Inspection unmanned aerial vehicle for oil and gas field station protection

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of inspection unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an inspection unmanned aerial vehicle for oil and gas field station protection, which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle main body, a pair of liftable supporting components and a pair of rotating components are respectively mounted on two sides and at the lower end of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, a camera is mounted at the lower end of each rotating component, and a flashlight is mounted at the lower end of each camera. The unmanned aerial vehicle has the advantages that after the unmanned aerial vehicle body takes off, the lifting supporting assembly is controlled to be folded, the situation that the camera is shielded by the lifting supporting assembly, and consequently the visual field is not clear is avoided, and then the inspection efficiency of the unmanned aerial vehicle is improved; through the flashlight consistent with the camera lens in direction, the camera can shoot some dark corners, and potential safety hazards are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of patrol inspection drones, and in particular refers to a patrol inspection drone used for protecting oil and gas stations. Background Art

[0002] Oil and gas stations refer to the collection of oil and gas production and transmission facilities. The stations in this industry are mainly composed of oil production areas, gas field areas, oil transfer stations, contact stations and other facilities. These stations usually use advanced technologies to ensure the safe supply of energy.

[0003] Existing inspection drones usually have a rotating device installed at their lower end, and then a camera is installed on the rotating device. The direction of the camera lens is adjusted by the rotating device, and there is no need to adjust the direction of the entire drone, thereby improving the inspection efficiency. However, the landing gear of the drone can easily block the camera, resulting in unclear field of view. The staff is required to adjust the flight angle of the drone as needed so that the landing gear does not block the camera, thereby reducing the inspection efficiency of the drone. In addition, the camera cannot shoot some dark corners, which poses certain safety hazards. Utility Model Content

[0004] 1. Technical Problems Solved

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is that the landing gear of the existing inspection drone used for the protection of oil and gas stations easily blocks the camera, resulting in unclear field of view. The staff is required to adjust the flight angle of the drone as needed so that the landing gear does not block the camera, thereby reducing the inspection efficiency of the drone, and the camera cannot shoot some dark corners, posing certain safety hazards.

[0006] 2. Technical Solution

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution provided by the utility model is: a patrol drone for protecting oil and gas stations, including a drone main body, a plurality of rotors are arranged around the drone main body, liftable support components are installed on both sides of the drone main body, a rotating component is installed at the lower end of the drone main body, a camera is installed at the lower end of the rotating component, a flashlight is installed at the lower end of the camera through a clamp, the liftable support component includes a pair of mounting plates installed on both sides of the drone main body, sleeves are vertically passed through both sides of the mounting plates and are connected with bearings, a power component connected to the sleeve is installed on the upper end of the mounting plate, a threaded support rod is threadedly connected to the lower end of the sleeve, and a pair of support plates are fixed to the lower ends of the threaded support rods.

[0008] Furthermore, the power assembly includes a bevel gear 1 which is fixedly sleeved on the upper end of the sleeve, and a motor bracket and a support plate are respectively installed on the middle part of the upper end of the mounting plate and on both sides thereof, a double-headed motor is installed on the motor bracket, and the output ends at both ends of the double-headed motor are connected to a rotating shaft which passes through the support plate and is connected to its bearings, and a bevel gear 2 which meshes with the bevel gear 1 is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft.

[0009] Furthermore, a protective shell is installed on the upper end of the mounting plate.

[0010] Furthermore, a buffer pad is fixed to the lower end of the support plate.

[0011] Furthermore, the rotating assembly includes an installation box installed at the lower end of the drone body, a motor 2 is installed on the bottom wall of the installation box, an output end of the lower end of the motor 2 passes through the bottom wall of the installation box and is connected to a U-shaped plate, two side walls of the U-shaped plate are symmetrically rotated with a rotating shaft 2, each side of the camera is connected to one of the rotating shafts 2, and a motor 3 connected to one of the rotating shafts 2 is installed on one side of the U-shaped plate.

[0012] Furthermore, a control device electrically connected to the liftable support assembly and the rotating assembly is installed in the drone body.

[0013] 3. Beneficial Effects

[0014] The advantages of the utility model compared with the prior art are:

[0015] 1. After the main body of the drone takes off, the control device controls the retractable support assembly to fold up to prevent it from blocking the camera, thereby causing unclear vision. The staff does not need to adjust the flight angle of the drone, thereby improving the inspection efficiency of the drone.

[0016] 2. By using a flashlight that is in the same direction as the camera lens, the camera can capture some dark corners to reduce safety hazards.

