Pan-tilt camera with computing unit

By installing a U-shaped bracket and cantilever on the pod mechanism of the gimbal camera, with mounting slots and through holes, and equipped with a cooling fan, the data transmission and heat dissipation problems of the core computing unit on the drone are solved, realizing the miniaturization of the drone and the improvement of computing power.

CN223521069UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07CODEV DYNAMICS TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422959346.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-03
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-03

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Technical Problem

The core computing unit of existing gimbal cameras is installed inside the drone or the pod's core, which leads to data transmission problems and increases the size of the drone. The heat generated during computation cannot be dissipated quickly, affecting computing power.

Method used

A U-shaped bracket and cantilever are installed on the pod core. The cantilever has mounting slots and through holes to fix the core computing unit and is equipped with a cooling fan to dissipate heat through the through holes and the fan, thus preventing heat accumulation.

Benefits of technology

The data transmission problem was solved, the size of the drone was reduced, heat dissipation was effectively improved, and the computing power of the core computing unit was enhanced.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a pan-tilt camera with a computing unit, which comprises a pod movement and a camera, the camera is fixedly connected with one side surface of the pod movement, a U-shaped support is arranged on one side of the pod movement far away from the camera, a cantilever is rotatably mounted in the middle of one side of the U-shaped support far away from the pod movement, and the U-shaped support is connected with the computing unit. A mounting groove is formed in the side face, away from the U-shaped support, of the cantilever, a core computing unit is fixedly mounted in the mounting groove, a through hole is formed in the mounting groove, a cooling fan is fixedly mounted at the position, corresponding to the through hole, of the side, away from the mounting groove, of the cantilever, and a connecting part used for being rotationally connected with an unmanned aerial vehicle is arranged at the end, away from the U-shaped support, of the cantilever. According to the unmanned aerial vehicle, the cantilever is arranged on the pod movement, and the core calculation unit is installed in the cantilever, so that the problem of data transmission caused by the fact that the core calculation unit is installed in the unmanned aerial vehicle is avoided, and the problem that the size of the pod movement is increased due to the fact that the core calculation unit is installed in the pod movement is also avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to unmanned aerial vehicle holder camera technical field, concretely is a kind of holder camera with computing unit. BACKGROUND

[0002] Unmanned aerial vehicle is the not manned aircraft that is manipulated using radio remote control equipment and self-provided program control device, it has the characteristics of small size, light weight, low cost, flexible operation, high safety, is widely used in aerial photography, detection, search and rescue, resource exploration etc., wherein, holder camera is generally installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle for aerial photography.

[0003] However, the holder camera installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle needs a large amount of computing power support of core computing unit when carrying out image processing and AI training, and most of the core computing units are installed inside the unmanned aerial vehicle or integrated inside the holder camera pod machine core, which will cause data transmission problems if installed inside the unmanned aerial vehicle, and will cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to become larger if installed inside the pod machine core, and the heat generated during calculation cannot be quickly dissipated, affecting the computing power of the core computing unit. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a kind of holder camera with computing unit, to solve the problem that most of the core computing units in the background art are installed inside the unmanned aerial vehicle or integrated inside the holder camera pod machine core, which will cause data transmission problems if installed inside the unmanned aerial vehicle, and will cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to become larger if installed inside the pod machine core, and the heat generated during calculation cannot be quickly dissipated, affecting the computing power of the core computing unit.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a kind of holder camera with computing unit, including pod machine core and camera, one side of the camera and pod machine core is fixedly connected, the side of the pod machine core away from the camera is provided with U-shaped support, the middle position of the side of the U-shaped support away from the pod machine core is rotatably installed with cantilever, the side of the cantilever away from the U-shaped support is provided with installation slot, the core computing unit is fixedly installed in the installation slot, the through hole is set in the installation slot, the position corresponding to the through hole of the side of the cantilever away from the installation slot is fixedly installed with cooling fan, the end of the cantilever away from the U-shaped support is provided with the connecting part for being rotatably connected with unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0006] U-shaped support is used to connect pod machine core and cantilever, installation slot is set on cantilever for installing core computing unit, through hole is set in installation slot, and cooling fan is installed on cantilever, so that the heat generated by core computing unit during operation can be discharged to the outside of cantilever through through hole and cooling fan, avoiding affecting the computing power of core computing unit, and connecting part is set on the end of cantilever, so that holder camera can be connected with unmanned aerial vehicle.

