Environment monitoring unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The utility model provides an environment monitoring unmanned aerial vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of environmental assessment detection. Which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body and is characterized in that a rotating seat is fixed to the lower end face of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a motor is arranged above the rotating seat, a base is rotationally installed on the lower end face of the rotating seat, and a motor shaft of the motor penetrates through the middle of the rotating seat and is fixed to the middle of the upper end face of the base; a camera module is fixed to the middle of the lower end face of the base, a camera is installed on one side of the camera module, a ventilation cavity is formed in the base and is an inverted-L-shaped cavity, a horizontal opening of the ventilation cavity is located in the side face of the base, and a bottom opening of the ventilation cavity is located in the edge of the lower end face of the base and faces the camera. In the flying process of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, airflow on the front side can enter the ventilation cavity, is heated by the electric heating piece and then is sprayed to the camera, so that the camera is demisted to prevent fog from influencing the shooting definition, and the use effect is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of environmental assessment detection, and in particular to an environmental monitoring unmanned aerial vehicle. Background Art

[0002] Due to the advantages of drone monitoring, such as three-dimensional monitoring, fast response speed, wide monitoring range, and little terrain interference, it is increasingly used in aerial photography, agriculture, plant protection, micro selfies, express transportation, disaster relief, wildlife observation, and infectious disease monitoring. Among them, environmental monitoring drones are often used in environmental assessments.

[0003] At present, a Chinese patent with the announcement number CN219857623U discloses a drone for environmental monitoring, including a drone body, the drone body including a frame and wings, the wings are installed around the frame, shock-absorbing plates are installed at both ends of the bottom of the frame, a photographic mechanism is movably arranged between the shock-absorbing plates, the photographic mechanism is movably arranged at the bottom of the frame, a camera and a defogger sleeve are installed in the photographic mechanism, and the defogger sleeve is arranged on the side of the camera for defogging the camera. The utility model provides a shock-absorbing plate at the bottom of the frame to provide cushioning when landing, thereby protecting the entire drone body, and by movably arranging the photographic mechanism at the bottom of the frame, the inclination angle of the photographic mechanism can be adjusted, so as to facilitate multi-angle shooting of the surrounding environment, thereby facilitating monitoring of the surrounding environment, and by providing a defogger sleeve on the side of the camera, the fog on the camera can be removed to prevent the fog from affecting the shooting clarity.

[0004] However, when the prior art is in use, the defog ring needs to be equipped with a hot air blower to spray hot air to defog the camera, which increases the flight burden of the drone and affects the drone's endurance. In addition, the prior art can only adjust the up and down tilt angles of the drone's camera mechanism. In actual shooting situations, some cameras have an up and down adjustment function but do not have a left and right rotation adjustment function. Therefore, this adjustment structure is difficult to meet the shooting angle requirements.

[0005] Therefore, the present application provides an environmental monitoring drone to solve the above technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an environmental monitoring UAV to solve the problem in the prior art that the UAV needs to be equipped with a hot air blower to perform a defog operation, which increases the weight of the UAV.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] An environmental monitoring drone comprises a drone body, a rotating seat is fixed to the lower end surface of the drone body, a motor is arranged above the rotating seat, a base is rotatably mounted on the lower end surface of the rotating seat, a shaft of the motor passes through the middle of the rotating seat and is fixed to the middle of the upper end surface of the base;

[0009] A camera module is fixed to the middle of the lower end surface of the base, a camera is installed on one side of the camera module, and a ventilation cavity is opened in the base, the ventilation cavity is an inverted L-shaped cavity, the horizontal opening of the ventilation cavity is located on the side of the base, and the bottom opening of the ventilation cavity is located at the edge of the lower end surface of the base and faces the camera;

[0010] A plurality of electric heating plates are fixed at equal intervals in the ventilation cavity. The electric heating plates are S-shaped and divide the interior of the ventilation cavity into a plurality of bent channels.

[0011] Optionally, a plurality of horizontal arms are fixed to the side of the drone body, and a wing is installed at one end of the arm away from the drone body.

[0012] Optionally, a drive box is fixed in the middle of the upper end surface of the drone body, an opening is provided at the top of the drive box, and a sealing cover is installed thereon, and the motor is fixed in the drive box.

