Bionic butterfly flight device
By employing a multi-stage planetary reducer and drive motor in the biomimetic butterfly flight device, the problem of not being able to replicate the low-frequency, high-efficiency flapping characteristics of butterflies in existing technologies has been solved, enabling high-degree-of-freedom flight and multi-functional applications.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520545499.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-26
AI Technical Summary
Existing biomimetic flapping-wing aircraft cannot truly replicate the low-frequency, high-efficiency flapping characteristics and complex aerodynamic effects of butterflies, resulting in a size that is far from that of a real butterfly and an inability to achieve light and agile flight.
The multi-stage planetary reducer provides a large output torque and is driven by a drive motor. Combined with the symmetrical arrangement of the wings and precise speed control, the design is simple and reliable, reducing manufacturing and maintenance costs.
It achieves high-degree-of-freedom flight of the biomimetic butterfly flight device, reduces manufacturing and maintenance costs, is suitable for various scenarios, and has high simulation and ornamental value.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to bionic machinery technical field, in particular to a kind of bionic butterfly flight device. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the rapid development of bionics, the high-efficiency biological system in nature becomes an important source of inspiration for innovative technology. Among them, as a unique flying organism in nature, the flapping flight mechanism of butterfly has attracted widespread attention from researchers. Although the aspect ratio of butterfly's wings is special, which leads to challenges in flight efficiency and maneuverability, butterfly can still complete the biological miracle of long-distance migration under low-frequency flapping, revealing the potential high-efficiency energy conversion and utilization ability contained in its flapping mechanism. However, the existing bionic flapping aircraft encounters many technical bottlenecks when imitating the flight of butterfly.
[0003] In the prior art, most bionic flapping aircraft designs tend to pursue high-speed flapping frequency and narrow wing shape to imitate the flight mode of insects such as dragonfly, mosquito, etc. These designs ignore the unique low-frequency high-efficiency flapping characteristics and complex aerodynamic effects of butterfly to some extent. The wings of butterfly have a large aspect ratio, basically close to 1:1. This characteristic requires butterfly to provide a large output torque to overcome the large air resistance during flapping flight, therefore, the existing bionic butterfly aircraft on the market is generally far from the real butterfly in size, and cannot truly restore the light and agile posture of butterfly. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model aims at least to solve the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the utility model provides a bionic butterfly flight device, which provides a large output torque through a multi-stage planetary reducer, precisely controls the rotational speed, has high freedom, and is driven by a driving motor, so that the system is simple and reliable, effectively reduces the manufacturing cost and the maintenance cost in the later period, and the multifunctional design makes the bionic butterfly multi-purpose, which can be fully applied to various scenes.
[0005] According to one embodiment of the utility model, a bionic butterfly flight device comprises two wings, a main rod and a control board, the control board is arranged on the main rod, the wings are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the main rod, the front end of the main rod is provided with a fixing piece, the left and right ends of the fixing piece are both provided with a through slot, a multi-stage planetary reducer is arranged in each through slot, the control board is electrically connected with the multi-stage planetary reducer, a driving motor is arranged at the input end of each multi-stage planetary reducer, a rudder disc is arranged at the output end of each multi-stage planetary reducer, an oscillating arm mechanism is arranged on each rudder disc, and the two oscillating arm mechanisms are connected with the two wings respectively.
[0006] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:
[0007] The utility model discloses a wing symmetry sets up at the both ends of main rod, and the front end of main rod sets fixed part, and the left and right two ends of fixed part all set up through slot, and all sets up multistage planetary reducer in through slot, and control board is electrically connected with multistage planetary reducer, and the input of multistage planetary reducer all sets up drive motor, and the output of multistage planetary reducer all sets up rudder disc, and all sets up swing arm mechanism on rudder disc, and two swing arm mechanisms are connected with two wings respectively, and the wing can realize fan movement, and multistage planetary reducer can provide greater output torque, and the accurate control of rotational speed is implemented, and high degree of freedom is adopted, and drive motor drives simultaneously, and makes the system simple and reliable, and effectively reduces manufacturing cost and later maintenance cost, and the design of multifunction makes bionic butterfly one machine multiple uses, and can be fully applied to various scenes.
[0008] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the utility model, the wing includes wing frame and wing surface, the wing frame is connected with a plurality of support rods, and the wing surface is connected with the wing frame and the support rods.
[0009] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the utility model, the wing frame and the support rods are made of carbon fiber.
