Operation arm of power transmission unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The operation arm comprises a four-propeller unmanned aerial vehicle, a camera is fixedly installed at one end of the four-propeller unmanned aerial vehicle, the outer surface of the camera is sleeved with an L-shaped plate, a through hole for a lens of the camera to be exposed out is formed in one end of the L-shaped plate, a telescopic mechanism is detachably installed on the upper surface of the L-shaped plate, and a contracting and clamping mechanism is fixedly installed at one end of the telescopic mechanism. And the telescopic mechanism and the clamping mechanism are in communication connection with a communication module integrated in the four-propeller unmanned aerial vehicle through radio frequency (RF). According to the operation arm of the power transmission unmanned aerial vehicle, tools of the contracting and clamping mechanism can be conveniently detached and replaced, different types of clamping jaws or other tools can be replaced at any time according to task requirements, and therefore the four-propeller unmanned aerial vehicle can execute diversified tasks such as grabbing, shearing and cleaning; and multiple tasks can be completed by only one unmanned aerial vehicle and multiple detachable clamping jaws or tools, so that manual intervention and the cost of equipping multiple unmanned aerial vehicles with different tools are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of power transmission UAVs, in particular to an operating arm of a power transmission UAV. Background Art

[0002] The power transmission drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle specially used for inspection and maintenance of power transmission lines. It can perform various tasks at high altitudes and in complex environments, improving the efficiency and safety of power maintenance work.

[0003] For example, the patent with the national authorized patent announcement number CN214100599U discloses a drone equipped with a mechanical arm for clearing foreign objects from high-altitude power transmission lines, including a gimbal and an aircraft mounted on the gimbal, a connecting substrate is fixed at the bottom of the gimbal, a base is mounted at the bottom of the connecting substrate, a mechanical arm is mounted at the bottom of the base, and the mechanical arm includes a U-shaped connector a fixed on the base, a digital servo a is mounted in the U-shaped connector a, the output end of the digital servo a is connected to a U-shaped connector b, a digital servo b is mounted in the U-shaped connector b, the output end of the digital servo b is connected to a digital servo c, the output end of the digital servo c is connected to an execution end through a flange, and a digital servo d for controlling the opening and closing of the execution end is mounted on the execution end. The utility model can complete the equipment installation and recovery tasks of power transmission lines, the obstacle removal tasks in the inspection of power transmission lines, etc.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned drone equipped with a robotic arm for clearing foreign objects from high-altitude power transmission lines has a clamp that is not easy to disassemble and replace. When performing tasks with different requirements, it is necessary to replace drones with different types of robotic arms. For example, to perform tasks such as cutting ropes wrapped around the surface of electric wires, it is necessary to replace a drone with a cutting robotic arm, which limits the application of drones in different tasks. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an operating arm for a power transmission drone to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A control arm of a power transmission drone comprises: a four-propeller drone, a camera fixedly mounted at one end of the four-propeller drone, an L-shaped plate mounted on the outer surface of the camera, a through hole for the camera lens to leak out is opened at one end of the L-shaped plate, a telescopic mechanism is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped plate, a retracting mechanism is fixedly mounted at one end of the telescopic mechanism, the telescopic mechanism and the retracting mechanism are communicatively connected with a communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone via radio frequency (RF), the four-propeller drone can transmit control signals via the communication module and is electrically connected with a battery in the four-propeller drone.

[0008] Preferably, the telescopic mechanism includes a first motor, which is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped plate, a first connecting arm is fixedly mounted on one end of the output shaft of the first motor, a second motor is fixedly mounted on one end of the first connecting arm, and a second connecting arm is fixedly mounted on one end of the second motor.

[0009] Preferably, the first motor and the second motor are both controlled by a communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone.

[0010] Preferably, the shrinking and clamping mechanism includes a connecting plate, the connecting plate is fixedly mounted on one end of the second connecting arm, a third motor is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the connecting plate, the output shaft of the third motor passes through the connecting plate and is located on the upper surface of the connecting plate and fixedly mounted with a connecting rod, both ends of the connecting rod are rotatably mounted with traction arc rods, the other end of the traction arc rod is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the docking plate, a guide block is fixedly mounted on one end of the docking plate, the guide block is slidably mounted on the outer surface of the guide rail, the guide rail is fixedly mounted on one end of the connecting plate, and a clamp is detachably mounted on one end of the guide block.

