Quick release mechanism for photoelectric pod of unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of mechanical structures, and discloses a quick release mechanism for a photoelectric pod of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises a plug mechanism and a socket mechanism, the plug mechanism comprises an upper mounting plate, a mounting adapter plate, an upper sliding key and an upper sliding key plate, and the socket mechanism comprises a lower buckling plate, a lower sliding key, a lower mounting main plate, a supporting plate and a lower circular plate. The problem that the photoelectric ball of the unmanned aerial vehicle is inconvenient to assemble and disassemble is solved. According to the utility model, the upper mounting plate of the plug mechanism is fixed on the internal frame of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the lower sliding key plate of the plug mechanism extends out of the fuselage skin, the photoelectric pod is mounted in the corresponding hole position of the lower circular plate of the socket mechanism, and the upper sliding key plate part of the plug mechanism is manually aligned with the rectangular hole in the middle of the lower closing plate of the socket mechanism for pressing; when the plug mechanism is inserted into the socket mechanism, an upper sliding key installed on an upper sliding key plate of the plug mechanism shrinks inwards along a rectangular groove in the upper sliding key plate under the action of the wall surface of the socket mechanism to compress a spring installed in the middle, and when the plug mechanism is thoroughly inserted into the socket mechanism, the upper sliding key installed in the upper sliding key plate slides outwards under the action of the elastic force of the spring. When the upper sliding key slides towards the outer side, the lower sliding key of the socket mechanism is driven to move towards the outer side at the same time, after the lower sliding key pops up, the upper sliding key of the socket mechanism can clamp the original sliding groove position of the lower sliding key of the socket mechanism, and therefore rapid installation is achieved. When quick disassembly is needed, the socket mechanism can be pulled out only by pressing the popped-out lower sliding key and extruding and shrinking the upper sliding key of the socket mechanism, so that quick disassembly of the mechanism is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of mechanical structures, and in particular to a quick-release mechanism for an optoelectronic pod of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Background Art

[0002] Unmanned aerial devices such as drones and cruise missiles are usually equipped with optoelectronic pods for visual field reconnaissance. Due to the limitations of their structure, optoelectronic pods in the prior art are usually fixed on the equipment body during use, and the installation process is relatively complicated and difficult to achieve quick disassembly and assembly. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop a quick-disassembly mechanism for optoelectronic pods of drones that is simple in structure and easy to operate. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model provides a quick-release mechanism for an optoelectronic pod of an unmanned aerial vehicle to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology. To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a quick-release mechanism for an optoelectronic pod of an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising a plug mechanism and a socket mechanism, the plug mechanism comprising an upper mounting plate, an installation adapter plate, an upper sliding key and an upper sliding key plate; the upper mounting plate is characterized in that: mounting holes are provided in the middle and four corners of the upper mounting plate, the mounting holes at the four corners of the upper mounting plate are connected and fixed to the unmanned aerial vehicle frame by bolts, and the mounting hole in the middle of the upper mounting plate is connected and fixed to the mounting hole at the top of the installation adapter plate by bolts;

[0004] The installation adapter plate is characterized in that: the installation adapter plate is a thin plate with an "L" shape, and the top and bottom of the installation adapter plate are respectively provided with installation holes corresponding to the hole positions in the middle of the upper installation plate and the upper part of the upper sliding key plate, and are connected and fixed by bolts;

[0005] The upper sliding key is characterized in that: the upper sliding key is a sliding block with an inverted right-angle trapezoidal cross section, and the inverted trapezoidal surfaces at both ends of the upper sliding key are provided with small bosses that are slidably connected to the rectangular sliding groove at the bottom of the upper sliding key plate;

[0006] The upper sliding key plate is characterized in that: the upper sliding key plate is symmetrically buckled on the mounting adapter plate to form a mounting plug with a cross-sectional length of 22 mm and a width of 18 mm; the upper part of the upper sliding key is provided with a mounting hole corresponding to the lower part of the mounting adapter plate and is connected and fixed by bolts; a bottom bracket extends from the lower part of the upper sliding key plate; when the upper sliding key plate is buckled on the mounting adapter plate, the lower bottom bracket of the upper sliding key plate and the bottom surface of the mounting adapter plate form a rectangular hole for storing the upper sliding key, and rectangular sliding grooves are provided on both sides of the rectangular hole to be slidably connected with the small boss of the upper sliding key; the upper sliding keys are symmetrically placed on both sides of the rectangular hole formed by the upper sliding key plate being buckled on the mounting adapter plate, and springs are installed between the upper sliding keys for tensioning.