[0013] Optionally, a through hole for the motor shaft to pass through is opened in the middle of the rotating seat, and a plurality of fixing grooves are opened at the edge of the rotating seat, and the fixing grooves cooperate with threads to fix with the edge of the lower end surface of the drone body.

[0014] Optionally, a vertical bracket is fixed to the edge of the lower end surface of the base, and the lower end of the bracket is lower than the horizontal position of the bottom of the camera module.

[0015] Optionally, the lower opening of the ventilation cavity is equipped with an air guide cover, which is fixed to the edge of the lower end surface of the base and forms a channel for hot air to flow to the camera together with the outer wall of the camera module.

[0016] Optionally, the electric heater is connected to a battery via a wire, and the battery is fixed in the base.

[0017] Optionally, a plurality of positioning protrusions are elastically mounted on the edge of the upper end surface of the base, and a positioning groove for the top end of the positioning protrusion to be pressed into the edge of the lower end surface of the rotating seat is provided. There are a plurality of positioning grooves, which are equidistantly distributed in a circular shape along the edge of the lower end surface of the rotating seat.

[0018] Optionally, the top end of the positioning protrusion is a curved structure.

[0019] Optionally, a mounting groove is provided on the edge of the upper end surface of the base, the bottom end of the positioning protrusion is placed in the mounting groove, and a spring is fixed to the bottom surface of the mounting groove, and the spring elastically abuts the positioning protrusion upward.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0021] In the above scheme, by setting a motor, a base, and a camera module, the motor can be used to drive the base and the camera module to rotate at the bottom of the drone body, thereby adjusting the shooting direction of the camera to achieve the effect of adjusting its horizontal shooting angle, which can increase the shooting range of the surrounding environment, thereby facilitating the monitoring of the surrounding environment and achieving good use effect.

[0022] By providing a base, a camera module, a ventilation cavity, an electric heater and an air guide cover, the front airflow of the drone body will enter the ventilation cavity during flight, and after being heated by the electric heater in the ventilation cavity, it will be sprayed toward the camera, thereby defogging the camera to prevent fog from affecting the clarity of shooting. Moreover, compared with the prior art, the device does not need to be equipped with a hot air blower, which reduces the weight of the drone body and is beneficial to the drone's endurance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the present invention and enable those skilled in the relevant art to make and use the present invention.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the environmental monitoring drone;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the rotating seat and base of the environmental monitoring UAV;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the rotating base and base of the environmental monitoring drone;

[0027] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the heating plate of the environmental monitoring drone;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of the structure in the middle.

[0029] [Reference Signs]

[0030] 1. UAV body; 101. Arm; 102. Wing; 103. Drive box; 104. Sealing cover; 2. Rotating seat; 201. Fixing slot; 202. Motor; 3. Base; 301. Bracket; 4. Camera module; 401. Camera; 5. Ventilation cavity; 6. Heater; 601. Battery; 7. Wind guide cover; 8. Mounting slot; 801. Spring; 9. Positioning bump; 10. Positioning slot.

[0031] As shown in the figure, in order to clearly implement the structure of the embodiment of the utility model, specific structures and devices are marked in the figure, but this is only for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the utility model to the specific structure, device and environment. According to specific needs, ordinary technicians in this field can adjust or modify these devices and environments, and the adjustments or modifications made are still included in the scope of the attached claims. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following is a detailed description of an environmental monitoring drone provided by the utility model in combination with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. At the same time, it is explained here that in order to make the embodiments more detailed, the following embodiments are the best and preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art may also adopt other alternative methods to implement some known technologies; and the accompanying drawings are only for more specific description of the embodiments, and are not intended to specifically limit the utility model.

[0033] It should be noted that the references to "one embodiment", "embodiment", "exemplary embodiments", "some embodiments" and the like in the specification indicate that the embodiments described may include specific features, structures or characteristics, but not every embodiment may include the specific features, structures or characteristics. In addition, when a specific feature, structure or characteristic is described in conjunction with an embodiment, it should be within the knowledge of a person skilled in the art to implement such feature, structure or characteristic in conjunction with other embodiments (whether or not explicitly described).

[0034] In general, a term can be understood, at least in part, from its use in context. For example, depending, at least in part, on the context, the term "one or more" as used herein can be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in the singular sense, or can be used to describe a combination of features, structures, or characteristics in the plural sense. Additionally, the term "based on" can be understood as not necessarily intended to convey an exclusive set of factors, but can instead, depending, at least in part, on the context, allow for the presence of other factors that are not necessarily explicitly described.

