Unmanned aerial vehicle easy to store

By designing an adjustment and locking mechanism, the problem of the drone's wings being unable to be adjusted and stored was solved, achieving easy storage and flight stability for the drone.

CN224013903UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-20HEBEI KAIWEI AVIATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-13
Publication Date
2026-03-20

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Technical Problem

Existing drones have wings that are difficult to adjust after use, which prevents them from being reduced in size and stored inside a box.

Method used

An easy-to-store drone was designed. Through the combination of adjustment and locking mechanisms, the angle of the wings can be adjusted and locked. The cooperation of components such as control shaft, gear, rack, adjustment plate, ratchet block and pawl ensures that the wing angle is consistent when stored and is locked stably when in use.

Benefits of technology

It enables the drone's wing angle to be adjusted, reducing its size and making it easier to store, while ensuring that the wings do not accidentally come undone during flight.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and provides an easy-to-store unmanned aerial vehicle which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body, a camera is arranged on the side face of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, supporting legs are detachably connected to the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, and an adjusting mechanism is arranged in the unmanned aerial vehicle body. According to the unmanned aerial vehicle, through mutual cooperation of components such as a gear, a mounting frame and an adjusting plate of the adjusting mechanism, when the unmanned aerial vehicle body needs to be stored in a box after daily use, a user rotates a control shaft through a grip, the control shaft rotates to drive the gear to rotate, and the unmanned aerial vehicle body can be stored in the box through meshing of the gear and a rack; according to the technical scheme, the four wings of the unmanned aerial vehicle body are adjusted at the same time through the two racks and the multiple adjusting plates, at the moment, the wings of the unmanned aerial vehicle body are located at the same angle as the storage box, the unmanned aerial vehicle body can be stored, and through the technical scheme, the technical problem that in the related technology, the angles of the wings cannot be adjusted is solved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular, to an easy-to-store unmanned aerial vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] A manned aircraft is referred to as an "unmanned aerial vehicle", which is a flight vehicle without a pilot, controlled by wireless remote control equipment and self-provided program control device. Unmanned aerial vehicles are actually a general term for unmanned aerial vehicles, and have the advantages of small size, low cost, and convenient use compared with manned aircraft.

[0003] According to one of the public unmanned aerial vehicles (publication number: CN217706280U): a body, a shooting mechanism and a driving mechanism, the shooting mechanism includes a rotating support and a lens, the lens is fixedly connected to the rotating support, and the rotating support is rotationally connected to the body; the driving mechanism is connected to the body, and the driving mechanism is used to drive the rotating support to rotate so that the lens protrudes from the body.

[0004] In the above application, through the cooperation of the body and the driving mechanism, the function of adjusting and storing the wings of the unmanned aerial vehicle after daily use is difficult to solve, so that the volume of the unmanned aerial vehicle cannot be reduced, and it cannot be stored in the box. Therefore, we propose an easy-to-store unmanned aerial vehicle. Content of the utility model

[0005] To overcome the above defects, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an easy-to-store unmanned aerial vehicle, which solves the problem of angle adjustment of the wings in the related art.

[0006] According to one aspect, at least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides an easy-to-store unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle body, a camera is arranged on the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a supporting leg is detachably connected to the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, and an adjusting mechanism is arranged in the unmanned aerial vehicle body.

[0007] The adjusting mechanism comprises a control shaft, the circumferential surface of the control shaft penetrates and is rotationally connected to the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a gear is fixedly penetrated on the circumferential surface of the control shaft, a control bin is formed in the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a rack is slidably connected in the control bin, an installation frame is fixedly connected to the side of the rack, a connecting plate is hingedly connected in the installation frame, an adjusting plate is hingedly connected to one end of the connecting plate, a supporting shaft is rotationally connected through the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a wing is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the supporting shaft, and one end of the adjusting plate is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the supporting shaft.

[0008] For example, the unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is easy to store, and the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a heat dissipation fan arranged on the top of the unmanned aerial vehicle body and a transparent protective sleeve rotatably connected to the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, the heat dissipation fan is used to dissipate heat of the unmanned aerial vehicle body in operation, and the transparent protective sleeve is used to protect the camera.

[0009] The number of the rack and the mounting frame is two, and the rack and the mounting frame are symmetrical to each other along the vertical central axis of the control shaft, and a handle is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the control shaft, so as to facilitate the worker to control the wing to be stored or unfolded.

