Unmanned aerial vehicle with angle adjusting type pod

By designing a drone with an angle-adjusting pod, the rotating table is driven to slide and rotate with motors and gears to achieve multi-angle adjustment of the pod, and the pod is quickly replaced by motor two, the problem of the pod cannot be replaced quickly in the prior art, and the flexibility and applicability of the drone is improved.

CN222892195UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-23RUICHUAN ROBOT (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421865317.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-03
Publication Date
2025-05-23
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing drone pod angle adjustment mechanism cannot quickly replace pods with different functions, and cannot meet the needs of lighter weight, more stable structure, higher stability and accuracy, and longer function distances.

Method used

A drone with an angle adjustment pod is designed. The gear is driven by a motor to rotate and the rotating table slide and rotate, achieving lateral adjustment of the pod; at the same time, the motor drives the conical ratchet to rotate, driving the longitudinal adjustment of the pod, and completing multi-angle adjustment. In addition, by starting the motor 2, the screw rod is rotated, so that the conical ratchet is removed from the pod, making it easier to quickly replace the pod.

Benefits of technology

Multi-angle adjustment of the pod is achieved, meeting the need for rapid replacement of pods of different functions, and improving the flexibility and applicability of the drone.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of nacelles, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle with an angle adjusting type nacelle, which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body, an annular sliding rail is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the inner side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a first sliding block is slidably arranged on the surface of the lower end of the annular sliding rail, and a rotating table is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the first sliding block. A second motor is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the rotating table, lead screws are arranged on the two sides of the second motor in a transmission mode, second sliding blocks are arranged on the surfaces of the lead screws in a threaded connection mode, and the second motor is started to drive the lead screws on the two sides to rotate, so that the sliding blocks on the two sides are driven to slide in the sliding grooves, and the side arms on the two sides are indirectly driven to move relatively. And then the conical ratchet wheels are inserted into the ratchet wheel grooves in the two sides of the pod, the clamping plates are tightly attached to the two sides of the pod, installation is completed, and the pod can be replaced conveniently and rapidly.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pods, in particular to an unmanned aerial vehicle with an angle-adjustable pod. Background Art

[0002] Pods are usually installed on drones, aerospace vehicles, vehicles, ships or fixed buildings to adjust the alignment of the imager lens. With the continuous expansion of the use of drones in military, civil and scientific research fields, the pods on drones are required to be lighter, more stable, more accurate and have a longer range.

[0003] The pods of existing drones can generally be adjusted in angle, but the existing pod angle adjustment mechanism cannot quickly replace pods with different functions. Therefore, a drone with an angle-adjustable pod is needed to improve the above problem. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a UAV with an angle-adjustable pod to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

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

[0006] A drone with an angle-adjustable pod comprises a drone body, an annular slide rail is fixedly provided at the inner upper end of the drone body, a slider 1 is slidably provided on the lower end surface of the annular slide rail, a rotating table is fixedly provided at the lower end of the slider, a motor 2 is fixedly provided on the inner side of the rotating table, screw rods are provided on both sides of the motor 2 for transmission, a slider 2 is threadedly connected on the surface of the screw rod, a side arm is fixedly provided at the lower end of the slider 2, a motor 3 is fixedly provided on the surface of the side arm, a conical ratchet is transmitted at the output end of the motor 3, a clamping plate is fixedly provided on the surface of the conical ratchet, and a pod is clamped and installed on the surface of the conical ratchet.

[0007] As a preferred solution of the utility model, a slide groove is provided on the surface of the rotating table, and the second sliding block is slidably arranged inside the slide groove.

[0008] As a preferred solution of the utility model, ratchet grooves adapted to the conical ratchet are provided on both sides of the pod.

[0009] As a preferred solution of the utility model, an engagement groove is fixedly provided on the edge of the rotating table, and the engagement groove is meshedly connected with the gear.

[0010] As a preferred solution of the utility model, a motor 1 is fixedly provided on the upper inner side of the drone body, and the motor 1 is connected to the gear transmission.

[0011] As a preferred solution of the utility model, the thread directions of the screw rod surfaces on both sides of the second motor are arranged in opposite directions.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0013] 1. In the utility model, the gear is driven to rotate by the motor 1, thereby acting on the meshing groove on the side of the rotating table, driving the rotating table to slide and rotate on the surface of the annular slide rail through the slider, thereby driving the pod to adjust horizontally, and the conical ratchet is driven to rotate by the motor 3, thereby driving the pod to adjust the direction longitudinally, thereby completing the multi-angle adjustment of the pod;

[0014] 2. In the utility model, the screw rods on both sides are driven to rotate by starting the second motor, thereby driving the sliders on both sides to slide inside the slide groove, indirectly driving the side arms on both sides to move relative to each other, so that the conical ratchet is disengaged from the ratchet grooves on both sides of the pod. At this time, another pod can be replaced, and then the conical ratchet is inserted into the ratchet grooves on both sides of the pod. The clamping plates are tightly attached to both sides of the pod to complete the installation, which is convenient and quick to replace the pod. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall internal structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the conical ratchet structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the ratchet groove structure of the utility model.

[0019] In the figure: 1. Motor 1; 2. Engaging groove; 3. Annular slide rail; 4. Turntable; 5. Motor 2; 6. UAV body; 7. Slider 1; 8. Screw; 9. Slider 2; 10. Slide groove; 11. Pod; 12. Clamping plate; 13. Motor 3; 14. Side arm; 15. Gear; 16. Ratchet groove; 17. Conical ratchet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] 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 of 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.

[0021] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. For ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, methods and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, methods and equipment should be regarded as part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0022] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0023] It should be noted that, in the description of the present application, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these orientation words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; the orientation words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contour of each component itself.