[0007] Furthermore, the socket mechanism includes a lower buckle plate, a lower slide key, a lower mounting main board, a support plate, and a lower circular plate; the lower buckle plate is characterized in that: the lower buckle plate is provided with a rectangular hole with a length of 22 mm and a width of 18 mm in the middle so as to accommodate the upper slide key plate of the plug mechanism when the plug mechanism and the socket mechanism are docked, two sections of cover plates are extended along the outer direction of the short sides of the lower buckle plate on both sides to seal the small notch on the top of the lower mounting main board, rectangular blocks are provided along the direction of the holes on the outer sides of the long sides of the rectangular plate, and threaded holes are provided at the bottom of the rectangular blocks to be fixed with screws at the hole positions corresponding to the lower mounting main board;

[0008] The down-sliding key is characterized in that: the down-sliding key is in the shape of a rectangular block and is symmetrically placed in the rectangular groove corresponding to the lower mounting mainboard; a symmetrical short axis is provided on the top of the down-sliding key, and the short axis is placed in the small notch on the top of the lower mounting mainboard, and the cover plates on both sides of the lower buckle plate seal the notch on the top of the notch to limit the sliding;

[0009] The lower mounting mainboard is characterized in that: the bottom of the lower mounting mainboard is a circular thin plate with a mounting hole provided thereon for connection and fixation with the threaded hole at the bottom of the rectangular block of the lower buckle plate; four bracket plates are extended from the bottom circular plate of the lower mounting mainboard in all directions; a circular through hole is provided on the top of the bracket plate, which is connected and fixed to the support plate by bolts; a pair of symmetrical mounting blocks are provided at the upper end of the lower mounting mainboard; a gap with a length of 22 mm and a width of 18 mm is formed in the middle of the symmetrical mounting blocks to accommodate an upper sliding key plate for storing a plug mechanism; the gaps on both sides of the symmetrical mounting blocks form a rectangular groove for storing a lower sliding key; and small notches are provided on the tops of both sides of the symmetrical mounting blocks to place the short axis at the top of the lower sliding key;

[0010] The support plate is characterized in that: the support plate is a long rectangular bent plate, which is symmetrically bent 90 degrees from top to bottom, and is provided with mounting holes at the top and bottom of the bend, which are fixedly connected with the holes corresponding to the bottom bracket plate of the lower mounting mainboard and the lower circular plate by bolts;

[0011] The lower circular plate is characterized in that: the lower circular plate is an annular thin plate, and 4 pairs of circular through holes are evenly distributed along the surface of the annular thin plate, and the distance between the symmetrical circular through holes is 80 mm, wherein 2 pairs of circular through holes are respectively fixedly connected to the support plate by bolts, and the other 2 pairs of circular through holes are externally connected to the mounting holes corresponding to the optical pod.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the utility model has a simple structure and is easy to disassemble and assemble. The plug mechanism and the socket mechanism are locked and unlocked by manually aligning the upper sliding key that is movable in the plug mechanism along the rectangular groove in the upper sliding key plate. When in use, the upper sliding key plate part of the plug mechanism is manually aligned with the rectangular hole in the middle of the lower mouth plate of the socket mechanism and pressed. The upper sliding key installed on the upper sliding key plate of the plug mechanism will shrink inward along the rectangular groove inside the upper sliding key plate under the action of the wall surface of the socket mechanism to compress the spring installed in the middle. When the plug mechanism is completely inserted into the socket mechanism, the upper sliding key installed in the upper sliding key plate will slide outward under the action of the spring elastic force. When the upper sliding key slides outward, it will drive the lower sliding key of the socket mechanism to move outward at the same time. After the lower sliding key is popped out, the upper sliding key of the socket mechanism will be stuck in the so-called sliding groove position of the original lower sliding key of the socket mechanism, thereby realizing quick installation. When quick disassembly is required, it is only necessary to press the pop-up lower sliding key to squeeze and shrink the upper sliding key of the socket mechanism, so that the socket mechanism can be pulled out, thereby realizing quick disassembly of the mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 The overall appearance structure diagram

