Unmanned vending vehicle carrying unmanned aerial vehicle

By designing unmanned vending trucks equipped with drones, using millimeter-wave radar and drones, the existing unmanned vending trucks require human manipulation and poor terrain adaptability are solved, and automatic shopping at home or in the community and multi-terrain adaptability are achieved.

CN222921453UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-30FUYANG WANXING TRAFFIC ENG
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421556092.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-03
Publication Date
2025-05-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-03

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Technical Problem

Existing unmanned vending trucks require people to walk on the streets to operate, and they are difficult to operate effectively in some areas with complex or inappropriate terrain, and they cannot buy goods directly at home or in the community.

Method used

A unmanned vending truck equipped with drones was designed. The side walls of the vehicle body were equipped with millimeter-wave radar, and a drone hangar at the rear. Its built-in components such as cargo drones, cargo grabbers, cargo storage tanks, vertical transportation platforms, etc. Through the coordinated work of these components, the automatic transportation of goods and the flying delivery of drones are realized.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the function of unmanned vending trucks to purchase goods directly at home or in the community, adapts to the operation needs of different terrains, and improves the convenience of shopping and the application scope of unmanned vehicles.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle equipment, and discloses an unmanned vending vehicle carrying an unmanned aerial vehicle, which is technically characterized by comprising a vehicle body, a plurality of groups of millimeter wave radars arranged on the side wall of the vehicle body, an unmanned aerial vehicle hangar arranged at the rear part of the vehicle body, a platform rack arranged on the side wall of the unmanned aerial vehicle hangar, and a hangar motor arranged in the vehicle body, a transmission fluted disc is fixedly installed on an output shaft of the hangar motor and is in meshed connection with the platform rack, a freight unmanned aerial vehicle is placed in the unmanned aerial vehicle hangar, a cargo grabbing groove is formed in the bottom wall of the freight unmanned aerial vehicle, a cargo storage groove is formed in the vehicle body, and an electric push rod is arranged in the cargo storage groove. Through mutual cooperation of the millimeter wave radar, the freight unmanned aerial vehicle, the cargo grabbing groove, the cargo storage groove and the vertical conveying platform, cargoes and commodities can be conveyed conveniently, and the transport vehicle can adapt to different terrains.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle equipment, in particular to an unmanned vending truck equipped with an unmanned aerial vehicle. Background Art

[0002] With the progress of technology, intelligent driverless vehicles have gradually affected people's lives. Among them, unmanned vending trucks are also one of the applications, which allow people to purchase some necessary goods on the street at any time, without having to travel long distances because there is no convenience store or supermarket nearby.

[0003] However, the existing unmanned vending trucks still require people to go to the street to operate the unmanned vending trucks to purchase goods. Some residential areas are not suitable for unmanned vehicles to reach. At this time, a solution is needed to enable people to directly obtain the purchased goods at home or in the community, or to enable the unmanned vending trucks to serve the people more conveniently in some cities with special terrains such as Chongqing. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an unmanned vending truck equipped with an unmanned aerial vehicle to solve the problems raised in the above background art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] The unmanned vending truck equipped with an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a vehicle body. A plurality of millimeter-wave radars are arranged on the side wall of the vehicle body. An unmanned aerial vehicle hangar is arranged at the rear of the vehicle body. A platform rack is arranged on the side wall of the unmanned aerial vehicle hangar. A hangar motor is arranged inside the vehicle body. A transmission gear disc is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the hangar motor. The transmission gear disc is meshed with the platform rack. A freight unmanned aerial vehicle is placed in the unmanned aerial vehicle hangar. A cargo grabbing groove is arranged on the bottom wall of the freight unmanned aerial vehicle. A storage slot is arranged inside the vehicle body. An electric push rod is arranged in the storage slot. A conveyor belt is arranged inside the vehicle body. The conveyor belt is arranged below the storage slot. A vertical transportation platform is arranged inside the vehicle body. Platform gears are arranged on the side wall of the vertical transportation platform. A running rack is arranged inside the vehicle body. The running rack is meshed with the platform gears. An outfeed cover is arranged on the top wall of the vehicle body.