[0035] It is to be understood that the meanings of “on,” “over,” and “above” in the present invention should be interpreted in the broadest manner, so that “on” not only means “directly on” something, but also includes the meaning of being “on” something with intervening features or layers, and “on” or “above” not only means “on” or “above” something, but also includes the meaning of being “on” or “above” something with no intervening features or layers.

[0036] Additionally, spatially relative terms such as "under," "beneath," "lower," "above," "upper," and the like may be used herein for descriptive convenience to describe the relationship of one element or feature to another element or features, as shown in the accompanying drawings. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the accompanying drawings. The device may be oriented in other ways, and the spatially relative descriptors used herein may be similarly interpreted accordingly.

[0037] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the utility model provides an environmental monitoring UAV, including a UAV body 1, a plurality of horizontal arms 101 are fixed to the side of the UAV body 1, a wing 102 is installed at one end of the arm 101 away from the UAV body 1, and the UAV body 1 can be operated to fly by configuring a wireless remote control.

[0038] like Figure 2 As shown, a rotating seat 2 is provided on the lower end face of the drone body 1, and a plurality of fixing grooves 201 are provided on the edge of the rotating seat 2. The fixing grooves 201 cooperate with threads to be fixed to the edge of the lower end face of the drone body 1, and a motor 202 is provided above the rotating seat 2. A base 3 is rotatably mounted on the lower end face of the rotating seat 2. The shaft of the motor 202 passes through a corresponding through hole provided in the middle of the rotating seat 2, and is fixed to the middle of the upper end face of the base 3, so that the base 3 can be driven to rotate by the motor 202 to achieve horizontal adjustment.

[0039] At the same time, a driving box 103 is fixed in the middle of the upper end surface of the drone body 1, the top of the driving box 103 is provided with an opening, and a sealing cover 104 is installed, and the motor 202 is fixed in the driving box 103. Therefore, it is convenient to open the sealing cover 104 to inspect the motor 202 in the driving box 103 at a later time.

[0040] like Figure 5As shown, a plurality of positioning protrusions 9 are elastically mounted on the edge of the upper end surface of the base 3, the top end of the positioning protrusion 9 is a curved structure, and a positioning groove 10 is provided on the edge of the lower end surface of the rotating base 2 for the top end of the positioning protrusion 9 to abut against, and a plurality of positioning grooves 10 are provided, and are distributed in a circular shape and equidistantly along the edge of the lower end surface of the rotating base 2, so that during the rotation of the base 3, the positioning protrusion 9 can ensure the stability of the base 3 after rotation by elastically abutting against the positioning grooves 10 at different positions to a certain extent.

[0041] The upper end surface edge of the base 3 is provided with a mounting groove 8, the bottom end of the positioning protrusion 9 is inserted into the mounting groove 8, and a spring 801 is fixed to the bottom surface of the mounting groove 8, and the spring 801 elastically abuts the positioning protrusion 9 upward, thereby elastically mounting the positioning protrusion 9 on the upper end surface of the base 3.

[0042] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a camera module 4 is fixed to the middle of the lower end surface of the base 3, a camera 401 is installed on one side of the camera module 4, and a vertical bracket 301 is fixed to the edge of the lower end surface of the base 3, and the lower end of the bracket 301 is lower than the horizontal position of the bottom of the camera module 4. Therefore, the device can be supported by the bracket 301 when landing, which is conducive to protecting the camera module 4.

[0043] like Figure 3 As shown, a ventilation cavity 5 is provided in the base 3, and the ventilation cavity 5 is an inverted L-shaped cavity. The horizontal opening of the ventilation cavity 5 is located on the side of the base 3, and the bottom opening of the ventilation cavity 5 is located at the edge of the lower end surface of the base 3 and faces the camera 401. The lower end opening of the ventilation cavity 5 is matched with an air guide cover 7, which is fixed to the edge of the lower end surface of the base 3 and forms a channel for hot air to the camera 401 with the outer wall of the camera module 4. The airflow facing the drone body 1 enters the ventilation cavity 5 and is finally guided to the camera 401 through the air guide cover 7 for blowing and dust removal.