[0007] Preferably, the two ends of the U-shaped bracket extend to the front and rear sides of the pod mechanism, respectively, and the two ends of the U-shaped bracket are rotatably connected to the corresponding sides of the pod mechanism. The rotatable connection between the two ends of the U-shaped bracket and the front and rear sides of the pod mechanism allows the pod mechanism to rotate up and down about the central axis at both ends of the U-shaped bracket.

[0008] Preferably, a number of nut posts are fixedly installed at the edge of the mounting groove, and the core computing unit has a matching first screw hole at the position corresponding to the nut post. The core computing unit is fixedly installed in the mounting groove by screws passing through the first screw hole and being threadedly connected to the nut post.

[0009] Preferably, a matching cantilever back cover is provided on the side of the cantilever with the mounting groove.

[0010] Preferably, the cantilever rear cover has a matching second threaded hole at the position corresponding to the nut post. The cantilever rear cover is fixedly connected to the cantilever by screws passing through the second threaded hole. By sequentially passing the screws through the second threaded hole of the cantilever rear cover, the first threaded hole of the core computing unit, and threadedly connecting them to the nut post, the core computing unit can be fixedly installed in the mounting slot. The cantilever rear cover can be fixedly connected to the cantilever and cover the core computing unit, thus protecting the core computing unit.

[0011] Preferably, the connecting part and the end of the cantilever are rotatably connected, allowing the gimbal camera to rotate horizontally about the central axis of the connecting part.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention, by adopting the above technical solution, has the following technical effects:

[0013] This invention utilizes a U-shaped bracket and cantilever mounted on the pod mechanism, with a mounting slot on the cantilever for fixing the core computing unit. This avoids data transmission problems caused by installing the core computing unit inside the UAV and also reduces the size of the pod mechanism. Furthermore, by creating a through hole in the mounting slot and installing a cooling fan on the cantilever, the core computing unit is cooled, preventing heat accumulation during computation from affecting its computing capabilities. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Fig. 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0015] Fig. 2 This is an exploded view of the present invention.

[0016] The reference signs are explained as follows: 1, gondola movement; 2, camera; 3, U-shaped support; 4, cantilever; 5, mounting groove; 6, core computing unit; 7, through hole; 8, cooling fan; 9, connecting part; 10, nut column; 11, first screw hole; 12, screw; 13, cantilever rear cover; 14, second screw hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0018] It should be understood that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings of the specification are only used to cooperate with the disclosed content of the specification for understanding and reading by those skilled in the art, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions of the embodiments of the application, so they do not have technical substantive significance. Any modification of structure, change of proportion relationship or adjustment of size, without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by the application, should still fall within the scope of the disclosed technical content.

[0019] Please refer to Figs. 1-2 The utility model provides a kind of technical scheme: a cloud platform camera with computing unit, including gondola movement 1 and camera 2, camera 2 and one side of gondola movement 1 are fixedly connected, gondola movement 1 is provided with U-shaped support 3 on the side away from camera 2, U-shaped support 3 is rotatably installed with cantilever 4 in the middle position of the side away from gondola movement 1, cantilever 4 is provided with mounting groove 5 on the side away from U-shaped support 3, core computing unit 6 is fixedly installed in mounting groove 5, through hole 7 is formed in mounting groove 5, cooling fan 8 is fixedly installed with cantilever 4 on the side away from mounting groove 5 corresponding to the position of through hole 7, and connecting part 9 for being rotatably connected with unmanned aerial vehicle is provided on the end of cantilever 4 away from U-shaped support 3.

[0020] The two ends of U-shaped support 3 extend to the front and rear sides of gondola movement 1 respectively, and the two ends of U-shaped support 3 are rotatably connected with the corresponding sides of gondola movement 1.

[0021] A plurality of nut columns 10 are fixedly installed at the edge inside mounting groove 5, and the first screw hole 11 corresponding to the nut column 10 is formed in the core computing unit 6, and the core computing unit 6 is fixedly installed in the mounting groove 5 by screwing the screw 12 through the first screw hole 11 and the nut column 10.

