Unmanned aerial vehicle charging device

Abstract

The utility model provides an unmanned aerial vehicle charging device, and relates to the technical field of charging equipment. The device comprises a shell, a plurality of placement grooves formed in the shell, a box groove formed in the shell, a box body arranged in the box groove, the placement grooves are matched with the unmanned aerial vehicle in shape, a control circuit is arranged in the box body, a plurality of connecting wires with the number corresponding to that of the placement grooves are arranged in the shell, and the control circuit is connected with the control circuit. The end parts of the plurality of connecting wires are respectively located in the plurality of placing grooves, the end parts of the connecting wires are provided with USB Type-C interfaces matched with the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the connecting wires are electrically connected with the control circuit. A plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles can be charged at the same time, and the charging efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of charging equipment, and in particular to a charging device for an unmanned aerial vehicle. Background Art

[0002] Unmanned aerial vehicle, abbreviated as "UAV" in English, is an unmanned aircraft controlled by radio remote control equipment and self-contained program control device, or operated completely or intermittently autonomously by an onboard computer.

[0003] In the prior art, when charging a drone, the battery is first removed and then placed in a dedicated balance charger for charging. The number of batteries that can be charged at one time is limited. For a large number of swarm drones, this charging method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the efficiency is very low. In addition, when the battery is charging, the drone lacks a place to store or place it, which can easily cause damage to the drone, especially in the wild, where some impurities, weeds and even insects on the ground can easily enter the drone and cause damage to the drone. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to develop a drone charging device which can accommodate multiple drones for charging at the same time and improve the charging efficiency.

[0005] The utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] A charging device for a drone, comprising:

[0007] case;

[0008] A plurality of placement slots are provided on the housing;

[0009] A box slot is provided on the shell;

[0010] The box body is arranged in the box slot;

[0011] The shape of the placement slot is specifically matched with the drone, a control circuit is provided in the box body, a plurality of connecting wires corresponding in number to the placement slots are provided in the shell body, ends of the plurality of connecting wires are respectively located in the plurality of placement slots, USB Type-C interfaces matching the drone are provided at the ends of the connecting wires, and the connecting wires are electrically connected to the control circuit.

[0012] Optionally, the box is provided with a control panel electrically connected to the control circuit, the control panel is provided with a plurality of status lights corresponding to the connecting wires and the placement slots, the control panel is provided with a start button, and the control panel is also provided with a charging communication interface, a network interface and a charging interface.

[0013] Optionally, the shell is an integrally formed foam or plastic material, and the shell is in a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

[0014] Optionally, the placement groove is opened vertically downward from the top surface of the shell, and a plurality of the placement grooves are arranged in a matrix on the shell.

[0015] Optionally, the placement slot includes a main slot in the middle, frame slots on both sides of the bottom of the main slot, and blade slots on both sides of the upper part of the main slot. The main slot accommodates the fuselage of the drone, the frame slot accommodates the landing gear of the drone, and the blade slot accommodates the propeller blades of the drone.

[0016] Optionally, a pick-and-place groove is respectively provided at the middle of the top end and the middle of the bottom end of the entrance of the placement groove to provide space for fingers of a person when taking and placing the drone in the placement groove.

[0017] Optionally, a wire groove is provided on the shell between the plurality of placement grooves, an interface groove connected to the wire groove is opened on the side of the placement groove, and the connecting wire is arranged in the wire groove and the interface groove.

[0018] Optionally, a sealing strip with a shape matching the wire trough and the interface trough is clamped on the top.

[0019] Optionally, the shell is provided with a battery spare part slot, a blade spare part slot and a tool spare part slot.

[0020] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0021] The utility model can accommodate multiple drones for charging at the same time. When charging multiple drones, there is no need to remove the batteries one by one. The drones can be directly inserted into the placement slot, and the USB Type-C interface of the connecting cable can be plugged into the drone, which greatly improves the charging efficiency of multiple drones. The terminal can also be electrically connected to multiple drones through the control panel to view and check the status of the drones, so that multiple drones can be managed in a unified manner. When the drones are charging, the multiple drones are uniformly fixed in the shell, so that the drones can be stored and placed, and the drones can be protected from being damaged or impurities entering when placed on the ground. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of Example 1;

[0024] Figure 2 This is the structural diagram of Example 2.

[0025] Figure numerals: 1, shell; 2, box slot; 3, placement slot; 4, pick-up and placement slot; 5, wire slot; 6, interface slot; 7, battery spare parts slot; 8, blade spare parts slot; 9, tool spare parts slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In the following, only some exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the described embodiments may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the drawings and descriptions are considered to be exemplary and non-restrictive in nature.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation to the present invention.

[0028] The disclosure below provides many different embodiments or examples to realize the different structures of the present invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the parts and settings of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are only examples, and the purpose is not to limit the present invention. In addition, the present invention can repeat reference numbers and / or reference letters in different examples, and this repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, which itself does not indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or settings discussed. In addition, the present invention provides various specific processes and examples of materials, but those of ordinary skill in the art can be aware of the application of other processes and / or the use of other materials.