[0024] It should be noted that, in the present application, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant 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, an element defined by the sentence "comprises one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be noted that the scope of the method and device in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0025] See also Figure 1-4 , the utility model provides a technical solution:

[0026] A drone with an angle-adjustable pod comprises a drone body 6, wherein an annular slide rail 3 is fixedly arranged on the inner upper end of the drone body 6, a slider 1 7 is slidably arranged on the lower end surface of the annular slide rail 3, a rotating table 4 is fixedly arranged on the lower end of the slider 1 7, a motor 2 5 is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the rotating table 4, screw rods 8 are provided on both sides of the motor 2 5 for transmission, a slider 2 9 is provided on the surface of the screw rod 8 for threaded connection, a side arm 14 is fixedly arranged on the lower end of the slider 2 9, a motor 3 13 is fixedly arranged on the surface of the side arm 14, a conical ratchet 17 is provided on the output end of the motor 3 13 for transmission, a clamping plate 12 is fixedly arranged on the surface of the conical ratchet 17, a pod 11 is mounted on the surface of the conical ratchet 17 for clamping, a gear 15 is driven to rotate by the motor 1 1, thereby acting on the meshing groove 2 on the side of the rotating table 4, and the rotating table 4 is driven to slide and rotate on the surface of the annular slide rail 3 through the slider 9, thereby driving the pod 11 to adjust horizontally, and the motor 3 13 drives the conical ratchet 17 to rotate, thereby driving the pod 1 to adjust its direction longitudinally, thereby completing the multi-angle adjustment of the pod.

[0027] As an example of the present invention, a sliding groove 10 is provided on the surface of the rotating platform 4 , and the sliding block 2 9 is slidably disposed inside the sliding groove 10 .

[0028] As an example of the present invention, ratchet grooves 16 adapted to the conical ratchet 17 are provided on both sides of the pod 11 .

[0029] As an example of the present invention, a meshing groove 2 is fixedly provided on the edge of the rotating platform 4 , and the meshing groove 2 is meshedly connected with the gear 15 .

[0030] As an example of the present invention, a motor 1 is fixedly provided at the upper inner end of the drone body 6 , and the motor 1 is transmission-connected to the gear 15 .

[0031] As an example of the present utility model, the surface threads of the screw rods 8 on both sides of the motor 2 5 are arranged in opposite directions. Starting the motor 2 5 drives the screw rods 8 on both sides to rotate, thereby driving the sliders 9 on both sides to slide inside the slide grooves 10, and indirectly driving the side arms 14 on both sides to move relative to each other, so that the conical ratchet 17 is disengaged from the ratchet grooves 16 on both sides of the pod 11. At this time, another pod 11 can be replaced, and then the conical ratchet 17 is inserted into the ratchet grooves 16 on both sides of the pod 11. The clamping plate 12 is close to both sides of the pod 11 to complete the installation, which is convenient and quick to replace the pod.

[0032] Working principle: When in use, the motor 1 drives the gear 15 to rotate, thereby acting on the meshing groove 2 on the side of the rotating platform 4, driving the rotating platform 4 to slide and rotate on the surface of the annular slide rail 3 through the slider 9, thereby driving the pod 11 to adjust horizontally, and the motor 3 13 drives the conical ratchet 17 to rotate, thereby driving the pod 1 to adjust its direction longitudinally, thereby completing the multi-angle adjustment of the pod;

[0033] Starting motor 2 5 drives the screw rods 8 on both sides to rotate, thereby driving the sliders 9 on both sides to slide inside the slide grooves 10, indirectly driving the side arms 14 on both sides to move relative to each other, so that the conical ratchet 17 disengages from the ratchet grooves 16 on both sides of the pod 11. At this time, another pod 11 can be replaced, and then the conical ratchet 17 is inserted into the ratchet grooves 16 on both sides of the pod 11. The clamping plate 12 is close to both sides of the pod 11 to complete the installation, which is convenient and quick to replace the pod.

[0034] 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 drone with an angle-adjustable pod, comprising a drone body (6), characterized in that: An annular slide rail (3) is fixedly provided at the upper inner end of the drone body (6), a slider (7) is slidably provided on the lower end surface of the annular slide rail (3), a rotating platform (4) is fixedly provided at the lower end of the slider (7), a motor (5) is fixedly provided at the inner side of the rotating platform (4), screw rods (8) are provided on both sides of the motor (5), a slider (9) is threadedly connected on the surface of the screw rod (8), a side arm (14) is fixedly provided at the lower end of the slider (9), a motor (13) is fixedly provided on the surface of the side arm (14), a conical ratchet (17) is provided at the output end of the motor (13), a clamping plate (12) is fixedly provided on the surface of the conical ratchet (17), and a pod (11) is mounted on the surface of the conical ratchet (17).

2. The UAV with an angle-adjustable pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the rotating platform (4) is provided with a slide groove (10), and the second sliding block (9) is slidably arranged inside the slide groove (10).

3. The UAV with an angle-adjustable pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: Ratchet grooves (16) adapted to the conical ratchet (17) are provided on both sides of the pod (11).

4. The UAV with an angle-adjustable pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The edge of the rotating platform (4) is fixedly provided with an engagement groove (2), and the engagement groove (2) is meshedly connected with the gear (15).

5. The UAV with an angle-adjustable pod according to claim 4, characterized in that: A motor 1 (1) is fixedly provided at the upper inner end of the drone body (6), and the motor 1 (1) is transmission-connected to a gear (15).

6. The UAV with an angle-adjustable pod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thread directions of the surfaces of the screw rods (8) on both sides of the second motor (5) are opposite.