[0007] As a further scheme of the utility model: screw holes are arranged on the side wall of the vehicle body, and bolts that are mutually matched with the screw holes are arranged on the surface of the millimeter-wave radar.

[0008] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are: by arranging the millimeter-wave radar, the freight unmanned aerial vehicle, the cargo grabbing groove, the storage slot and the vertical transportation platform to cooperate with each other, the transportation of goods can be carried out conveniently, and different terrains can be adapted. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0009] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone Figure 1 .

[0010] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone Figure 2 .

[0011] Figure 3 Front view structure schematic diagram of an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone.

[0012] Figure 4 Structure schematic diagram of the vertical transportation platform in an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone.

[0013] Figure 5 Structure schematic diagram of the cargo grabbing slot in an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone.

[0014] Figure 6 Structure schematic diagram of the hangar motor in an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone.

[0015] Figure 7 Structure schematic diagram of the cargo storage slot in an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone.

[0016] Wherein: 1 - millimeter-wave radar, 2 - drone hangar, 21 - hangar motor, 22 - platform rack, 3 - delivery cover, 4 - cargo drone, 41 - cargo grabbing slot, 51 - cargo storage slot, 52 - electric push rod, 53 - conveyor belt, 54 - platform gear, 55 - vertical transportation platform, 56 - running rack, 6 - vehicle body. Specific implementation mode

[0017] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present utility model and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0018] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific situations.

[0019] The following describes the specific implementation of the present utility model in detail in combination with specific embodiments.

[0020] Such as Figures 1-7As shown in the figure, it is a structural diagram of an unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone provided by an embodiment of the present utility model, including a vehicle body 6. A plurality of millimeter-wave radars 1 are arranged on the side wall of the vehicle body 6. A drone hangar 2 is arranged at the rear of the vehicle body 6. A platform rack 22 is arranged on the side wall of the drone hangar 2. A hangar motor 21 is arranged inside the vehicle body 6. A transmission gear disc is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the hangar motor 21. The transmission gear disc is meshed and connected with the platform rack 22. A freight drone 4 is placed inside the drone hangar 2. A cargo grabbing groove 41 is arranged on the bottom wall of the freight drone 4. A storage slot 51 is arranged inside the vehicle body 6. An electric push rod 52 is arranged inside the storage slot 51. A conveyor belt 53 is arranged inside the vehicle body 6. The conveyor belt 53 is arranged below the storage slot 51. A vertical transportation platform 55 is arranged inside the vehicle body 6. A platform gear 54 is arranged on the side wall of the vertical transportation platform 55. A running rack 56 is arranged inside the vehicle body 6. The running rack 56 is meshed and connected with the platform gear 54. An outfeed cover 3 is arranged on the top wall of the vehicle body 6.

[0021] In use, the millimeter-wave radar 1 adopts an existing high-precision and large-range lidar on the market. The millimeter-wave radar 1 is fixed around the vehicle body 6 and connected to the control circuit through wires. When receiving a customer order, the unmanned vending vehicle moves to a location near the customer through GPS positioning and stops. According to the customer's order, the electric push rod 52 of the storage slot 51 pushes the commodity out of the storage slot 51, causing the commodity to fall onto the conveyor belt 53. The conveyor belt used here is a commonly used conveyor belt driven by a motor on the market and is connected to the control circuit through wires. The conveyor belt 53 then conveys the item to the vertical transportation platform 55. The top delivery cover 3 then works to open the top cover opening. The lifting table motor and the platform gear 54 are connected together by means of a coupling and are connected to the control circuit through wires. This device can achieve the effect of position movement through the meshing of gears and racks. Therefore, subsequently, the lifting table motor and the platform gear 54 operate, and the vertical transportation platform 55 is run to the roof cover opening by meshing the platform gear 54 with the running rack 56 and moving upward. Then the hangar motor 21 works, driving the platform rack 22 to move outward. Here, the platform rack 22 is meshed through a connection method of a shaft coupling on the motor. When the hangar motor 21 rotates, the entire unmanned aerial vehicle hangar 2 is driven to move. After waiting for the unmanned aerial vehicle hangar 2 to be completely opened, the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 takes off. The cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 here is modified from an existing cargo unmanned aerial vehicle on the market. When the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 receives an instruction to clamp the goods, two opposing electric linear slide rails drive the goods grabbing slot 41 to move closer to the center until the two half goods grabbing slots 41 are completely closed, completing the goods grabbing. Therefore, wait for the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 to run directly above the goods vertical transportation platform 55, then descend to the roof of the vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle goods grabbing slot 41 works to grab the commodity on the goods vertical transportation platform 55. Subsequently, the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 takes off again and flies to the location of the customer according to the positioning, and the order is completed.