[0029] The embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example

[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment discloses a drone charging device, including a shell 1, which is an integrally formed foam or plastic material. The shell 1 is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and a plurality of placement slots 3 arranged in a matrix are provided on the top surface of the shell 1. The shape of the placement slots 3 is specifically matched with the drone. In this embodiment, the ten placement slots 3 on the top surface of the shell 1 are arranged in two columns and five rows.

[0031] The placement slot 3 is vertically opened downward from the top surface of the shell 1, including a main slot in the middle, which accommodates the fuselage of the drone. The bottom of the main slot is provided with frame slots on both sides, which accommodate the landing gear of the drone, and the upper part of the main slot is provided with fan blade slots on both sides, which accommodate the propeller blades of the drone.

[0032] A pick-and-place groove 4 is respectively provided in the middle of the top and the middle of the bottom of the entrance of the placement groove 3 , and the pick-and-place groove 4 is convenient for personnel to provide space for fingers when picking up and placing the drone in the placement groove 3 .

[0033] A wire slot 5 is provided on the top of the housing 1 between the two rows of placement slots 3, and an interface slot 6 connected to the wire slot 5 is provided on the side of each placement slot 3. A plurality of connecting wires corresponding in number to the placement slots 3 are provided in the wire slot 5, and the ends of the plurality of connecting wires extend into the placement slots 3 through the interface slots 6, respectively, and the ends of the connecting wires are connected to a USB Type-C interface adapted to the drone. Sealing strips (not shown in the figure) of a shape adapted thereto are clamped on the top of the wire slot 5 and the interface slot 6, and the sealing strips prevent the connecting wires from being exposed.

[0034] A box slot 2 is provided on the side wall of the housing 1 in the direction in which the placement slots 3 are arranged in a row, a box body (not shown in the figure) is placed in the box slot 2, a control circuit is provided in the box body, and a control panel electrically connected to the control circuit is provided on the box body. The control panel is provided with a plurality of status lights corresponding to the connection line and the placement slots 3, a start button, a charging communication interface, a network interface and a charging interface.

[0035] When charging the cluster drones, multiple drones are placed in the placement slots 3 respectively, the USB Type-C interface at the end of the connection line in the placement slot 3 is plugged into the drone, the charging socket and the charging communication socket are connected to the external charger, and the start button is operated to start charging. The charging status of the drone is displayed by the status light, and the battery power of multiple drones is displayed on the charger, and the multiple drones in the housing 1 are uniformly and quickly charged. The control circuit can be electrically connected to a terminal such as a computer or a tablet computer through a network interface to check the status of the drone. The drone is placed in the housing 1 and fixed to prevent the drone from being damaged due to lack of storage and placement measures. Example

[0036] like Figure 2 As shown, the main difference between this embodiment and the embodiment 1 is that the number of placement slots 3 provided on the housing 1 is reduced, and the housing 1 is further provided with four battery spare slots 7, four propeller spare slots 8 and one tool spare slot 9. The shape of the battery spare slot 7 is adapted to the battery of the drone and can accommodate spare batteries of the drone, the shape of the propeller spare slot 8 is adapted to the propeller blade of the drone and can accommodate spare propeller blades of the drone, and the tool spare slot 9 accommodates some disassembly and assembly tools of the drone.

[0037] The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not limitations on the technical solutions of the present utility model. Any technical solution that can be implemented on the basis of the above embodiments without creative work should be deemed to fall within the scope of protection of the patent of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A UAV charging device, characterized in that: include: case; A plurality of placement slots are provided on the housing; A box slot is provided on the shell; The box body is arranged in the box slot; The shape of the placement slot is specifically matched with the drone, a control circuit is provided in the box body, a plurality of connecting wires corresponding in number to the placement slots are provided in the shell body, ends of the plurality of connecting wires are respectively located in the plurality of placement slots, USB Type-C interfaces matching the drone are provided at the ends of the connecting wires, and the connecting wires are electrically connected to the control circuit.

2. The UAV charging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body is provided with a control panel electrically connected to the control circuit, the control panel is provided with a plurality of status lights corresponding to the connecting wires and the placement slots, the control panel is provided with a start button, and the control panel is also provided with a charging communication interface, a network interface and a charging interface.

3. The UAV charging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell is made of an integrally formed foam or plastic material and is in a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

4. The UAV charging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The placement groove is opened vertically downward from the top surface of the shell, and a plurality of the placement grooves are arranged in a matrix on the shell.

5. The UAV charging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The placement slot includes a main slot in the middle, frame slots on both sides of the bottom of the main slot, and blade slots on both sides of the upper part of the main slot. The main slot accommodates the fuselage of the drone, the frame slot accommodates the landing gear of the drone, and the blade slot accommodates the propeller blades of the drone.

6. The UAV charging device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A pick-and-place groove is respectively provided at the middle of the top end and the middle of the bottom end of the entrance of the placement groove to provide space for fingers of a person when picking up and placing the drone in the placement groove.

7. The UAV charging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A wire groove is arranged on the shell body between the plurality of placement grooves, an interface groove connected with the wire groove is opened on the side of the placement groove, and the connection wire is arranged in the wire groove and the interface groove.

8. The UAV charging device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The tops of the wire trough and the interface trough are clamped with sealing strips with shapes matching them.

9. The UAV charging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell is provided with a battery spare part slot, a blade spare part slot and a tool spare part slot.

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