[0014] Figure 2 Exploded view of the plug mechanism

[0015] Figure 3 Exploded view of the socket mechanism

[0016] Figure 4 The upper sliding key structure diagram

[0017] Figure 5 The upper sliding key board structure diagram

[0018] Figure 6 The structure diagram of the lower buckle plate

[0019] Figure 7 The structure diagram of the down key

[0020] Figure 8 Install the mainboard structure diagram below

[0021] In the figure: 1. plug mechanism; 2. socket mechanism; 11. upper mounting plate; 12. mounting adapter plate; 13. upper sliding key; 14. upper sliding key plate; 21. lower buckle plate; 22. lower sliding key; 23. lower mounting main board; 24. support plate; 25. lower circular plate; 131. small boss; 141. rectangular slide groove; 142. bottom bracket; 211. cover plate; 212. rectangular block; 221. short shaft; 231. bracket plate; 232. mounting block; 233. small notch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The present invention will be further described and understood by referring to the following non-limiting embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0023] The utility model provides a quick-release mechanism for an optoelectronic pod of a drone to solve the problems raised in the above background technology. To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a quick-release mechanism for an optoelectronic pod of a drone, comprising a plug mechanism 1 and a socket mechanism 2, wherein the plug mechanism 1 comprises an upper mounting plate 11, an installation adapter plate 12, an upper sliding key 13, and an upper sliding key plate 14; Figure 2 As shown, the upper mounting plate 11 is characterized in that: the upper mounting plate 11 is a thin plate with an "H" shape, and circular through holes are provided in the middle and four corners of the upper mounting plate 11. The circular through holes at the four corners of the upper mounting plate 11 are connected and fixed to the UAV frame by bolts, and the through hole in the middle of the upper mounting plate 11 is connected and fixed to the mounting adapter plate by bolts;

[0024] like Figure 2 As shown, the installation adapter plate 12 is characterized in that: the installation adapter plate 12 is a bent plate with an inverted "L" shape, and the top and bottom of the installation adapter plate 12 are respectively provided with circular through holes corresponding to the middle of the upper installation plate 11 and the upper part of the upper sliding key plate 14, and are connected and fixed by bolts;

[0025] like Figure 4 , 5 As shown, the upper sliding key 13 is characterized in that the upper sliding key 13 is a small sliding block with an inverted right-angle trapezoidal cross section, and the inverted trapezoidal surfaces at both ends of the upper sliding key 13 are provided with small bosses 131 installed in the rectangular slide groove 141 at the lower part of the upper sliding key plate 14 for sliding;

[0026] like Figure 2 , 4 As shown in , 5, the upper sliding key plate 14 is characterized in that: the upper sliding key plate 14 is symmetrically buckled on the lower part of the mounting adapter plate 12, and the upper part of the upper sliding key plate 14 is provided with a circular through hole corresponding to the lower part of the mounting adapter plate 12, and is connected and fixed with the mounting adapter plate 12 by bolts, and a bottom bracket 142 extends from the lower part of the upper sliding key plate 14. When the upper sliding key plate 14 is buckled on the lower part of the mounting adapter plate 12, the bottom bracket 142 and the bottom surface of the mounting adapter plate 12 form a rectangular hole for storing the upper sliding key 13, and rectangular grooves 141 and small bosses 131 are provided on both sides of the rectangular hole for sliding connection, and the upper sliding keys 13 are symmetrically placed on both sides of the rectangular hole formed by the upper sliding key plate 14 buckled on the mounting adapter plate 12, and springs are provided between the upper sliding keys 13 for tensioning.

[0027] Furthermore, the socket mechanism 2 includes a lower buckle plate 21, a lower slide key 22, a lower mounting main board 23, a support plate 24 and a lower circular plate 25; Figure 3As shown, the mounting holes of the lower buckle plate 21 and the mounting holes in the middle of the lower mounting main board 23 are matched and fixed, and the sliding stroke of the lower slide key 22 installed inside the lower mounting main board 23 is limited. The mounting holes at the four corners of the lower mounting main board 23 are matched and fixed with the mounting holes at one end of the support plate 24, and the mounting holes at the other end of the support plate 24 are matched and fixed with the corresponding mounting holes on the lower circular plate 25;

