Unmanned aerial vehicle charging cabinet capable of allowing unmanned aerial vehicle to take off and land quickly

By designing the take-off and landing entrance, sealed door assembly and telescopic drive assembly of the drone charging cabinet, the problem that the existing charging cabinet cannot complete the drone take-off and landing tasks at the same time is solved, and the drone can quickly and safely take-off and landing are achieved. and automatic charging.

CN222474496UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-14MELIWEITHER (WENZHOU) IND TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421892333.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-06
Publication Date
2025-02-14
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-06

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Technical Problem

The existing drone charging cabinet cannot complete the mission at the same time when the drone takes off and lands, which affects the landing or takeoff of multiple drones.

Method used

A drone charging cabinet is designed, with several take-off and landing entrances on the surface of the charging cabinet body, equipped with sealed door components and telescopic drive components, allowing the drone to take-off and land quickly and without affecting each other, and automatically charge when landing. .

Benefits of technology

It realizes the rapid and safe take-off and landing of the drone on the charging cabinet and automatically charges after landing, which improves the intelligent automation of the drone charging cabinet and reduces the need for manual participation.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle charging cabinet capable of allowing an unmanned aerial vehicle to take off and land quickly, which comprises a charging cabinet body, the surface of the charging cabinet body is provided with a plurality of take-off and landing entrances, the surface of the charging cabinet body is rotatably connected with a sealing door assembly, and the take-off and landing entrances can be opened or closed through opening and closing of the sealing door assembly. A plurality of landing supporting assemblies and telescopic driving assemblies are arranged in the charging cabinet body, the landing supporting assemblies can penetrate through the take-off and landing inlet to extend out, the landing supporting assemblies can allow the unmanned aerial vehicle to land on the surfaces of the landing supporting assemblies, and unmanned aerial vehicle limiting assemblies are arranged on the surfaces of the landing supporting assemblies; the telescopic driving assembly can drive the landing supporting assembly to move. The plurality of take-off and landing entrances on the surface of the charging cabinet body enable the unmanned aerial vehicles not to influence each other during take-off or landing, and the speed of the unmanned aerial vehicles for completing patrol tasks is improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular to a charging cabinet for unmanned aerial vehicles capable of allowing unmanned aerial vehicles to take off and land quickly. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, with the rapid development of science and technology and economic progress, drones are becoming more and more popular. Drones can be divided into military and civilian use according to their application fields. In the military field, drones are divided into reconnaissance aircraft and target aircraft. In the civilian field, drones + industry applications are the real rigid demand for drones. At present, their applications in urban patrol, agriculture, plant protection, micro selfie, express delivery, disaster relief, wildlife observation, infectious disease monitoring, surveying and mapping, news reporting, power inspection, disaster relief, film and television shooting, etc. have greatly expanded the use of drones themselves. At present, drones used in patrols need smart charging cabinets to automatically store and charge drones that are out of power or have completed patrol tasks.

[0003] The application announcement number is CN114919763A, which discloses a drone parking, battery-changing and charging device. Combined with its specification and drawings, its solution of the drone parking, battery-changing and charging device can realize the parking of multiple drone bodies and perform battery replacement work on the drone bodies, thereby achieving the purpose of "one nest, multiple drones" and saving the number of drone parking, battery-changing and charging devices. However, with this structure, if a drone that has finished charging takes off and a drone that has completed a patrol mission returns to the charging warehouse at the same time, its solution cannot complete the two tasks at the same time. The two tasks conflict with each other, affecting the landing or take-off of multiple drones. Summary of the invention

[0004] The utility model mainly aims at the problems existing in the use of drone charging cabinets, and invents a drone charging cabinet that can allow drones to take off and land quickly. Several take-off and landing entrances on the surface of the charging cabinet body ensure that each drone does not affect each other when taking off or landing; during the landing process, the unfolding of the sealed door body can block part of the rain when the drone lands on the landing support plate on rainy days; after the drone completes landing, the automatic charging component can also automatically complete charging.

[0005] The invention objective of the utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions: a drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly, comprising a charging cabinet body, a plurality of take-off and landing entrances are arranged on the surface of the charging cabinet body, a sealing door assembly is rotatably connected to the surface of the charging cabinet body, the opening and closing of the sealing door assembly can open or close the take-off and landing entrances, a plurality of landing support assemblies and telescopic drive assemblies are arranged inside the charging cabinet body, the landing support assembly can extend to the outside through the take-off and landing entrances, the landing support assembly can allow a drone to land on its surface, a drone limiting assembly is arranged on the surface of the landing support assembly, and the telescopic drive assembly can drive the landing support assembly to move.