[0010] The number of the adjusting plate, the supporting shaft and the wing is four, and two wings are symmetrical to each other along the vertical central axis of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, so as to control the wings simultaneously.

[0011] The circumferential surface of the gear is engaged with the side surface of the rack, so as to ensure that the rotation of the gear can drive the rack to move.

[0012] According to another aspect, the unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is easy to store, and the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism comprises a locking groove arranged in the inside of the control bin, a rotating disc fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the control shaft, a ratchet block fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the rotating disc, a rotating shaft rotatably connected to the inside of the locking groove, a sliding groove arranged in the circumferential surface of the rotating shaft, and a ratchet pawl slidably connected to the inside of the sliding groove, so as to ensure that the wing after adjustment can work stably.

[0013] For example, the unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is easy to store, and the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a reset spring fixedly connected to the inside of the locking groove, and an end of the reset spring away from the inside of the locking groove is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the ratchet pawl, so as to ensure that the ratchet pawl after rotation can be automatically reset, and the manual intervention is reduced.

[0014] The bottom of the ratchet pawl is fixedly connected with a pull rod, and the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body is arranged with an arc-shaped moving groove, and the circumferential surface of the pull rod is slidably connected to the inside of the arc-shaped moving groove, so as to release the locking through the pull rod.

[0015] The number of the ratchet block is several, and the ratchet blocks are arranged in a circumferential array on the circumferential surface of the rotating disc, so as to ensure that the wing can be adjusted to multiple different angles.

[0016] The side surface of the ratchet pawl is located on the displacement track of the ratchet block, so as to ensure that the rotation of the ratchet block can push the ratchet pawl.

[0017] The embodiment of the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] 1. In the utility model, through the mutual cooperation between the gear, mounting frame and adjusting plate and other components of the adjusting mechanism, when the unmanned aerial vehicle body needs to be stored in the box after daily use, the user rotates the control shaft through the handle, the control shaft rotation drives the gear to rotate, the gear is engaged with the rack, so that the four wings of the unmanned aerial vehicle body are adjusted simultaneously through the two racks and the plurality of adjusting plates, at this time, the wings of the unmanned aerial vehicle body are at the same angle as the storage box, the unmanned aerial vehicle body can be stored, which achieves the effect of angle adjustment of the wings of the unmanned aerial vehicle, reduces the volume and facilitates storage in the box.

[0019] 2. In the utility model, through the mutual cooperation between the ratchet block, pawl and pull rod and other components of the locking mechanism, when the unmanned aerial vehicle body needs to be taken out for use, the user rotates the control shaft at the same time, so that the rotating disc rotates, when the wing rotates once, the rotating disc drives the ratchet block to rotate, the ratchet block pushes the pawl during rotation, the pawl is rotated through the rotating shaft, the pawl after rotation is reset to the right angle of the next ratchet block through the elasticity of the reset spring, thereby locking the adjusted wing, which achieves the effect of locking the adjusted wing and ensures that the arm does not accidentally loosen during flight. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings needed in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some example embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the content of the example embodiments of the present disclosure and these drawings without creating any creative labor.

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the first perspective three-dimensional appearance of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the second perspective three-dimensional section of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the utility model Figure 2 A three-dimensional enlarged structure diagram;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the utility model Figure 2 B three-dimensional enlarged structure diagram;

[0025] In the figure: 1, unmanned aerial vehicle body; 2, camera; 3, support leg; 4, adjusting mechanism; 41, control shaft; 42, gear; 43, control bin; 44, rack; 45, mounting bracket; 46, connecting plate; 47, adjusting plate; 48, support shaft; 49, wing; 410, cooling fan; 411, transparent protective sleeve; 412, handle; 5, locking mechanism; 51, locking groove; 52, rotating disc; 53, ratchet block; 54, rotating shaft; 55, sliding groove; 56, pawl; 57, return spring; 58, pull rod; 59, arc-shaped moving groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The present disclosure will be further described in conjunction with the drawings and examples. It can be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the present disclosure, but not to limit the present disclosure.

[0027] In order to make the drawing simple, only the parts related to the disclosure are shown in each figure, which does not represent the actual structure of the product. In addition, in order to make the drawing simple and easy to understand, in some figures, only one of the components with the same structure or function is shown, or only one of them is marked. In this paper, "one" not only means "only one", but also means "more than one", and "several" includes "two" and "more than two".

