Thermal imaging camera suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle equipment, and discloses a thermal imaging camera suitable for an unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises a machine body, the bottom of the machine body is provided with a mounting mechanism, the mounting mechanism comprises a fixed shell, and the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed shell is fixedly provided with a connecting frame. According to the thermal imaging camera suitable for the unmanned aerial vehicle, an elastic rope drives a clamping block to be in sliding fit with a soft cushion on the side face of a limiting frame so that a camera base can be fixed, a tooth block is loosened after clamping, a straight gear is fixed under the action of a first spring, and therefore the clamping block is fixed, and fixing of the camera is guaranteed; the thermal imaging camera can be effectively and rapidly mounted and dismounted, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle is suitable for different types of thermal imaging cameras, and the problems that when the thermal imaging camera is mounted, the thermal imaging camera needs to be mounted through tools, screws and other parts, and the method is very time-consuming and labor-consuming are solved. And the disassembly and the maintenance are tedious.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of UAV equipment, in particular to a thermal imaging camera suitable for UAVs. Background Art

[0002] When a UAV is in use, a thermal imaging camera is required. The thermal imaging camera is an instrument that uses thermal infrared imaging technology. Its core is a thermal imager, which is a sensor capable of detecting extremely small temperature differences. It converts the temperature difference into a real-time video image for display. However, it can only show the thermal contours of people and objects and cannot clearly see the true appearance of the objects.

[0003] However, the following problems still exist in the actual use process:

[0004] (1) When installing the thermal imaging camera, tools and screws and other parts are required for installation. This method is very time-consuming and cumbersome during disassembly and maintenance.

[0005] (2) When the UAV is flying in the air, if an operation error occurs, the UAV may fall or hit an obstacle. Therefore, the thermal imaging camera will be damaged during the collision. Content of the Utility Model

[0006] Aiming at the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a thermal imaging camera suitable for UAVs, which has the advantages of being able to quickly install and disassemble the thermal imaging camera to facilitate the UAV to be used with different types of thermal imaging cameras, and can buffer the impact force when the thermal imaging camera is hit to reduce the damage to the thermal imaging camera, thus solving the problems raised in the background art.

[0007] The utility model provides the following technical solution: A thermal imaging camera suitable for UAVs, comprising: a body, an installation mechanism is provided at the bottom of the body, the installation mechanism includes: a fixed shell, a connecting frame is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed shell, a limiting frame is fixedly installed on the side of the connecting frame, a clamping block is slidably installed on the side of the limiting frame, a soft pad is fixedly installed on the side of the clamping block, and the side of the soft pad abuts against a thermal imaging camera device.

[0008] Preferably, a buffer mechanism, the buffer mechanism includes a first support block, a sliding shell is fixedly installed on the size of the first support block, a damping rod is fixedly installed on the side of the inner wall of the sliding shell, a second support block is fixedly installed on the outer edge of the damping rod, and a second spring is sleeved on the outer edge of the damping rod.

[0009] Preferably, a fan blade body is provided on the outer edge of the body, a placement groove is opened at the top of the fixed shell, and a sliding groove is opened at the top of the fixed shell.

[0010] Preferably, a third support block is fixedly installed on the side of the connecting frame, a first spring is fixedly installed on the side of the inner wall of the third support block, a tooth block is fixedly installed on one end of the first spring, a spur gear is slidably installed on the side of the inner wall of the connecting frame, the outer edge of the spur gear is movably connected to the side of the tooth block, and the top of the spur gear is movably connected to the side of the clamping block.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom of the first support block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the fixed shell, one end of the second spring is fixedly connected to the side of the inner wall of the sliding shell, and the other end of the second spring is fixedly connected to the side of the second support block.

[0012] Preferably, a support frame is fixedly mounted on the side surface of the second support block, a sleeve is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the support frame, and the outer edge of the sleeve is movably connected to the inner cavity of the body.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. The thermal imaging camera suitable for unmanned aerial vehicles, after the first spring is squeezed by toggling the tooth block to release the restriction on the spur gear, the base of the camera is placed in the placement groove, and the elastic rope arranged on the inner wall of the connecting frame fixes the other side of the clamping block, so that the elastic rope drives the clamping block to slide on the side of the limit frame and cooperate with the soft pad to clamp and fix the camera base, and after clamping, the tooth block is released to fix the spur gear under the action of the first spring, thereby fixing the clamping block to ensure the fixation of the camera. The setting of this structure can effectively and quickly install and disassemble the thermal imaging camera, which is convenient for unmanned aerial vehicles to use thermal imaging cameras of different types, thereby solving the problem that tools, screws and other parts are needed to install the thermal imaging camera, which is very time-consuming and cumbersome to disassemble and repair.