[0006] Preferably, a plurality of supporting partitions are provided inside the charging cabinet body, a plurality of landing support components and telescopic drive components are arranged on the surface of the supporting partitions, and an automatic charging component is provided inside the supporting partition, and the automatic charging component can charge the drone on the surface of the landing support component.

[0007] Preferably, an arc-shaped mounting groove is provided on one side of the charging cabinet body, and the arc-shaped mounting groove can be adapted to various columns on the road surface, and the electrical control element is arranged on the top of the charging cabinet body.

[0008] Preferably, the sealing door assembly includes a sealing door body and a first drive motor. A plurality of motor fixing shells are provided on one side surface of the charging cabinet body. A first drive motor is provided inside each of the motor fixing shells. The end of the rotating shaft of the first drive motor is connected to the sealing door body. A silicone strip is provided on the surface of the sealing door body. When the sealing door body closes the lifting and lowering entrance, the silicone strip can fit the surface of the lifting and lowering entrance.

[0009] Preferably, the landing support assembly includes a first landing support box and a second landing support box, the second landing support box is sleeved on the outside of the first landing support box, guide slide bars are provided on both sides of the first landing support box, guide slide grooves are provided on both sides of the second landing support box, guide bosses on both sides of the guide slide bars are slidably connected to the inside of the guide slide grooves, the first landing support box is fixedly connected to the surface of the supporting partition, and one end side wall of the second landing support box is driven and connected to the telescopic driving assembly.

[0010] Preferably, a landing support plate is provided on the surface of the second landing support box, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the landing support plate is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the drone. A charging channel is provided through the middle of the surfaces of the first landing support box, the second landing support box and the landing support plate.

[0011] Preferably, the drone limit assembly includes a rectangular limit block and a contact switch, the surface of the rectangular limit block is provided with a rectangular groove, the contact switch is arranged on both sides of the rectangular limit block, and the rectangular groove can allow the support rod at the bottom of the drone to be inserted.

[0012] Preferably, the telescopic drive assembly includes an electric telescope and a telescopic shaft, a plurality of telescope fixing blocks are provided on the surface of the support partition, the interior of each telescope fixing block is connected to one end of the electric telescope, and driving bosses are provided on both sides of one end of the second landing support box, and the telescopic shaft at the other end of the electric telescope is connected to the driving boss.

[0013] Preferably, the automatic charging component includes a lifting support seat, a second drive motor, a lifting screw, a lifting plane and a male plug. The lifting support seat is arranged inside the support partition, and the rotating shaft of the second drive motor is inserted into one side of the lifting support seat. A lifting screw is also provided inside the lifting support seat. The rotating shaft of the second drive motor and the lifting screw are transmission-connected. A lifting plane is provided on the top of the lifting screw, and the bottom of the male plug is connected to the surface of the lifting plane. A female plug is provided inside each of the drones, and one end of the male plug is electrically connected to an electrical control element. The male plug can be inserted into the inside of the female plug to charge the drone.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: 1. The several take-off and landing entrances on the surface of the charging cabinet body make it possible for each drone to take off or land without affecting each other, thereby improving the speed at which the drone completes its patrol mission; 2. During the entire landing process, the unfolding of the sealed door body can block part of the rain when the drone lands on the landing support plate on rainy days, making it more convenient for the drone to land; 3. The landing support plate for the drone to land is achieved by utilizing a telescopic drive assembly to drive the sliding between the second landing support box and the first landing support box, thereby realizing the entry and exit of the drone, and after the landing is completed, the automatic charging assembly can also automatically complete the charging, thereby improving the intelligent automation level of the entire drone charging cabinet, and returning to the warehouse for charging does not require excessive human involvement in remote control, which brings convenience when using it. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a partial cross-sectional view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 A partial cross-sectional view of the utility model

[0019] Figure 5 A partial cross-sectional view of the utility model

[0020] Figure 6 It is a partial cross-sectional view of the utility model.

