movable plate will drive the first support rod to rotate through the rack and the gear, and the rack and the gear can also limit the movable plate.

[0010] Preferably, a guide groove is provided inside the support leg, and a guide rod is slidably connected inside the guide groove. The guide rod is fixedly connected to the support, and the guide rod cooperates with the guide groove to limit the support leg, ensuring that the support leg can only move forward and backward, so that the support leg can be extended or shortened.

[0011] Preferably, a camera is fixedly connected to the bottom of the body, and the camera can rotate left and right and swing up and down, so as to facilitate multi-angle and all-round inspection of the communication equipment.

[0012] Preferably, the slide groove is a spiral structure, and when the rotating rod rotates, the slide block can be squeezed through the slide groove, thereby driving the support leg to move, so that the support leg is extended or shortened.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0014] 1) When the inspection drone for communication equipment is in use, the servo motor is started to rotate forward, and the servo motor drives the threaded rod to rotate through the worm and the worm gear. The threaded rod drives the machine arm to rotate outward and unfold through the rotating plate and the connecting rod. At the same time, the threaded rod drives the movable plate to move downward, and the movable plate drives the first support rod and the second support rod to rotate outward through the rack and the gear. The servo motor is started to rotate reversely, and the machine arm and the support leg can be folded to reduce the overall occupied space and facilitate storage and carrying.

[0015] 2) When the inspection drone for communication equipment is in use, the guide rod and the guide groove can limit the support leg, ensuring that the support leg can only move forward and backward, preventing the support leg from rotating with the rotating rod, and ensuring that the support leg can extend and shorten normally. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the camera of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the servo motor of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model after folding;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model before folding;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the threaded rod of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating plate of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating rod of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the support foot of the utility model.

[0024] Explanation of the numbers in the figure: 1. body; 2. arm; 3. threaded rod; 4. rotating plate; 5. connecting rod; 6. worm gear; 7. servo motor; 8. worm; 9. first connecting seat; 10. first support rod; 11. support; 12. rotating rod; 13. second support rod; 14. second connecting seat; 15. support foot; 16. slide groove; 17. slider; 18. gear; 19. movable plate; 20. rack; 21. guide groove; 22. guide rod; 23. camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] 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.

[0026] See also Figures 1 to 8 A patrol drone for communication equipment includes a body 1, an arm 2 is rotatably connected to the body 1, a threaded rod 3 is rotatably connected to the body 1, a rotating plate 4 is fixedly connected to the outside of the threaded rod 3, a connecting rod 5 is rotatably connected to the arm 2, and the rotating plate 4 drives the arm 2 to rotate through the connecting rod 5 when the rotating plate 4 rotates, a worm gear 6 is fixedly connected to the outside of the threaded rod 3 and located below the rotating plate 4, a servo motor 7 is fixedly connected to the body 1, a worm 8 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 7, the worm 8 is meshed with the worm gear 6, and the worm 8 and the worm gear 6 have a self-locking characteristic. After the servo motor 7 stops, the overall stability can also be ensured.

[0027] Furthermore, a first connecting seat 9 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the body 1, a first support rod 10 is rotatably connected inside the first connecting seat 9, a support 11 is rotatably connected outside the first support rod 10, a rotating rod 12 is rotatably connected inside the support 11, a second support rod 13 is fixedly connected outside the rotating rod 12, a second support rod 13 is rotatably connected outside the second connecting seat 14, the second connecting seat 14 is fixedly connected to the body 1, a supporting foot 15 is sleeved on the outside of the rotating rod 12, the supporting foot 15 is movably connected to the rotating rod 12, a sliding groove 16 is provided inside the rotating rod 12, a slider 17 is slidably connected inside the sliding groove 16, the slider 17 is fixedly connected to the supporting foot 15, the first connecting seat 9, the second connecting seat 14, the first support rod 10, the second support rod 13 and the support 11 form a parallelogram as a whole, which is used to fold the supporting foot 15.

[0028] Furthermore, a gear 18 is fixedly connected to the inside of the first support rod 10, and a movable plate 19 is threadedly connected to the outside of the threaded rod 3. A rack 20 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the movable plate 19, and the rack 20 is meshed with the gear 18. When the threaded rod 3 rotates, the movable plate 19 is driven to move up and down. The movable plate 19 drives the first support rod 10 to rotate through the rack 20 and the gear 18. The meshing rack 20 and the gear 18 can also limit the movable plate 19.