[0022] The side of cantilever 4 provided with mounting groove 5 is provided with a matching cantilever rear cover 13.

[0023] The cantilever rear cover 13 has a second screw hole 14 corresponding to the position of the nut column 10, and the cantilever rear cover 13 is fixedly connected with the cantilever 4 through the second screw hole 14 and the screw 12.

[0024] The connecting part 9 is rotationally connected with the end of the cantilever 4.

[0025] Working principle or structural principle: in use, the two ends of the U-shaped support 3 are respectively rotationally connected with the front and rear sides of the pod movement core 1, one end of the cantilever 4 is rotationally connected with the U-shaped support 3, the core computing unit 6 is placed in the mounting groove 5 of the cantilever 4, the first screw hole 11 is aligned with the nut column 10, then the cantilever rear cover 13 is arranged on the mounting groove 5, the second screw hole 14 is aligned with the first screw hole 11, finally the screw 12 is sequentially threaded through the second screw hole 14, the first screw hole 11 and the nut column 10 to be threadedly connected, so that the core computing unit 6 is fixed in the mounting groove 5, and the cantilever rear cover 13 is fixedly connected with the cantilever 4; when the core computing unit 6 works, the heat generated is discharged to the heat dissipation fan 8 through the through hole 7 in the mounting groove 5, and then discharged to the outside of the cantilever 4 through the heat dissipation fan 8, so that the heat is prevented from gathering to affect the computing capacity of the core computing unit 6.

[0026] Thus far, the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the implementation manners not shown or described in the drawings or the specification are known to those skilled in the art, and are not described in detail. In addition, the definition of each component described above is not limited to the various specific structures, shapes or manners mentioned in the embodiments, and can be simply changed or replaced by those skilled in the art.

[0027] Those skilled in the art can understand that the features described in the various embodiments and / or claims of the present application can be combined or / and integrated in various combinations, even if such combinations are not explicitly described in the present application. In particular, the features described in the various embodiments and / or claims of the present application can be combined and / or integrated in various combinations without departing from the spirit and teachings of the present application. All these combinations and / or integrations fall within the scope of the present application.

[0028] The above-described specific embodiments further illustrate the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application, and it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present application and are not used to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A gimbal camera with a computing unit, comprising a gondola movement (1) and a camera (2), characterized in that: The camera (2) and one side of the gondola movement (1) are fixedly connected, the side away from the camera (2) of the gondola movement (1) is provided with a U-shaped support (3), the middle position of the side away from the gondola movement (1) of the U-shaped support (3) is rotatably installed with a cantilever (4), the side away from the U-shaped support (3) of the cantilever (4) is provided with a mounting groove (5), the core computing unit (6) is fixedly installed in the mounting groove (5), the through hole (7) is formed in the mounting groove (5), the heat dissipation fan (8) is fixedly installed on the side away from the mounting groove (5) of the cantilever (4) and corresponds the position of the through hole (7), the connecting part (9) is arranged on the end away from the U-shaped support (3) of the cantilever (4) and is rotatably connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle.

2. The gimbal camera with a computing unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two ends of the U-shaped support (3) extend to the front and rear sides of the gondola movement (1) respectively, and the two ends of the U-shaped support (3) are rotatably connected with the corresponding sides of the gondola movement (1) respectively.

3. The gimbal camera with a computing unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The edge inside the mounting groove (5) is fixedly installed with a plurality of nut columns (10), the core computing unit (6) is provided with a matching first screw hole (11) at a position corresponding to the nut column (10), and the core computing unit (6) is fixedly installed in the mounting groove (5) by being screwed into the first screw hole (11) and being screwed with the nut column (10).

4. The gimbal camera with a computing unit according to claim 3, characterized in that: The side of the cantilever (4) provided with the mounting groove (5) is provided with a matching cantilever rear cover (13).

5. The gimbal camera with a computing unit according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cantilever rear cover (13) is provided with a matching second screw hole (14) at a position corresponding to the nut column (10), and the cantilever rear cover (13) is fixedly connected with the cantilever (4) by being screwed into the second screw hole (14).

6. The gimbal camera with a computing unit of claim 1, wherein: The connecting part (9) is rotatably connected with the end of the cantilever (4).