[0011] Preferably, the clamping plate and the guide block are threadedly connected via a butterfly bolt.

[0012] Preferably, the third motor is also controlled by a communication module integrated in the four-propeller UAV.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0014] The operating arm of the power transmission drone provided by the utility model can conveniently disassemble and replace the tools of the retracting and clamping mechanism, and different types of clamps or other tools can be replaced at any time according to task requirements, so that the four-propeller drone can perform a variety of tasks, such as grasping, shearing, cleaning, etc. Only one drone and multiple detachable clamps or tools are needed to complete a variety of tasks, reducing the cost of manual intervention and equipping multiple drones with different tools. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the operating arm of the power transmission UAV of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the L-shaped plate structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the telescopic mechanism and the shrinking mechanism of the utility model separated;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the telescopic mechanism structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping mechanism of the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 1. four-propeller drone; 101. L-shaped plate; 102. camera; 2. telescopic mechanism; 201. first motor; 202. first connecting arm; 203. second motor; 204. second connecting arm; 3. retracting mechanism; 301. connecting plate; 302. third motor; 303. connecting rod; 304. traction arc rod; 305. docking plate; 306. guide rail; 307. guide block; 308. clamping plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0022] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 , this embodiment provides the following technical solutions:

[0023] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, an operating arm of a power transmission drone comprises: a four-propeller drone 1, a camera 102 is fixedly installed at one end of the four-propeller drone 1, an L-shaped plate 101 is mounted on the outer surface of the camera 102, a through hole is opened at one end of the L-shaped plate 101 for the camera 102 lens to leak out, a telescopic mechanism 2 is detachably installed on the upper surface of the L-shaped plate 101, a retracting mechanism 3 is fixedly installed at one end of the telescopic mechanism 2, the telescopic mechanism 2 and the retracting mechanism 3 are communicatively connected with a communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone 1 via a radio frequency RF, the four-propeller drone 1 can transmit control signals via the 5G communication module and be electrically connected to the battery in the four-propeller drone 1.

[0024] Through the design of the four-propeller UAV 1, the camera 102, the L-shaped plate 101, the telescopic mechanism 2 and the retracting mechanism 3, when in use, the staff can replace the tools configured on the retracting mechanism 3 according to the purpose of the operation, and then control the UAV to fly to the location where the operation is required, and provide the staff with an operating field of view through the camera 102. Then, the staff can send a control signal to the radio transmitter carried in the four-propeller UAV 1 through a radio remote controller, and the radio receivers carried in the telescopic mechanism 2 and the retracting mechanism 3 receive the control signal of the four-propeller UAV 1, and can control the telescopic mechanism 2 and the retracting mechanism 3 to perform corresponding tasks. For example, the flight attitude and position of the four-propeller UAV 1 are adjusted according to the flight control instructions, and the movement of the telescopic mechanism 2 and the retracting mechanism 3 is controlled according to the motion instructions. The telescopic mechanism 2 can be controlled to push the shear knife or trimming tool equipped at one end of the retracting mechanism 3 to the position where the power transmission line needs to be processed, and the tool can be controlled by the retracting mechanism 3 to perform operations such as grabbing and shearing to clear obstacles such as ropes or vegetation wrapped around the surface of the power transmission line, so that the power transmission line can be kept unobstructed and safe;

[0025] like Figure 4-Figure 5 As shown, the telescopic mechanism 2 includes a first motor 201, which is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped plate 101, a first connecting arm 202 is fixedly mounted on one end of the output shaft of the first motor 201, a second motor 203 is fixedly mounted on one end of the first connecting arm 202, and a second connecting arm 204 is fixedly mounted on one end of the second motor 203.

[0026] The first motor 201 and the second motor 203 are both controlled by a communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone 1 .