[0015] 2. The thermal imaging camera suitable for unmanned aerial vehicles can transmit force to the first support block when the thermal imaging camera device is hit, so that the second support block drives one end of the damping rod to move and cooperates with the second spring to buffer the force received by the first support block, so that the buffering of the second support block makes the support frame stable to prevent the body from shaking and tilting, and the buffering of the first support block can buffer the force received by the thermal imaging camera device. The setting of this structure can effectively buffer the force when the thermal imaging camera is hit and reduce the damage to the thermal imaging camera, thereby solving the problem that the drone may fall or hit an obstacle due to an operating error when flying in the air, and thus the thermal imaging camera may be damaged in a collision. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device of the present utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the buffer mechanism structure of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation mechanism structure of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is the present utility model Figure 3 of the sectional structure schematic diagram.

[0020] In the figure: 1, the body; 2, the fan blade body; 3, the first support block; 4, the fixed shell; 5, the placement groove; 6, the sliding groove; 7, the connecting frame; 8, the third support block; 9, the first spring; 10, the tooth block; 11, the spur gear; 12, the limiting frame; 13, the clamping block; 14, the soft pad; 15, the sleeve; 16, the support frame; 17, the second support block; 18, the sliding shell; 19, the damping rod; 20, the second spring; 21, the thermal imaging camera device. Specific embodiments

[0021] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0022] Please refer to Figures 1-4 , a thermal imaging camera applicable to a drone, comprising: a body 1, an installation mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the body 1, and the installation mechanism includes: a fixed shell 4, a connecting frame 7 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed shell 4, a limiting frame 12 is fixedly installed on the side of the connecting frame 7, a clamping block 13 is slidably installed on the side of the limiting frame 12, a soft pad 14 is fixedly installed on the side of the clamping block 13, and the side of the soft pad 14 abuts against the thermal imaging camera device 21.

[0023] Among them, a buffer mechanism, the buffer mechanism includes a first support block 3, a sliding shell 18 is fixedly installed on the first support block 3, a damping rod 19 is fixedly installed on the side of the inner wall of the sliding shell 18, a second support block 17 is fixedly installed on the outer edge of the damping rod 19, and a second spring 20 is sleeved on the outer edge of the damping rod 19.

[0024] Among them, a fan blade body 2 is arranged on the outer edge of the body 1, a placement groove 5 is opened at the top of the fixed shell 4, and a sliding groove 6 is opened at the top of the fixed shell 4.

[0025] Among them, a third support block 8 is fixedly installed on the side of the connecting frame 7, a first spring 9 is fixedly installed on the side of the inner wall of the third support block 8, a tooth block 10 is fixedly installed on one end of the first spring 9, a spur gear 11 is slidably installed on the side of the inner wall of the connecting frame 7, the outer edge of the spur gear 11 is movably connected to the side of the tooth block 10, and the top of the spur gear 11 is movably connected to the side of the clamping block 13. After the first spring 9 is squeezed by toggling the tooth block 10 to release the restriction on the spur gear 11, the base of the camera is placed in the placement slot 5, and the elastic rope set on the inner wall of the connecting frame 7 fixes the other side of the clamping block 13, so that the elastic rope The clamping block 13 is driven to slide on the side of the limit frame 12 to cooperate with the soft pad 14 to clamp and fix the camera base. After clamping, the tooth block 10 is released to fix the spur gear 11 under the action of the first spring 9, thereby fixing the clamping block 13 to ensure the fixation of the camera. The setting of this structure can effectively and quickly install and disassemble the thermal imaging camera, which is convenient for the drone to be used with different types of thermal imaging cameras, thereby solving the problem that tools, screws and other parts are needed to install the thermal imaging camera. This method is very time-consuming and cumbersome when disassembling and repairing.

[0026] Among them, the bottom of the first support block 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the fixed shell 4, one end of the second spring 20 is fixedly connected to the side of the inner wall of the sliding shell 18, and the other end of the second spring 20 is fixedly connected to the side of the second support block 17.