[0028] like Figure 3 , 6 As shown in FIG. 8 , the lower buckle plate 21 is characterized in that: the lower buckle plate 21 is provided with a rectangular hole in the middle that can accommodate the upper sliding key plate 14, and two symmetrical cover plates 211 are extended along the outer direction of the short sides of the rectangular plate on both sides to seal the small notch 233 on the top of the lower mounting main board 23, and two symmetrical rectangular blocks 212 are provided along the hole direction on the outer sides of the long sides of the rectangular plate on both sides, and the bottom of the rectangular block 212 is provided with a threaded hole that is fixed to the hole position corresponding to the lower mounting main board 23 by screws;

[0029] like Figure 7 As shown, the downward key 22 is characterized in that: the downward key 22 is in the shape of a rectangular block and is symmetrically placed in the rectangular groove corresponding to the lower mounting main board 23. A symmetrical short shaft 221 is provided on the top of the downward key 22. The short shaft 221 is placed in a small notch 233 on the top of the lower mounting main board 23, and the top notch is sealed by a cover plate 211 for sliding limitation.

[0030] The lower mounting main board 23 is characterized in that: the bottom of the lower mounting main board 23 is a circular thin plate with symmetrical circular through holes, which are connected and fixed with the threaded holes at the bottom of the rectangular block 212 by screws; four bracket plates 231 are extended from the bottom circular plate of the lower mounting main board 23 to the surrounding areas; the top of the bracket plate 231 is provided with a circular through hole, which is connected and fixed with the corresponding mounting hole position of the support plate 24 by bolts; the upper end of the lower mounting main board 23 is a pair of symmetrical mounting blocks 232; the gap in the middle of the symmetrical mounting blocks 232 can accommodate the upper sliding key plate 14 for storing the plug mechanism 1; the gaps on both sides of the symmetrical mounting blocks form a rectangular groove for storing the lower sliding key 22; and small notches 233 are provided on the tops of both sides of the symmetrical mounting blocks to place the short axis 221 at the top of the lower sliding key 22;

[0031] The support plate 24 is characterized in that: the support plate 24 is a long rectangular plate, symmetrically bent 90 degrees from top to bottom, and circular through holes are provided at the top and bottom of the bend, which are fixedly connected to the corresponding holes of the support plate 231 and the lower circular plate 25 by bolts;

[0032] The lower circular plate 25 is characterized in that: the lower circular plate 25 is an annular thin plate, and 4 pairs of circular through holes are evenly distributed along the surface of the annular thin plate, of which 2 pairs of circular through holes are respectively fixedly connected to the support plate 24 by bolts, and the other 2 pairs of circular through holes are externally connected to the mounting holes corresponding to the optical pod.

[0033] A quick-release mechanism for an optoelectronic pod of a drone comprises a plug mechanism 1 and a socket mechanism 2. The plug mechanism 1 comprises an upper mounting plate 11, a mounting adapter plate 12, an upper sliding key 12 and an upper sliding key plate 14. The socket mechanism 2 comprises a lower buckle plate 21, a lower sliding key 22, a lower mounting main board 23, a support plate 24 and a lower circular plate 25. When in use, the upper sliding key plate of the plug mechanism is manually aligned with the rectangular hole in the middle of the lower closing plate of the socket mechanism and pressed. The upper sliding key installed on the upper sliding key plate of the plug mechanism will shrink inward along the rectangular groove inside the upper sliding key plate under the action of the wall of the socket mechanism to compress the spring installed in the middle. When the plug mechanism is completely inserted into the socket mechanism, the upper sliding key installed in the upper sliding key plate will slide outward under the action of the spring elastic force. When the upper sliding key slides outward, it will drive the lower sliding key of the socket mechanism to move outward at the same time. After the lower sliding key is popped out, the upper sliding key of the socket mechanism will be stuck in the so-called sliding groove position of the original lower sliding key of the socket mechanism, thereby realizing quick installation. When quick disassembly is required, only the pop-up lower sliding key needs to be pressed to squeeze and shrink the upper sliding key of the socket mechanism, so that the socket mechanism can be pulled out, thereby realizing quick disassembly of the mechanism.