[0027] The shrinking and clamping mechanism 3 includes a connecting plate 301, which is fixedly mounted on one end of the second connecting arm 204, and a third motor 302 is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the connecting plate 301. The output shaft of the third motor 302 passes through the connecting plate 301 and is located on the upper surface of the connecting plate 301 and is fixedly mounted with a connecting rod 303. The two ends of the connecting rod 303 are respectively rotatably mounted with traction arc rods 304, and the other end of the traction arc rod 304 is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the docking plate 305. A guide block 307 is fixedly mounted on one end of the docking plate 305, and the guide block 307 is slidably mounted on the outer surface of the guide rail 306. The guide rail 306 is fixedly mounted on one end of the connecting plate 301, and a clamping plate 308 is removably mounted on one end of the guide block 307.

[0028] The clamping plate 308 and the guide block 307 are threadedly connected via butterfly bolts.

[0029] The third motor 302 is also controlled by the communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone 1.

[0030] Through the design of the first motor 201, the second motor 203, the third motor 302, the guide block 307 and the clamping plate 308, when in use, the staff can replace the tools configured on the guide block 307, such as the clamping plate 308, according to the purpose of the operation. During the replacement process, the staff only needs to screw the butterfly bolt to achieve it. Then, the four-propeller drone 1 can be controlled to fly to the location where the operation is required, and the camera 102 provides the staff with an operating field of view. The radio remote control sends a control signal to the radio transmitter carried in the four-propeller drone 1, which can make the first motor 201 and the second motor 203 drive the first connecting arm 202 and the second connecting arm 204 to drive the clamping plate 308 slidably installed at one end of the connecting plate 301 and provide a working field of vision for the staff through the camera 102, and then the third motor 302 can be controlled to rotate and pull the two sets of traction arc rods 304, and the traction arc rods 304 can pull the two sets of docking plates 305 to drive the guide block 307 to slide together on the outer surface of the guide rail 306 at the center, and can drive the clamping plate 308 to grab or cut the debris on the surface of the transmission line and perform cleaning operations, so as to keep the transmission line unobstructed and safe.

[0031] Parts not involved in the present invention are the same as the prior art or can be implemented by the prior art. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An operating arm for a power transmission drone, characterized in that: include: A four-propeller drone (1), wherein a camera (102) is fixedly mounted at one end of the four-propeller drone (1), an L-shaped plate (101) is mounted on the outer surface of the camera (102), a through hole is opened at one end of the L-shaped plate (101) for the camera (102) lens to leak out, a telescopic mechanism (2) is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped plate (101), a retracting mechanism (3) is fixedly mounted at one end of the telescopic mechanism (2), the telescopic mechanism (2) and the retracting mechanism (3) are connected to a communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone (1) via radio frequency (RF), the four-propeller drone (1) can transmit control signals via the communication module, and is electrically connected to a battery in the four-propeller drone (1).

2. The operating arm of a power transmission drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic mechanism (2) comprises a first motor (201), the first motor (201) being fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped plate (101), a first connecting arm (202) being fixedly mounted on one end of the output shaft of the first motor (201), a second motor (203) being fixedly mounted on one end of the first connecting arm (202), and a second connecting arm (204) being fixedly mounted on one end of the second motor (203).

3. The operating arm of a power transmission drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first motor (201) and the second motor (203) are both controlled by a communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone (1).

4. The operating arm of a power transmission drone according to claim 3, characterized in that: The retracting mechanism (3) comprises a connecting plate (301), wherein the connecting plate (301) is fixedly mounted on one end of the second connecting arm (204), a third motor (302) is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the connecting plate (301), an output shaft of the third motor (302) passes through the connecting plate (301) and is located on the upper surface of the connecting plate (301) and is fixedly mounted with a connecting rod (303), both ends of the connecting rod (303) are rotatably mounted with traction arc rods (304), the other end of the traction arc rod (304) is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of a docking plate (305), a guide block (307) is fixedly mounted on one end of the docking plate (305), the guide block (307) is slidably mounted on the outer surface of a guide rail (306), the guide rail (306) is fixedly mounted on one end of the connecting plate (301), and a clamping plate (308) is detachably mounted on one end of the guide block (307).

5. The operating arm of a power transmission drone according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping plate (308) and the guide block (307) are threadedly connected via butterfly bolts.

6. The operating arm of a power transmission drone according to claim 4, characterized in that: The third motor (302) is controlled by a communication module integrated in the four-propeller drone (1).

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