[0010] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the utility model, the swing arm mechanism includes a connecting rod and a swing arm rod, one end of the connecting rod is movably connected to the edge of the rudder disc through a cylindrical pin, the other end of the connecting rod is movably connected to one end of the swing arm rod, the other end of the swing arm rod is movably connected to the fixed part through a cylindrical pin, the other end of the swing arm rod is connected to a connecting piece, and the connecting piece is connected to the wing.
[0011] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the utility model, the top of the fixed part protrudes upward to form a connecting part at both ends, and the other end of the swing arm rod is movably connected to the connecting part through a cylindrical pin.
[0012] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the utility model, the top of the main rod is provided with a receiver, and the control board is electrically connected to the receiver.
[0013] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the utility model, the bottom of the main rod is provided with a battery.
[0014] The bionic butterfly flight device according to some embodiments of the present application, the multi-stage planetary reducer comprises a first-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, a second-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism and a third-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, and the first-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, the second-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism and the third-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism are sequentially transmission-connected.
[0015] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be described in part below and in part will become apparent from the description given below, or will be learned by practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and be readily understood from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0017] Fig. 1 It is a structural schematic view of the embodiment of the present application.
[0018] Fig. 2 It is a structural schematic view of the embodiment of the present application after hiding wings.
[0019] Fig. 3 It is an exploded view of the multi-stage planetary reducer and the driving motor of the embodiment of the present application.
[0020] Signs: 1, wing, 2, main rod, 3, control board, 4, fixing piece, 5, multi-stage planetary reducer, 6, driving motor, 7, rudder disc, 8, swing arm mechanism, 9, wing frame, 10, wing surface, 11, supporting rod, 12, connecting rod, 13, swing arm rod, 14, connecting piece, 15, cylindrical pin, 16, connecting part, 17, receiver, 18, battery, 19, first-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, 20, second-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, 21, third-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, 22, box body, 23, gear ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar signs represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.
[0022] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the directional descriptions, such as up, down, left, right, front, and back, are based on the directional or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the module or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.
[0023] In the description of this utility model, the use of "first" and "second" is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features or the order of the technical features.
[0024] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly defined, terms such as "setting," "installation," and "connection" should be interpreted broadly, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model in conjunction with the specific content of the technical solution.
[0025] like Figs. 1-3 As shown, one embodiment of this utility model provides a biomimetic butterfly flight device.
[0026] A biomimetic butterfly flight device includes two wings 1, a main rod 2, and a control board 3. The control board 3 is mounted on the main rod 2. The wings 1 are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the main rod 2. A fixing member 4 is provided at the front end of the main rod 2. Through slots are opened at both the left and right ends of the fixing member 4. A multi-stage planetary reducer 5 is arranged in each of the through slots. The control board 3 is electrically connected to the multi-stage planetary reducer 5. A drive motor 6 is provided at the input end of each multi-stage planetary reducer 5. A rudder disk 7 is provided at the output end of each multi-stage planetary reducer 5. A swing arm mechanism 8 is provided on each rudder disk 7. The two swing arm mechanisms 8 are respectively connected to the two wings 1.
[0027] This invention features wings 1 symmetrically positioned at both ends of a main rod 2. A fixing member 4 is located at the front end of the main rod 2, with through slots on both the left and right ends of the fixing member 4. A multi-stage planetary reducer 5 is installed in each of the through slots. A control board 3 is electrically connected to the multi-stage planetary reducer 5. A drive motor 6 is installed at the input end of each multi-stage planetary reducer 5, and a rudder disk 7 is installed at the output end of each multi-stage planetary reducer 5. A swing arm mechanism 8 is installed on each rudder disk 7. The two swing arm mechanisms 8 are connected to the two wings 1 respectively, enabling the wings 1 to flap. The multi-stage planetary reducer 5 can provide a large output torque, accurately control the rotation speed, and has a high degree of freedom. At the same time, the use of drive motors 6 makes the system simple and reliable, effectively reducing manufacturing and maintenance costs. The multi-functional design makes the bionic butterfly a versatile device that can be fully applied to various scenarios.
[0028] This embodiment describes a biomimetic butterfly flight device. The wing 1 includes a wing frame 9 and a wing surface 10. Several support rods 11 are connected to the wing frame 9, and the wing surface 10 is connected to the wing frame 9 and the support rods 11. Specifically, the above-described structure is stable and provides good support for the wing surface 10. Furthermore, the wing surface 10 is an elastic electroplated film wing surface.
[0029] In this embodiment, the wing frame 9 and the support rod 11 are both made of carbon fiber.