[0027] Among them, a support frame 16 is fixedly installed on the side of the second support block 17, and a sleeve 15 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support frame 16. The outer edge of the sleeve 15 is movably connected to the inner cavity of the body 1. When the thermal imaging camera equipment 21 is hit, the force is transmitted to the first support block 3, so that the second support block 17 drives one end of the damping rod 19 to move, and cooperates with the second spring 20 to buffer the force applied to the first support block 3. Therefore, under the buffering of the second support block 17, the support frame 16 is stable to prevent the body 1 from shaking and tilting, and under the buffering of the first support block 3, the force applied to the thermal imaging camera equipment 21 can be buffered. The setting of this structure can effectively buffer the force when the thermal imaging camera is hit, thereby reducing the damage to the thermal imaging camera, thereby solving the problem that if the drone is flying in the air and an operation error causes the drone to fall or hit an obstacle, the thermal imaging camera will be damaged during a collision.

[0028] Working principle: when in use, first, the first spring 9 is squeezed by toggling the tooth block 10 to release the restriction on the spur gear 11, and then the base of the camera is placed in the placement groove 5. The elastic rope arranged on the inner wall of the connecting frame 7 fixes the other side of the clamping block 13, so that the elastic rope drives the clamping block 13 to slide on the side of the limit frame 12 and cooperate with the soft pad 14 to clamp and fix the camera base. After clamping, the tooth block 10 is released to fix the spur gear 11 under the action of the first spring 9, thereby fixing the clamping block 13 to ensure the fixation of the camera. When the thermal imaging camera equipment 21 is hit, the force is transmitted to the first support block 3, so that the second support block 17 drives one end of the damping rod 19 to move and cooperate with the second spring 20 to buffer the force exerted on the first support block 3, so that the buffering of the second support block 17 makes the support frame 16 stable to prevent the body 1 from shaking and tilting, and the buffering of the first support block 3 can buffer the force exerted on the thermal imaging camera equipment 21.

[0029] 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.

[0030] 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 thermal imaging camera applicable to drones, characterized in that, Comprising: A body (1), an installation mechanism is provided at the bottom of the body (1), and the installation mechanism includes: a fixed shell (4), a connecting frame (7) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed shell (4), a limiting frame (12) is fixedly installed on the side of the connecting frame (7), a clamping block (13) is slidably installed on the side of the limiting frame (12), a soft pad (14) is fixedly installed on the side of the clamping block (13), and the side of the soft pad (14) abuts against a thermal imaging camera device (21).

2. The thermal imaging camera applicable to a drone according to claim 1, wherein: A buffer mechanism, the buffer mechanism includes a first support block (3), a sliding shell (18) is fixedly installed on the size of the first support block (3), a damping rod (19) is fixedly installed on the side of the inner wall of the sliding shell (18), a second support block (17) is fixedly installed on the outer edge of the damping rod (19), and a second spring (20) is sleeved on the outer edge of the damping rod (19).

3. The thermal imaging camera applicable to a drone according to claim 1, wherein: A fan blade body (2) is provided on the outer edge of the body (1), a placement groove (5) is opened at the top of the fixed shell (4), and a sliding groove (6) is opened at the top of the fixed shell (4).

4. The thermal imaging camera applicable to a drone according to claim 1, wherein: A third support block (8) is fixedly installed on the side of the connecting frame (7), a first spring (9) is fixedly installed on the side of the inner wall of the third support block (8), one end of the first spring (9) is fixedly installed with a tooth block (10), a spur gear (11) is slidably installed on the side of the inner wall of the connecting frame (7), the outer edge of the spur gear (11) is movably connected to the side of the tooth block (10), and the top of the spur gear (11) is movably connected to the side of the clamping block (13).

5. The thermal imaging camera applicable to a drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom of the first support block (3) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the fixed shell (4), one end of the second spring (20) is fixedly connected to the side of the inner wall of the sliding shell (18), and the other end of the second spring (20) is fixedly connected to the side of the second support block (17).

6. The thermal imaging camera applicable to a drone according to claim 2, characterized in that: A support frame (16) is fixedly installed on the side of the second support block (17), a sleeve (15) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support frame (16), and the outer edge of the sleeve (15) is movably connected to the inner cavity of the body (1).

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