A camera suspension device for drone aerial photography

By designing a combination of steering motor and U-frame in the drone aerial camera suspension device, dual-angle synchronous shooting is realized, and the camera position is flexibly changed through the arc frame and tooth roller driving structure, solving the problem of multi-angle synchronous shooting in the prior art, and improving the flexibility and quality of aerial photography.

CN222728268UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-08XIAN TUYUAN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421639087.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-11
Publication Date
2025-04-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-11

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Technical Problem

Most of the existing aerial drones are single-camera fixed rotatable design, and cannot perform synchronous shooting of multiple angles, making it difficult to meet the needs of scenes with synchronous shooting of multiple angles.

Method used

A camera suspension device for aerial photography of drones is designed. By synchronously adding a steering motor on both sides of the movable frame, a second double-head motor is fixedly connected to the output end of the steering motor. The second double-head motor drives the U-frame to rotate, achieving dual-angle synchronous shooting. In addition, by adding a freely disassembled arc frame at the bottom of the drone, the tooth surface of the arc frame bottom is used to match the tooth roller and its driving structure to drive the movable frame to move freely along the surface of the arc frame, and flexibly change the position of the aerial camera.

Benefits of technology

It realizes that the drone synchronously drives two aerial cameras to perform dual-angle synchronous shooting, meets the needs of scenes of synchronous aerial photography by flexibly changing the position of the movable rack to avoid dead angles of aerial photography and ensure the quality of aerial photography.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular to a camera suspension device for unmanned aerial vehicle aerial photography, comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein a card slot is fixedly connected to the bottom center of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a card block is connected to the internal buckle of the card slot, an arc frame is fixedly connected to the bottom of the card block, the arc frame is an I-shaped frame, and the bottom surface is a toothed surface design, the bottom tooth surface of the arc frame is meshedly connected with a gear roller, both sides of the mandrel of the gear roller are rotatably connected to a movable frame, and both ends of the mandrel are fixedly connected to a driven wheel, and the driven wheel is connected to the driving wheel through a belt transmission. The purpose of the utility model is to provide a camera suspension device for unmanned aerial vehicle aerial photography, so as to solve the problem that most existing unmanned aerial vehicles for aerial photography are of a fixed and rotatable single camera design, and multiple angles of synchronous shooting cannot be performed during actual application, and it is difficult to meet the use requirements of some multi-angle synchronous shooting scenes.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to a camera suspension device used for unmanned aerial vehicle aerial photography. Background Art

[0002] Unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, are unmanned aircraft that are controlled by radio remote control equipment and self-contained program control devices. Drones are actually a general term for unmanned aircraft. From a technical point of view, they can be divided into several categories: unmanned helicopters, unmanned fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned multi-rotor aircraft, unmanned airships, and unmanned paragliders. Compared with manned aircraft, it has the advantages of small size, low cost, easy use, low requirements for the combat environment, and strong battlefield survivability. As unmanned aircraft are of great significance to future air combat, major military countries in the world are stepping up the development of unmanned aircraft.

[0003] At present, most of the aerial photography drones on the market are of a single-camera fixed and rotatable design. In actual application, they are unable to perform simultaneous shooting at multiple angles, and it is difficult to meet the needs of some scenarios that require simultaneous shooting at multiple angles. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a camera suspension device for drone aerial photography, so as to solve the problem that most existing drones for aerial photography are of fixed rotatable design with a single camera, and cannot perform simultaneous shooting at multiple angles during actual application, making it difficult to meet the use requirements of some scenes requiring simultaneous shooting at multiple angles.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A camera suspension device for unmanned aerial photography comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein a card slot is fixedly connected to the bottom center of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a card block is connected to the internal buckle of the card slot, an arc frame is fixedly connected to the bottom of the card block, the arc frame is an I-shaped frame, and the bottom surface is a toothed surface design, the bottom tooth surface of the arc frame is meshingly connected with a gear roller, both sides of the core shaft of the gear roller are rotatably connected to a movable frame, and both ends of the core shaft are fixedly connected to a driven wheel, the driven wheel is connected to a driving wheel through a belt, the center of the driving wheel is correspondingly fixedly connected to the output shaft of a first double-headed motor, the first double-headed motor is fixedly connected to the movable frame, the top of the movable frame is rollingly connected to the arc frame through a roller, both sides of the bottom of the movable frame are fixedly connected to a steering motor, the output end of the steering motor is fixedly connected to a second double-headed motor, the output end of the second double-headed motor is fixedly connected to a U-shaped frame, and the bottom of the U-shaped frame is fixedly connected to an aerial camera.