[0017] 3. The U-shaped plate is driven to rotate by the second motor in the rotating assembly to adjust the direction of the camera lens. The second shaft is driven to rotate by the third motor to adjust the camera lens angle. There is no need to adjust the direction of the entire drone, thereby improving the inspection efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is the overall structure diagram of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the liftable support assembly of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the rotating assembly of the utility model.

[0021] As shown in the figure: 1. UAV body; 2. Rotor; 3. Liftable support assembly; 4. Rotating assembly; 5. Camera; 6. Flashlight; 7. Mounting plate; 8. Sleeve; 9. Power assembly; 10. Threaded support rod; 11. Support plate; 12. Bevel gear one; 13. Motor bracket; 14. Support plate; 15. Double-head motor; 16. Rotating shaft; 17. Bevel gear two; 18. Protective shell; 19. Buffer pad; 20. Mounting box; 21. Motor two; 22. U-shaped plate; 23. Rotating shaft two; 24. Motor three. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0023] Embodiment 1

[0024] Combined with Figure 1-2 A patrol drone for protecting oil and gas stations comprises a drone body 1, wherein a plurality of rotors 2 are arranged around the drone body 1, liftable support components 3 are installed on both sides of the drone body 1, a rotating component 4 is installed at the lower end of the drone body 1, a camera 5 is installed at the lower end of the rotating component 4, a flashlight 6 is installed at the lower end of the camera 5 through a clamp, the liftable support component 3 comprises a pair of mounting plates 7 installed on both sides of the drone body 1, sleeves 8 are vertically passed through both sides of the mounting plate 7 and are bearing-connected, a power component 9 connected to the sleeve 8 is installed on the upper end of the mounting plate 7, a threaded support rod 10 is threadedly connected to the lower end of the sleeve 8, and a pair of support plates 11 are fixed to the lower ends of the threaded support rods 10.

[0025] In combination with the above structure, a control device electrically connected to the liftable support assembly 3 and the rotating assembly 4 is installed in the drone body 1. When the drone body 1 takes off, the liftable support assembly 3 is folded by the control device to prevent it from blocking the camera 5, thereby causing unclear vision. The staff does not need to adjust the flight angle of the drone, thereby improving the inspection efficiency of the drone; through the flashlight 6 that is consistent with the direction of the camera 5 lens, the camera 5 can take pictures of some dark corners to reduce safety hazards.

[0026] Combined with Figure 2The power assembly 9 includes a bevel gear 12 which is fixedly sleeved on the upper end of the sleeve 8, and a motor bracket 13 and a support plate 14 are respectively installed on the middle part of the upper end of the mounting plate 7 and on both sides thereof. A double-headed motor 15 is installed on the motor bracket 13, and the output ends of both ends of the double-headed motor 15 are connected to a rotating shaft 16 that passes through the support plate 14 and is connected to its bearing, and a bevel gear 2 17 that meshes with the bevel gear 12 is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 16.

[0027] Combined with the above structure, when the power assembly 9 is used, a pair of rotating shafts 16 are driven to rotate by the double-headed motor 15, thereby rotating a pair of bevel gears 17, thereby rotating a pair of bevel gears 12 and driving the sleeve 8 to rotate. Since the lower end of the sleeve 8 is threadedly connected to the threaded support rod 10, a pair of support plates 11 are fixed to the lower ends of the threaded support rods 10, so that the threaded support rods 10 drive the support plates 11 to rise and fall.

[0028] Combined with Figure 1-2 A protective shell 18 for protecting the power assembly 9 is installed on the upper end of the mounting plate 7.

[0029] Combined with Figure 2 A buffer pad 19 is fixed at the lower end of the support plate 11 to provide buffer protection for the landing of the drone body 1.

[0030] Embodiment 2

[0031] Based on the first embodiment, combined with the attached Figure 3 The rotating assembly 4 includes an installation box 20 installed at the lower end of the drone body 1, and a motor 21 is installed on the bottom wall of the installation box 20. The output end of the lower end of the motor 21 passes through the bottom wall of the installation box 20 and is connected to a U-shaped plate 22. The two side walls of the U-shaped plate 22 are symmetrically rotated and connected to a rotating shaft 23. The two sides of the camera 5 are each connected to one of the rotating shafts 23, and one side of the U-shaped plate 22 is installed with a motor 3 24 connected to one of the rotating shafts 23.