[0021] Markings in the figure: 1. Charging cabinet body; 11. Take-off and landing entrance; 12. Support partition; 121. Telescopic device fixing block; 13. Arc-shaped installation groove; 14. Electrical control element; 15. Motor fixing shell; 2. Sealing door assembly; 21. Sealing door body; 22. First drive motor; 211. Silicone strip; 3. Landing support assembly; 31. First landing support box; 32. Second landing support box; 33. Guide slide bar; 34. Landing support plate; 35. Charging channel; 331. Guide boss; 321. Guide slide groove; 322. Drive boss; 4. Telescopic drive assembly; 41. Electric telescopic device; 42. Telescopic shaft; 5. UAV limit assembly; 51. Rectangular limit block; 52. Contact switch; 511. Rectangular groove; 6. Automatic charging assembly; 61. Lifting support seat; 62. Second drive motor; 63. Lifting screw; 64. Lifting plane; 65. Male plug; 7. UAV; 71. Female plug. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings:

[0023] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, a UAV charging cabinet capable of allowing a UAV to take off and land quickly comprises a charging cabinet body 1, one side of the charging cabinet body 1 is provided with an arc-shaped mounting groove 13, the arc-shaped mounting groove 13 can be adapted to various columns on the road surface, such as the supporting column of a traffic light, the electrical control element 14 is arranged on the top of the charging cabinet body 1, the surface of the charging cabinet body 1 is provided with a plurality of take-off and landing entrances 11, the surface of the charging cabinet body 1 is rotatably connected with a sealing door assembly 2, the opening and closing of the sealing door assembly 2 can open or close the take-off and landing entrance 11, specifically, the sealing door assembly 2 comprises a sealing door body 21 and a first drive motor 22. A plurality of motor fixing shells 15 are provided on one side surface of the charging cabinet body 1, and a first driving motor 22 is provided inside each of the motor fixing shells 15. The end of the rotating shaft of the first driving motor 22 is connected to the sealing door body 21, and a silicone strip 211 is provided on the surface of the sealing door body 21. When the sealing door body 21 closes the lifting and lowering entrance 11, the silicone strip 211 can fit the surface of the lifting and lowering entrance 11. After such arrangement, whenever the lifting and lowering entrance 11 needs to be opened or closed, the rotating shaft of the first driving motor 22 will drive the sealing door body 21, and the silicone strip 211 on the surface of the sealing door body 21 can fit or leave the surface of the lifting and lowering entrance 11.

[0024] In this embodiment, a plurality of landing support components 3 and telescopic drive components 4 are provided inside the charging cabinet body 1. The landing support components 3 can extend to the outside through the take-off and landing entrance 11. The landing support components 3 can allow the drone 7 to land on its surface. The telescopic drive component 4 can drive the landing support component 3 to move. Specifically, a plurality of support partitions 12 are provided inside the charging cabinet body 1. The plurality of landing support components 3 and telescopic drive components 4 are arranged on the surface of the support partitions 12. The landing support components 3 include a first landing support box 31 and a second landing support box 32. The first landing support box 31 is provided with a second outer sleeve. The first drop support box 32 is provided with guide slide bars 33 on both sides of the first drop support box 31, the length of the guide slide bars 33 is not greater than the length of the first drop support box 31, the guide slide bars 33 are slidably connected to the inner wall of the first drop support box 31, the second drop support box 32 is provided with guide grooves 321 on both sides, the guide bosses 331 on both sides of the guide slide bars 33 are slidably connected to the inside of the guide grooves 321, the first drop support box 31 is fixedly connected to the surface of the support partition 12, and one end side wall of the second drop support box 32 is driven and connected to the telescopic drive assembly 4, and the telescopic drive assembly 4 includes an electric telescoping device 41 and a telescopic shaft 42, the surface of the support partition 12 is provided with a plurality of telescopic device fixing blocks 121, the interior of each of the telescopic device fixing blocks 121 is connected to one end of the electric telescopic device 41, and the second drop support box 32 is provided with driving bosses 322 on both sides of one end of the electric telescopic device 41, and the telescopic shaft 42 at the other end of the electric telescopic device 41 is connected to the driving boss 322, wherein the interior of the electric telescopic device 41 realizes the extension and retraction of the telescopic shaft 42 by means of a screw drive. It should be noted that the telescopic shaft 42 is stored in stages, that is, the telescopic shaft 42 with a small diameter can be retracted into the interior of the telescopic shaft 42 with a large diameter, and the surface of the second drop support box 32 is provided with a drop support The support plate 34 has a cross-sectional area greater than that of the UAV 7. After such a configuration, whenever the UAV lands, the sealing door body 21 will open upward to open the take-off and landing entrance 11, and then the telescopic shaft 42 of the electric telescopic device 41 will extend, so that the second landing support box 32 will slide relative to the first landing support box 31. During the sliding process, the telescopic shaft 42 is continuously extended, and the guide boss 331 first slides inside the guide slide groove 321. After the guide boss 331 slides to the specified distance, the guide slide rod 33 will also slide from the inner wall of the first landing support box 31, so that the UAV 7 can land on the surface of the landing support plate 34.