[0007] Preferably, both sides of the top of the UAV are snap-connected with bridge frames, and one end of the bridge frame away from the UAV is snap-connected with the front and rear ends of the arc frame accordingly.

[0008] Preferably, locking blocks are slidably connected on both sides of the card block and at positions corresponding to the notches of the card slot, and a return spring is fixedly connected to the inner end of the locking block, and the inner end of the return spring is fixedly connected to the interior of the card block.

[0009] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0010] 1. In the utility model, by synchronously adding steering motors on both sides of the movable frame, and fixing a second double-headed motor on the output end of the steering motor, the second double-headed motor drives the U-shaped frame to rotate, so that the drone can synchronously drive two aerial camera positions to perform dual-angle synchronous shooting, thereby meeting the use of some dual-camera synchronous aerial photography scenes.

[0011] 2. In the utility model, by adding a freely detachable and snap-connected arc frame at the bottom of the UAV, the tooth surface at the bottom of the arc frame can be used in conjunction with the gear roller and its driving structure to drive the movable frame to move freely along the surface of the arc frame, thereby flexibly changing the position of the aerial camera, and the movable frame can be lengthened so that the camera can extend forward from the bottom bracket of the UAV during the aerial photography process, thereby preventing the occurrence of blind spots in aerial photography and ensuring the quality of aerial photography. At the same time, by flexibly changing the position of the movable frame, it is convenient for a large camera to be suspended and landed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 This is a diagram of the take-off and landing states of a camera suspension device for drone aerial photography according to the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 This is an aerial photography state diagram of a camera suspension device for drone aerial photography according to the utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of region A;

[0015] Figure 4 The utility model is a cross-sectional view of a clamping state of a clamping block and a clamping slot of a camera suspension device for drone aerial photography.

[0016] In the figure: 1. UAV; 2. Card slot; 3. Card block; 4. Arc frame; 5. Gear roller; 6. Movable frame; 7. Driven wheel; 8. Belt; 9. Driving wheel; 10. First double-headed motor; 11. Roller; 12. Steering motor; 13. Second double-headed motor; 14. U-shaped frame; 15. Aerial camera; 16. Bridge frame; 17. Lock block; 18. Reset spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0018] See also Figure 1-4 , the utility model provides a technical solution:

[0019] A camera suspension device for drone aerial photography comprises a drone 1, wherein a card slot 2 is fixedly connected to the bottom center of the drone 1, and a card block 3 is connected to the internal buckle of the card slot 2, so as to realize a detachable design and facilitate maintenance and storage; an arc frame 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the card block 3, and the arc frame 4 is an I-shaped frame, which is convenient for hanging a movable frame; and the bottom surface is a toothed surface design, and a gear roller 5 is meshedly connected to the bottom tooth surface of the arc frame 4, and both sides of the mandrel of the gear roller 5 are rotatably connected to the movable frame 6, and both ends of the mandrel are fixedly connected to a driven wheel 7, and the driven wheel 7 is transmission-connected to a driving wheel 9 through a belt 8, and the center of the driving wheel 9 is correspondingly fixedly connected to the output shaft of a first double-headed motor 10, and the first double-headed motor 10 is fixedly connected to the movable frame 6, and the top of the movable frame 6 is rollingly connected to the arc frame 4 through a roller 11, which can be used for The first double-headed motor is used to synchronously drive the driving wheels on both sides to rotate, and the driving wheels drive the driven wheels to rotate through belts, and the driven wheels drive the gear rollers to rotate, and the gear rollers are meshed with the tooth surfaces at the bottom of the arc frame, and then cooperate with the rollers to drive the movable frame to rotate along the surface of the arc frame, thereby realizing the position change of the aerial camera and the switching of the aerial photography angle, thereby improving the flexibility of equipment use; the bottom sides of the movable frame 6 are fixedly connected with steering motors 12 for switching the horizontal shooting angle of a single-sided aerial camera; the output end of the steering motor 12 is fixedly connected with a second double-headed motor 13, and the output end of the second double-headed motor 13 is fixedly connected with a U-shaped frame 14, and the second double-headed motor is used to drive the U-shaped frame to rotate, which is then used for switching the vertical shooting angle of the single-sided aerial camera; the bottom of the U-shaped frame 14 is fixedly connected with an aerial camera 15 for drone aerial photography.