[0029] Furthermore, a guide groove 21 is provided inside the support leg 15, and a guide rod 22 is slidably connected inside the guide groove 21. The guide rod 22 is fixedly connected to the support 11, and the guide rod 22 cooperates with the guide groove 21 to limit the support leg 15, ensuring that the support leg 15 can only move forward and backward but not rotate, preventing the support leg 15 from rotating with the rotating rod 12, so that the support leg 15 cannot be extended or shortened.

[0030] Furthermore, a camera 23 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the body 1, and the camera 23 can rotate left and right and swing up and down, so as to facilitate multi-angle and all-round inspection of the communication equipment.

[0031] Furthermore, the slide groove 16 is a spiral structure. When the rotating rod 12 rotates, the slide groove 16 can squeeze the slider 17, thereby driving the support leg 15 to move, so that the support leg 15 is extended or shortened.

[0032] The use steps of the utility model are as follows: when the inspection drone for communication equipment is in use, the servo motor 7 is started to rotate forward, and the servo motor 7 drives the threaded rod 3 to rotate through the worm 8 and the worm gear 6, and the threaded rod 3 drives the rotating plate 4 to rotate, and the rotating plate 4 drives the machine arm 2 to rotate outward and unfold through the connecting rod 5. At the same time, the threaded rod 3 drives the movable plate 19 to move downward, and the movable plate 19 drives the first support rod 10 and the second support rod 13 to rotate outward through the rack 20 and the gear 18. During the process, the second support rod 13 drives the rotating rod 12 to rotate, and the rotating rod 12 squeezes the slider 17 through the slide groove 16, thereby driving the support foot 15 to extend outward, so that the bottom area is larger, ensuring that the drone lands more smoothly. After the drone is launched, the communication equipment is inspected through the camera 23, and it lands after the inspection. The servo motor 7 is started to reverse, and the machine arm 2 and the support foot 15 are folded to reduce the overall occupied space and facilitate storage and carrying.

[0033] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only preferred examples of the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A drone for inspecting communication equipment, comprising a body (1), characterized in that: The machine body (1) is internally rotatably connected to the machine arm (2), the machine body (1) is internally rotatably connected to a threaded rod (3), the threaded rod (3) is externally fixedly connected to a rotating plate (4), the rotating plate (4) is externally rotatably connected to a connecting rod (5), the connecting rod (5) is rotatably connected to the machine arm (2), the threaded rod (3) is externally fixedly connected to a worm gear (6) located below the rotating plate (4), the machine body (1) is internally fixedly connected to a servo motor (7), the output end of the servo motor (7) is fixedly connected to a worm gear (8), and the worm gear (8) is meshingly connected to the worm gear (6).

2. The inspection drone for communication equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the machine body (1) is fixedly connected to a first connecting seat (9); the first connecting seat (9) is rotatably connected to a first support rod (10); the first support rod (10) is rotatably connected to a support seat (11) on the outside; the support seat (11) is rotatably connected to a rotating rod (12) on the inside; the rotating rod (12) is fixedly connected to a second support rod (13) on the outside; the second support rod (13) is rotatably connected to a second connecting seat (14); the second connecting seat (14) is fixedly connected to the machine body (1); a supporting foot (15) is sleeved on the outside of the rotating rod (12); the supporting foot (15) is movably connected to the rotating rod (12); a sliding groove (16) is provided inside the rotating rod (12); a sliding block (17) is slidably connected to the inside of the sliding groove (16); the sliding block (17) is fixedly connected to the supporting foot (15).

3. The inspection drone for communication equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: A gear (18) is fixedly connected inside the first support rod (10), a movable plate (19) is threadedly connected outside the threaded rod (3), a rack (20) is fixedly connected at the bottom of the movable plate (19), and the rack (20) is meshingly connected to the gear (18).

4. The inspection drone for communication equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: A guide groove (21) is provided inside the support foot (15), a guide rod (22) is slidably connected inside the guide groove (21), and the guide rod (22) is fixedly connected to the support base (11).

5. The inspection drone for communication equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A camera (23) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the body (1).

6. The inspection drone for communication equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The slide groove (16) is a spiral structure.

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