[0028] In this paper, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection" and "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified and limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0030] In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like, orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0031] In addition, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0032] As shown in Figures 1-4 , which shows an easy-to-store unmanned aerial vehicle in an embodiment of the present disclosure, comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a camera 2 is arranged on the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a supporting leg 3 is detachably connected to the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, and an adjusting mechanism 4 is arranged inside the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1.

[0033] The adjusting mechanism 4 comprises a control shaft 41, the circumferential surface of the control shaft 41 penetrates and is rotatably connected to the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, the circumferential surface of the control shaft 41 is fixedly penetrated by a gear 42, a control bin 43 is opened in the inside of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a rack 44 is slidably connected inside the control bin 43, the side of the rack 44 is fixedly connected with a mounting bracket 45, the inside of the mounting bracket 45 is hingedly connected with a connecting plate 46, one end of the connecting plate 46 is hingedly connected with an adjusting plate 47, the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 penetrates and is rotatably connected with a supporting shaft 48, the circumferential surface of the supporting shaft 48 is fixedly connected with a wing 49, and the circumferential surface of the supporting shaft 48 is fixedly connected with one end of the adjusting plate 47.

[0034] In some examples, further comprising: a heat dissipation fan 410 is arranged on the top of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, and a transparent protective sleeve 411 is rotatably connected to the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, the heat dissipation fan 410 is used to dissipate heat for the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 in operation, and the transparent protective sleeve 411 is used to protect the camera 2.

[0035] The number of the rack 44 and the mounting bracket 45 is two, and they are mutually symmetrical along the vertical central axis of the control shaft 41, the circumferential surface of the control shaft 41 is fixedly connected with a handle 412, which is to facilitate the staff to control the wing 49 to be stored and unfolded.

[0036] The number of the adjusting plate 47, the supporting shaft 48 and the wing 49 is four, two by two, and they are mutually symmetrical along the vertical central axis of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, which is to make the wing 49 be controlled at the same time.

[0037] The circumferential surface of the gear 42 and the side of the rack 44 are mutually engaged, which is to ensure that the rotation of the gear 42 can drive the rack 44 to move.

[0038] For example, as shown in Figures 1-4As shown, when the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 needs to be stored inside the box after daily use, the user rotates the control shaft 41 through the handle 412, the control shaft 41 rotates to drive the gear 42 to rotate, the gear 42 is engaged with the rack 44, so that the gear 42 drives the rack 44 to move, the rack 44 moves through the mounting frame 45 to drive the connecting plate 46 to move, the connecting plate 46 moves to drive the articulated adjusting plate 47 to rotate, the adjusting plate 47 rotates to drive the support shaft 48 to rotate, the support shaft 48 rotates to drive the wing 49 to rotate, the two racks 44 and the plurality of adjusting plates 47 enable the four wings 49 of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 to be adjusted at the same time, at this time, the wings 49 of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 are at an angle consistent with the storage box, and the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 can be stored.

[0039] As shown in the drawings, Figures 1-4 The present disclosure further provides another embodiment of an easy-to-store unmanned aerial vehicle, which is basically the same as the above technical solution, and only the differences are described in detail, including a locking mechanism 5, the locking mechanism 5 includes a locking groove 51, the locking groove 51 is arranged in the control bin 43, the circumferential surface of the control shaft 41 is fixedly connected with a rotating disc 52, the circumferential surface of the rotating disc 52 is fixedly connected with a ratchet block 53, the locking groove 51 is rotatably connected with a rotating shaft 54, the circumferential surface of the rotating shaft 54 is provided with a sliding groove 55, and the sliding groove 55 is slidably connected with a ratchet claw 56, which ensures that the adjusted wing 49 can work stably.

[0040] In some examples, the locking groove 51 is further fixedly connected with a return spring 57, one end of the return spring 57 away from the inside of the locking groove 51 is fixedly connected with the circumferential surface of the ratchet claw 56, which ensures that the ratchet claw 56 can be automatically reset after rotation, reducing manual intervention.

[0041] The bottom of the ratchet claw 56 is fixedly connected with a pull rod 58, the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 is provided with an arc-shaped moving groove 59, and the circumferential surface of the pull rod 58 is slidably connected with the inside of the arc-shaped moving groove 59, which can be unlocked through the pull rod 58.