[0020] In this embodiment, see Figure 1 Both sides of the top of the drone 1 are snap-connected with a bridge 16, and the end of the bridge 16 away from the drone 1 is snap-connected with the front and rear ends of the arc frame 4 to strengthen the structural strength of the connection between the arc frame and the drone and ensure structural stability.

[0021] In this embodiment, see Figure 4Locking blocks 17 are slidably connected to both sides of the card block 3 and corresponding to the notch positions of the card slot 2. The inner end of the locking block 17 is fixedly connected to a return spring 18. The inner end of the return spring 18 is fixedly connected to the inside of the card block 3, realizing the push-type disassembly design of the card block and the card slot.

[0022] Working principle of the utility model: during take-off and landing, the movable frame 6 is located at one end of the arc frame 4 by default. Figure 1 ;

[0023] During aerial photography, the first double-headed motor 10 can be used to drive the driving wheel 9 to rotate, and the driving wheel 9 drives the driven wheel 7 to rotate through the belt 8, and the driven wheel 7 drives the gear roller 5 to rotate, and the gear roller 5 is meshed with the bottom tooth surface of the arc frame 4, thereby driving the movable frame 4 to rotate along the surface of the arc frame 4, thereby driving the positions of the aerial cameras 15 on both sides to change quickly, and then cooperate with the steering motor 12 to change the horizontal shooting angle of the single-side aerial camera 15, and use the second double-headed motor 13 to drive the U-shaped frame 14 to rotate, so as to change the vertical shooting angle of the single-side aerial camera 15, such as Figure 2 .

[0024] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions. The sentence "includes an element defined by ... does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element".

[0025] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A camera suspension device for drone aerial photography, comprising a drone (1), characterized in that: The center of the bottom of the drone (1) is fixedly connected to a card slot (2), the internal buckle of the card slot (2) is connected to a card block (3), the bottom of the card block (3) is fixedly connected to an arc frame (4), the arc frame (4) is an I-shaped frame, and the bottom surface is designed as a toothed surface, the bottom tooth surface of the arc frame (4) is meshingly connected to a gear roller (5), the mandrel of the gear roller (5) is rotatably connected to the movable frame (6), and the two ends of the mandrel are fixedly connected to a driven wheel (7), the driven wheel (7) is connected to the driving wheel (9) through a belt (8), and the center of the driving wheel (9) is The centers are fixedly connected to the output shaft of the first double-headed motor (10), the first double-headed motor (10) is fixedly connected to the movable frame (6), the top of the movable frame (6) is rollingly connected to the arc frame (4) through a roller (11), the bottom sides of the movable frame (6) are fixedly connected to the steering motor (12), the output end of the steering motor (12) is fixedly connected to the second double-headed motor (13), the output end of the second double-headed motor (13) is fixedly connected to the U-shaped frame (14), and the bottom of the U-shaped frame (14) is fixedly connected to the aerial camera (15).

2. A camera suspension device for drone aerial photography according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both sides of the top of the drone (1) are snap-connected with bridge frames (16), and one end of the bridge frame (16) away from the drone (1) is snap-connected to the front and rear ends of the arc frame (4) accordingly.

3. The camera suspension device for drone aerial photography according to claim 1, characterized in that: Locking blocks (17) are slidably connected to the two sides of the clamping block (3) at positions corresponding to the notches of the clamping slot (2); the inner end of the locking block (17) is fixedly connected to a return spring (18); and the inner end of the return spring (18) is fixedly connected to the interior of the clamping block (3).