[0032] In combination with the above structure, when the rotating component 4 is in use, the U-shaped plate 22 is driven to rotate by the motor 21 to adjust the lens direction of the camera 5, and the rotating shaft 23 is driven to rotate by the motor 3 24 to adjust the lens angle of the camera 5. There is no need to adjust the direction of the entire drone, thereby improving the inspection efficiency.

[0033] The specific usage is as follows:

[0034] Start a number of rotors 2 to raise the drone body 1, and control the lifting support assembly 3 to be folded by the control device in the drone body 1, that is, the double-headed motor 15 in the power assembly 9 drives a pair of rotating shafts 16 to rotate, thereby rotating a pair of bevel gears 2 17, thereby rotating a pair of bevel gears 1 12 and driving the sleeve 8 to rotate. Since the lower end of the sleeve 8 is threadedly connected with the threaded support rod 10, a pair of threaded support rods 10 are fixed with a support plate 11 at the lower end, so that the threaded support rod 10 drives the support plate 11 to rise, preventing it from blocking the camera 5, thereby causing unclear vision, and the staff does not need to adjust the flight angle of the drone, thereby improving the inspection efficiency of the drone; the U-shaped plate 22 is driven to rotate by the motor 2 21 in the rotating assembly 4, thereby adjusting the lens direction of the camera 5, and the rotating shaft 2 23 is driven to rotate by the motor 3 24, thereby adjusting the lens angle of the camera 5, without adjusting the direction of the entire drone, thereby improving the inspection efficiency; through the flashlight 6 in the same direction as the lens of the camera 5, the camera 5 can shoot some dark corners to reduce safety hazards

[0035] The above description of the utility model and its implementation methods is not restrictive. The drawings show only one implementation method of the utility model, and the actual structure is not limited thereto. In short, if ordinary technicians in this field are inspired by it and design structural methods and embodiments similar to the technical solution without creativity without departing from the purpose of the invention of the utility model, they should all fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An inspection drone for protecting oil and gas stations, comprising a drone body (1), wherein the drone body (1) is provided with a plurality of rotors (2) around it, and characterized in that: The drone body (1) is provided with liftable support components (3) on both sides, the drone body (1) is provided with a rotating component (4) at the lower end, a camera (5) is provided at the lower end of the rotating component (4), and a flashlight (6) is provided at the lower end of the camera (5) via a clamp; The liftable support assembly (3) comprises a pair of mounting plates (7) mounted on both sides of the drone body (1), sleeves (8) vertically passing through and bearing-connected on both sides of the mounting plates (7), a power assembly (9) connected to the sleeve (8) being mounted on the upper end of the mounting plates (7), a threaded support rod (10) being threadedly connected to the lower end of the sleeve (8), and a support plate (11) being fixed to the lower end of the pair of threaded support rods (10).

2. The inspection drone for oil and gas station protection according to claim 1 is characterized by: The power assembly (9) comprises a bevel gear one (12) which is sleeved and fixed on the upper end of the sleeve (8); a motor bracket (13) and a support plate (14) are respectively installed on the middle part of the upper end of the mounting plate (7) and on both sides thereof; a double-headed motor (15) is installed on the motor bracket (13); the output ends of both ends of the double-headed motor (15) are connected to a rotating shaft (16) which passes through the support plate (14) and is connected to its bearing; and a bevel gear two (17) which meshes with the bevel gear one (12) is fixed at the end of the rotating shaft (16).

3. The inspection drone for oil and gas station protection according to claim 2 is characterized in that: A protective shell (18) is installed on the upper end of the mounting plate (7).

4. The inspection drone for oil and gas station protection according to claim 1 is characterized by: A buffer pad (19) is fixed to the lower end of the support plate (11).

5. The inspection drone for oil and gas station protection according to claim 1 is characterized by: The rotating assembly (4) comprises an installation box (20) installed at the lower end of the drone body (1), a second motor (21) is installed on the bottom wall of the installation box (20), the output end of the lower end of the second motor (21) passes through the bottom wall of the installation box (20) and is connected to a U-shaped plate (22), the two side walls of the U-shaped plate (22) are symmetrically rotatably connected to a second rotating shaft (23), the two sides of the camera (5) are each connected to one of the second rotating shafts (23), and a third motor (24) connected to one of the second rotating shafts (23) is installed on one side of the U-shaped plate (22).

6. The inspection drone for oil and gas station protection according to claim 1 is characterized by: A control device electrically connected to the liftable support component (3) and the rotating component (4) is installed in the drone body (1).

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