[0022] As Figures 1-7 shown, as a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, screw holes are provided on the side wall of the vehicle body 6, and bolts that cooperate with the screw holes are provided on the surface of the millimeter-wave radar 1.

[0023] The working principle of the present utility model is as follows: When in use, the millimeter-wave radar 1 is a high-precision and large-range lidar available on the market. The millimeter-wave radar 1 is fixed around the vehicle body 6 and connected to the control circuit through wires. When receiving a customer order, the unmanned vending truck moves to a location near the customer through GPS positioning and stops. According to the customer's order, the electric push rod 52 of the storage slot 51 pushes the commodity out of the storage slot 51, causing the commodity to fall onto the conveyor belt 53. The conveyor belt used here is a commonly used conveyor belt driven by a motor on the market and is connected to the control circuit through wires. The conveyor belt 53 then conveys the item to the vertical transportation platform 55. The top delivery cover 3 then works to open the top cover opening. The lifting platform motor and the platform gear 54 are connected together by means of a coupling and are connected to the control circuit through wires. This device can achieve the effect of position movement through the meshing of gears and racks. Therefore, subsequently, the lifting platform motor and the platform gear 54 operate, and the vertical transportation platform 55 is run to the roof cover opening by meshing with the running rack 56 through the platform gear 54. Then the hangar motor 21 works to drive the platform rack 22 to move outwards. Here, the platform rack 22 is meshed with the hangar motor 21 through a connection method of a shaft coupling on the motor. When the hangar motor 21 rotates, the entire unmanned aerial vehicle hangar 2 is driven to move. After waiting for the unmanned aerial vehicle hangar 2 to be completely opened, the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 takes off. The cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 here is modified from an existing cargo unmanned aerial vehicle on the market. When the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 receives an instruction to clamp the goods, two opposing electric linear sliding rails drive the goods gripping slot 41 to move towards the center until the two half goods gripping slots 41 are completely closed, completing the goods gripping. So, wait for the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 to run directly above the goods vertical transportation platform 55, then descend to the roof of the vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle goods gripping slot 41 works to grip the commodity on the goods vertical transportation platform 55. Subsequently, the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle 4 takes off again and flies to the location of the customer according to the positioning, and the order is completed.

[0024] The above has described the preferred embodiments of this patent in detail. However, this patent is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those of ordinary skill in the art, various changes can also be made without departing from the gist of this patent.

Claims

1. An unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone, comprising a vehicle body, characterized in that: The side walls of the vehicle body are provided with multiple groups of millimeter-wave radars, the rear part of the vehicle body is provided with a drone hangar, the side walls of the drone hangar are provided with a platform rack, the interior of the vehicle body is provided with a hangar motor, the output shaft of the hangar motor is fixedly mounted with a transmission gear disc, the transmission gear disc is meshed and connected with the platform rack, a cargo drone is placed in the drone hangar, the bottom wall of the cargo drone is provided with a cargo grabbing groove, a cargo storage tank is provided inside the vehicle body, an electric push rod is provided in the cargo storage tank, a conveyor belt is provided inside the vehicle body, the conveyor belt is provided below the cargo storage tank, a vertical transport platform is provided inside the vehicle body, the side walls of the vertical transport platform are provided with platform gears, a running rack is provided inside the vehicle body, the running rack is meshed and connected with the platform gear, and a shipping cover is provided on the top wall of the vehicle body.

2. The unmanned vending truck equipped with a drone according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side wall of the vehicle body is provided with a screw hole, and the surface of the millimeter wave radar is provided with a bolt that cooperates with the screw hole.

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