[0042] The number of ratchet blocks 53 is several, and they are arranged in a circumferential array along the circumferential surface of the rotating disc 52, which ensures that the wing 49 can be adjusted to multiple different angles.

[0043] The side surface of the ratchet claw 56 is located on the displacement track of the ratchet block 53, which ensures that the ratchet block 53 can drive the ratchet claw 56 to rotate.

[0044] For example, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-4As shown, when the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 needs to be taken out for use, the user rotates the control shaft 41 while making the rotating disc 52 rotate, when the wing 49 rotates by an angle, the rotating disc 52 rotates to drive the ratchet block 53 to rotate, the ratchet block 53 pushes the pawl 56 during rotation, the pawl 56 is forced to rotate through the rotating shaft 54, and the rotated pawl 56 is reset to the right angle of the next ratchet block 53 through the elasticity of the reset spring 57, thereby locking the adjusted wing 49, when the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1 needs to be stored, the user pulls the pull rod 58, so that the pawl 56 moves downward through the sliding groove 55, at this time the pawl 56 is away from the displacement track of the ratchet block 53, so that the rotating disc 52 is unlocked.

[0045] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, not to limit it. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be modified or replaced equivalently without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present disclosure, which should be covered in the scope of the claims of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An easy-to-store drone, characterized in that, Includes a drone body (1), a camera (2) is provided on the side of the drone body (1), a foot (3) is detachably connected to the bottom of the drone body (1), and an adjustment mechanism (4) is provided inside the drone body (1). The adjustment mechanism (4) includes a control shaft (41), the circumferential surface of which is rotatably connected to the bottom of the UAV body (1), a gear (42) is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the control shaft (41), a control compartment (43) is provided inside the UAV body (1), a rack (44) is slidably connected inside the control compartment (43), a mounting bracket (45) is fixedly connected to the side of the rack (44), a connecting plate (46) is hinged inside the mounting bracket (45), an adjustment plate (47) is hinged to one end of the connecting plate (46), a support shaft (48) is rotatably connected to the side of the UAV body (1), a wing (49) is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the support shaft (48), and the circumferential surface of the support shaft (48) is fixedly connected to one end of the adjustment plate (47).

2. The easily retractable drone according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the drone body (1) is equipped with a cooling fan (410), and the side of the drone body (1) is rotatably connected with a transparent protective sleeve (411).

3. The easily retractable drone according to claim 2, characterized in that, The number of racks (44) and mounting brackets (45) is set to two, and they are symmetrical to each other along the vertical central axis of the control shaft (41). A handle (412) is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the control shaft (41).

4. The easily retractable drone according to claim 3, characterized in that, The number of the adjustment plate (47), support shaft (48) and wing (49) is set to four, in pairs, and symmetrical to each other along the vertical central axis of the UAV body (1).

5. The easily retractable drone according to claim 4, characterized in that, The circumferential surface of the gear (42) meshes with the side surface of the rack (44).

6. The easily retractable drone according to claim 5, characterized in that, The UAV body (1) is provided with a locking mechanism (5). The locking mechanism (5) includes a locking groove (51). The locking groove (51) is located inside the control compartment (43). A turntable (52) is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the control shaft (41). A ratchet block (53) is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the turntable (52). A rotating shaft (54) is rotatably connected inside the locking groove (51). A sliding groove (55) is provided on the circumferential surface of the rotating shaft (54). A pawl (56) is slidably connected inside the sliding groove (55).

7. The easily retractable drone according to claim 6, characterized in that, A return spring (57) is fixedly connected inside the locking groove (51), and one end of the return spring (57) away from the inside of the locking groove (51) is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the pawl (56).

8. The easily retractable drone according to claim 7, characterized in that, The bottom of the pawl (56) is fixedly connected to a pull rod (58), and the bottom of the UAV body (1) is provided with an arc-shaped moving groove (59). The circumferential surface of the pull rod (58) is slidably connected to the inside of the arc-shaped moving groove (59).

9. A retractable drone according to claim 8, characterized in that, The number of the thorns (53) is set to several, and they are arranged in a circular array along the circumference of the turntable (52).

10. A retractable drone according to claim 9, characterized in that, The side of the pawl (56) is located on the displacement trajectory of the pawl (53).

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