[0025] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the fixed position of the drone 7 landing on the surface of the landing support plate 34, the surface of the landing support assembly 3 is provided with a drone limiting assembly 5, and the drone limiting assembly 5 includes a rectangular limiting block 51 and a contact switch 52. The surface of the rectangular limiting block 51 is provided with a rectangular groove 511, and the contact switch 52 is arranged on both sides of the rectangular limiting block 51. The rectangular groove 511 can allow the support rod at the bottom of the drone 7 to be inserted. Each time the drone 7 lands, its support rod will first be inserted into the inside of the rectangular groove 511, and the contact switch 52 will determine whether the support rod at the bottom of the drone 7 is inserted in place, thereby inputting a signal to the electrical control element 14, and an automatic charging assembly 6 is provided inside the support partition 12, and the automatic charging assembly 6 can charge the drone 7 on the surface of the landing support assembly 3. A charging channel 35 is provided through the middle of the surface of the first landing support box 31, the second landing support box 32 and the landing support plate 34, and the automatic charging assembly 6 includes a lifting support seat 61, a second driving electric The lifting support seat 61 is provided with a lifting screw 63, and the lifting screw 63 is connected with the lifting screw 63. The lifting screw 63 is connected with the lifting screw 63. The lifting plane 64 is provided on the top of the lifting screw 63. The bottom of the male plug 65 is connected to the surface of the lifting plane 64. A female plug 71 is provided inside each of the UAVs 7. One end of the male plug 65 is electrically connected to the electrical control element 14. The male plug 65 can be inserted into the female plug 71 to charge the UAV 7. After such arrangement, whenever charging is needed, the rotating shaft of the second driving motor 62 will drive the lifting screw 63 to rotate. During the rotation of the lifting screw 63, it will drive the lifting plane 64 to move upward at the same time. The lifting plane 64 will drive the male plug 65 to move upward until the male plug 65 can be inserted into the female plug 71 to charge the UAV 7.

[0026] Working principle and usage of this utility model:

[0027] The surface of the charging cabinet body 1 is provided with several take-off and landing entrances 11, which can allow multiple drones 7 to land or take off at the same time; before taking off or landing, the rotating shaft of the first drive motor 22 will drive the sealing door body 21, the sealing door body 21 will rotate, and the silicone strip 211 on the surface of the sealing door body 21 will leave the surface of the take-off and landing entrance 11, so that the take-off and landing entrance 11 is opened.

[0028] During takeoff, the telescopic shaft 42 of the electric telescopic device 41 extends, so that the second landing support box 32 will slide relative to the first landing support box 31. During the sliding process, the telescopic shaft 42 is continuously extended, and the guide boss 331 first slides inside the guide slide groove 321. After the guide boss 331 slides to a specified distance, the guide slide bar 33 will also slide from the inner wall of the first landing support box 31, so that the drone 7 can take off on the surface of the landing support plate 34.

[0029] During landing, the telescopic shaft 42 of the electric telescopic device 41 extends, so that the second landing support box 32 will slide relative to the first landing support box 31. During the sliding process, the telescopic shaft 42 is continuously extended, and the guide boss 331 first slides inside the guide slide groove 321. After the guide boss 331 slides to a specified distance, the guide slide rod 33 will also slide from the inner wall of the first landing support box 31, so that the drone 7 can land on the surface of the landing support plate 34. Each time the drone 7 lands, the support rod will first be stuck in the rectangular groove 511, and the contact switch 52 will determine whether the support rod at the bottom of the drone 7 is stuck in place, thereby inputting a signal to the electrical control element 14. After the landing is completed, the first landing support box 31 and the landing support plate 34 will slowly retract, and then the sealing door body 21 will be closed first, and then the rotating shaft of the second drive motor 62 will drive the lifting screw 63 to rotate. During the rotation of the lifting screw 63, it will move upward and drive the lifting plane 64 to move. The lifting plane 64 will drive the male plug 65 to move upward until the male plug 65 can be inserted into the inside of the female plug 71 to charge the drone 7.