[0044] At the same time, a plurality of electric heaters 6 are fixed at equal intervals in the ventilation cavity 5, and the electric heaters 6 are connected to a battery 601 through a wire, and the battery 601 is fixed in the base 3, and the electric heaters 6 can be used to heat the temperature airflow entering the ventilation cavity 5, and cooperate with Figure 4 As shown, the electric heating plate 6 is S-shaped and divides the interior of the ventilation cavity 5 into a plurality of bent channels, so that the bent channels can increase the heating effect on the airflow, so that the heated airflow can be sprayed to the camera 401 to perform a defog operation thereon.

[0045] The technical solution provided by the utility model, by setting a motor 202, a base 3, and a camera module 4, can make it possible to drive the base 3 and the camera module 4 to rotate at the bottom of the drone body 1 through the motor 202, thereby adjusting the shooting direction of the camera 401, thereby achieving the effect of adjusting its horizontal shooting angle, and can increase the shooting range of the surrounding environment, thereby facilitating the monitoring of the surrounding environment, and having a good use effect.

[0046] By providing the base 3, the camera module 4, the ventilation cavity 5, the electric heater 6 and the wind guide cover 7, the front airflow of the drone body 1 will enter the ventilation cavity 5 during flight, and after being heated by the electric heater 6 in the ventilation cavity 5, it will be sprayed toward the camera 401, thereby defogging the camera 401 to prevent the fog from affecting the clarity of the shooting. Moreover, compared with the prior art, this structure does not require a hot air blower to be configured in the device, which reduces the weight of the drone body 1 and is beneficial to the endurance of the drone.

[0047] The present invention covers any substitution, modification, equivalent method and scheme made on the essence and scope of the present invention. In order to make the public have a thorough understanding of the present invention, specific details are described in detail in the following preferred embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can fully understand the present invention without the description of these details. In addition, in order to avoid unnecessary confusion about the essence of the present invention, well-known methods, processes, procedures, components and circuits are not described in detail.

[0048] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An environmental monitoring drone, comprising a drone body, characterized in that: A rotating seat is fixed on the lower end surface of the drone body, a motor is arranged above the rotating seat, a base is rotatably mounted on the lower end surface of the rotating seat, and the shaft of the motor passes through the middle part of the rotating seat and is fixed to the middle part of the upper end surface of the base; A camera module is fixed to the middle of the lower end surface of the base, a camera is installed on one side of the camera module, and a ventilation cavity is opened in the base, the ventilation cavity is an inverted L-shaped cavity, the horizontal opening of the ventilation cavity is located on the side of the base, and the bottom opening of the ventilation cavity is located at the edge of the lower end surface of the base and faces the camera; A plurality of electric heating plates are fixed at equal intervals in the ventilation cavity. The electric heating plates are S-shaped and divide the interior of the ventilation cavity into a plurality of bent channels.

2. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of horizontal arms are fixed on the side of the drone body, and a wing is installed at one end of the arm away from the drone body.

3. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: A drive box is fixed at the middle of the upper end surface of the drone body, an opening is provided at the top of the drive box, and a sealing cover is installed thereon, and the motor is fixed in the drive box.

4. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 3, characterized in that: A through hole for the motor shaft to pass through is provided in the middle of the rotating seat, and a plurality of fixing grooves are provided on the edge of the rotating seat. The fixing grooves cooperate with threads to be fixedly matched with the edge of the lower end surface of the drone body.

5. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vertical bracket is fixed to the edge of the lower end surface of the base, and the lower end of the bracket is lower than the horizontal position of the bottom of the camera module.

6. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower opening of the ventilation cavity is equipped with an air guide cover, which is fixed to the edge of the lower end surface of the base and forms a channel for hot air to flow to the camera head with the outer wall of the camera module.

7. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric heating plate is connected to a storage battery via a wire, and the storage battery is fixed in the base.

8. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end surface edge of the base is elastically mounted with a plurality of positioning protrusions, and the lower end surface edge of the rotating seat is provided with a positioning groove for the top end of the positioning protrusion to be pressed into. There are a plurality of positioning grooves, which are equidistantly distributed in a ring shape along the lower end surface edge of the rotating seat.

9. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 8, characterized in that: The top end of the positioning protrusion is a curved surface structure.

10. The environmental monitoring drone according to claim 8, characterized in that: The upper end surface edge of the base is provided with a mounting groove, the bottom end of the positioning protrusion is placed in the mounting groove, and a spring is fixed on the bottom surface of the mounting groove, and the spring elastically abuts the positioning protrusion upward.

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