[0030] This embodiment describes a biomimetic butterfly flight device. The swing arm mechanism 8 includes a connecting rod 12 and a swing arm rod 13. One end of the connecting rod 12 is movably connected to the edge of the rudder disk 7 via a cylindrical pin 15. The other end of the connecting rod 12 is movably connected to one end of the swing arm rod 13. The other end of the swing arm rod 13 is movably connected to the fixing member 4 via a cylindrical pin 15. A connecting member 14 is connected to the other end of the swing arm rod 13, and the connecting member 14 is connected to the wing 1. Specifically, the above arrangement enables the flapping of the wing 1, and the structure is stable and compact.
[0031] In this embodiment, a biomimetic butterfly flight device is described, in which both ends of the top of the fixing member 4 protrude upwards to form connecting portions 16, and the other ends of the swing arm 13 are movably connected to the connecting portions 16 via cylindrical pins 15. Specifically, the connecting portions 16 and the fixing member 4 are integrally formed, resulting in good structural stability.
[0032] In this embodiment, a biomimetic butterfly flight device is described, in which a receiver 17 is mounted on the top of the main rod 2, and the control board 3 is electrically connected to the receiver 17. Specifically, the receiver 17 is used to receive signals.
[0033] It is understood that this embodiment can be used for flight control and motion simulation via a remote control or a preset program. For example, the flight direction, speed, and altitude of the bionic butterfly can be controlled by a remote control; or the mechanical butterfly can be programmed to perform specific actions or educational demonstrations via a preset program.
[0034] In this embodiment, a biomimetic butterfly flight device is provided with a battery 18 at the bottom of the main rod 2.
[0035] The biomimetic butterfly flight device described in this embodiment includes a multi-stage planetary reducer 5 comprising a first-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism 19, a second-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism 20, and a third-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism 21, which are sequentially connected. Specifically, the multi-stage planetary reducer 5 controls the rotational motion of the wings 1 to adjust the flight attitude, providing precise control of the rotational speed and high degrees of freedom.
[0036] It is understood that the multi-stage planetary reducer 5 also includes a housing 22, on the inner wall of which a gear ring 23 is provided.
[0037] It is understandable that this invention not only possesses high simulation and aesthetic value, but can also be applied in multiple fields. For example, in the field of scientific research, the biomimetic mechanical butterfly can be used to simulate the ecological behavior and environmental impact of real butterflies, providing important support for ecological research. In the fields of entertainment and education, the biomimetic mechanical butterfly can serve as a novel toy and teaching tool, attracting people's interest and attention. Furthermore, the biomimetic mechanical butterfly can also be applied to environmental monitoring, disaster early warning, and other fields, bringing more convenience and benefits to human production and life.
[0038] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A biomimetic butterfly flight device, characterized in that: The device includes two wings, a main shaft, and a control board. The control board is mounted on the main shaft, and the wings are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the main shaft. A fixing member is provided at the front end of the main shaft, and through slots are opened at both the left and right ends of the fixing member. A multi-stage planetary reducer is installed in each of the through slots. The control board is electrically connected to the multi-stage planetary reducer. A drive motor is provided at the input end of each multi-stage planetary reducer, and a rudder disk is provided at the output end of each multi-stage planetary reducer. A swing arm mechanism is provided on each rudder disk, and two swing arm mechanisms are respectively connected to the two wings.
2. The biomimetic butterfly flight device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wing includes a wing frame and a wing surface. Several support rods are connected to the wing frame, and the wing surface is connected to the wing frame and the support rods.
3. The biomimetic butterfly flight device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Both the wing frame and the support rod are made of carbon fiber.
4. The biomimetic butterfly flight device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The swing arm mechanism includes a connecting rod and a swing arm rod. One end of the connecting rod is movably connected to the edge of the rudder disk via a cylindrical pin. The other end of the connecting rod is movably connected to one end of the swing arm rod. The other end of the swing arm rod is movably connected to the fixing member via a cylindrical pin. The other end of the swing arm rod is connected to a connecting member, which is connected to the wing.
5. The biomimetic butterfly flight device according to claim 4, characterized in that: Both ends of the top of the fixing member protrude upward to form a connecting part, and the other end of the swing arm rod is movably connected to the connecting part by a cylindrical pin.
6. The biomimetic butterfly flight device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A receiver is provided at the top of the main rod, and the control board is electrically connected to the receiver.
7. The biomimetic butterfly flight device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A battery is installed at the bottom of the main rod.
8. The biomimetic butterfly flight device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The multi-stage planetary reducer includes a first-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, a second-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, and a third-stage planetary gear transmission mechanism, which are sequentially connected and driven.