[0030] The specific embodiments described herein are merely examples of the spirit of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in similar ways, but they will not deviate from the spirit of the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly, comprising a charging cabinet body (1), characterized in that: The surface of the charging cabinet body (1) is provided with a plurality of take-off and landing entrances (11), and the surface of the charging cabinet body (1) is rotatably connected with a sealing door assembly (2), and the opening and closing of the sealing door assembly (2) can open or close the take-off and landing entrance (11). The interior of the charging cabinet body (1) is provided with a plurality of landing support assemblies (3) and telescopic drive assemblies (4), and the landing support assembly (3) can extend to the outside through the take-off and landing entrance (11). The landing support assembly (3) can allow the drone (7) to land on its surface, and the surface of the landing support assembly (3) is provided with a drone limiting assembly (5), and the telescopic drive assembly (4) can drive the landing support assembly (3) to move.

2. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of support partitions (12) are provided inside the charging cabinet body (1), a plurality of landing support components (3) and telescopic drive components (4) are arranged on the surface of the support partition (12), and an automatic charging component (6) is provided inside the support partition (12), and the automatic charging component (6) can charge a drone (7) on the surface of the landing support component (3).

3. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 2, characterized in that: An arc-shaped installation groove (13) is provided on one side of the charging cabinet body (1), and the arc-shaped installation groove (13) can be adapted to a column on the road surface. An electrical control element (14) is provided on the top of the charging cabinet body (1).

4. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sealing door assembly (2) comprises a sealing door body (21) and a first drive motor (22); a plurality of motor fixing shells (15) are provided on one side surface of the charging cabinet body (1); a first drive motor (22) is provided inside each of the motor fixing shells (15); a rotating shaft end of the first drive motor (22) is connected to the sealing door body (21); a silicone strip (211) is provided on the surface of the sealing door body (21); and when the sealing door body (21) closes the lifting and lowering entrance (11), the silicone strip (211) can be attached to the surface of the lifting and lowering entrance (11).

5. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drop support assembly (3) comprises a first drop support box (31) and a second drop support box (32); the second drop support box (32) is sleeved on the outside of the first drop support box (31); guide slide bars (33) are provided on both sides of the first drop support box (31); guide slide grooves (321) are provided on both sides of the second drop support box (32); guide bosses (331) on both sides of the guide slide bars (33) are slidably connected to the inside of the guide slide grooves (321); the first drop support box (31) is fixedly connected to the surface of the supporting partition (12); and one end side wall of the second drop support box (32) is drivingly connected to the telescopic driving assembly (4).

6. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 5, characterized in that: A landing support plate (34) is provided on the surface of the second landing support box (32), the cross-sectional area of ​​the landing support plate (34) is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the drone (7), and a charging channel (35) is provided through the middle of the surfaces of the first landing support box (31), the second landing support box (32) and the landing support plate (34).

7. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The drone limit assembly (5) comprises a rectangular limit block (51) and a contact switch (52); a rectangular groove (511) is provided on the surface of the rectangular limit block (51); the contact switch (52) is arranged on both sides of the rectangular limit block (51); and the rectangular groove (511) can allow a support rod at the bottom of the drone (7) to be inserted.

8. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The telescopic drive assembly (4) comprises an electric telescopic device (41) and a telescopic shaft (42); a plurality of telescopic device fixing blocks (121) are provided on the surface of the support partition (12); the interior of each telescopic device fixing block (121) is connected to one end of the electric telescopic device (41); driving bosses (322) are provided on both sides of one end of the second drop support box (32); and the telescopic shaft (42) at the other end of the electric telescopic device (41) is connected to the driving boss (322).

9. The drone charging cabinet capable of allowing a drone to take off and land quickly according to claim 8, characterized in that: The automatic charging component (6) comprises a lifting support seat (61), a second drive motor (62), a lifting screw (63), a lifting plane (64) and a male plug (65); the lifting support seat (61) is arranged inside the support baffle (12); the rotating shaft of the second drive motor (62) is inserted into one side of the lifting support seat (61); a lifting screw (63) is also arranged inside the lifting support seat (61); the rotating shaft of the second drive motor (62) and the lifting screw (63) are transmission-connected; a lifting plane (64) is arranged on the top of the lifting screw (63); the bottom of the male plug (65) is connected to the surface of the lifting plane (64); a female plug (71) is arranged inside each of the drones (7); one end of the male plug (65) is electrically connected to the electrical control element (14); and the male plug (65) can be inserted into the female plug (71) to charge the drone (7).

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    CN114919763A