Claims

1. A quick-release mechanism for an optoelectronic pod of an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising a plug mechanism (1) and a socket mechanism (2), wherein the plug mechanism (1) comprises an upper mounting plate (11), an installation adapter plate (12), an upper sliding key (13), and an upper sliding key plate (14), and the upper mounting plate (11) is characterized in that: The upper mounting plate (11) is provided with mounting holes in the middle and at four corners, the mounting holes at the four corners of the upper mounting plate (11) are connected and fixed to the drone frame, and the mounting hole in the middle of the upper mounting plate (11) is connected and fixed to the mounting hole at the top of the mounting adapter plate (12); The installation adapter plate (12) is characterized in that the top and bottom of the installation adapter plate (12) are respectively provided with installation holes corresponding to the hole positions in the middle of the upper installation plate (11) and the upper part of the upper sliding key plate (14) for connection and fixing; The upper sliding key (13) is characterized in that: the upper sliding key (13) is a sliding block with an inverted right-angle trapezoidal cross section, and the inverted trapezoidal surfaces at both ends of the upper sliding key (13) are provided with small bosses (131) which are slidably connected with the rectangular sliding grooves (141) at the lower part of the upper sliding key plate (14); The upper sliding key plate (14) is characterized in that: the upper sliding key plate (14) is symmetrically buckled on the mounting adapter plate (12); the upper portion of the upper sliding key plate (14) is provided with mounting holes corresponding to the lower portion of the mounting adapter plate (12) for connection and fixing; a bottom bracket (142) extends from the lower portion of the upper sliding key plate (14); when the upper sliding key plate (14) is buckled on the mounting adapter plate (12), the bottom bracket (142) and the bottom surface of the mounting adapter plate (12) form a rectangular hole for storing the upper sliding key (13); and rectangular sliding grooves (141) are provided on both sides of the rectangular hole for sliding connection with the small boss (131) of the upper sliding key (13); the upper sliding key (13) is symmetrically placed on both sides of the rectangular hole formed by the upper sliding key plate (14) buckled on the mounting adapter plate (12).

2. The quick-release mechanism for the optoelectronic pod of a UAV according to claim 1, characterized in that: The socket mechanism (2) comprises a lower buckle plate (21), a lower slide key (22), a lower mounting main board (23), a support plate (24), and a lower circular plate (25). The lower buckle plate (21) is characterized in that: a rectangular hole capable of accommodating and storing the upper slide key plate (14) is provided in the middle of the lower buckle plate (21), two sections of cover plates (211) are extended along the outer direction from the short sides of both sides of the lower buckle plate (21) to seal the small notch (233) at the top of the lower mounting main board (23), rectangular blocks (212) are provided along the hole direction on the outer sides of the long sides of both sides of the lower buckle plate (21), and threaded holes are provided at the bottom of the rectangular blocks (212) to be fixed to the hole positions corresponding to the lower mounting main board (23) by screws; The down-sliding key (22) is characterized in that: the down-sliding key (22) is in the shape of a rectangular block and is symmetrically placed in a rectangular groove corresponding to the lower mounting main board (23); a symmetrical short axis (221) is provided on the top of the down-sliding key (22); the short axis (221) is placed in a small notch (233) on the top of the lower mounting main board (23); and a cover plate (211) is used to seal the top notch of the small notch (233) for sliding limitation; The lower mounting main board (23) is characterized in that: the bottom of the lower mounting main board (23) is a circular thin plate with a mounting hole connected and fixed to the threaded hole at the bottom of the rectangular block (212); four bracket plates (231) extend from the bottom circular plate of the lower mounting main board (23) to the surrounding areas; the top of the bracket plate (231) is provided with a mounting hole connected and fixed to the support plate (24); the upper end of the lower mounting main board (23) is a pair of symmetrical mounting blocks (232); the gaps in the middle of the symmetrical mounting blocks (232) can accommodate the upper sliding key plate (14) for storing the plug mechanism (1); the gaps on both sides of the symmetrical mounting blocks form a rectangular groove for storing the lower sliding key (22); and small notches (233) are provided on the tops of both sides of the symmetrical mounting blocks to accommodate the short axis (221) at the top of the lower sliding key (22); The support plate (24) is characterized in that: the support plate (24) is a long rectangular plate, symmetrically bent 90 degrees from top to bottom, and provided with mounting holes at the top and bottom of the bend, which are fixedly connected to the corresponding holes of the bracket plate (231) and the lower circular plate (25) respectively; The lower circular plate (25) is characterized in that: the lower circular plate (25) is an annular thin plate, and 4 pairs of mounting holes are evenly distributed along the surface of the annular thin plate, of which 2 pairs of mounting holes are respectively fixedly connected to the support plate (24), and the other 2 pairs of circular through holes are externally connected to the mounting holes corresponding to the optical pod.

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