Electric power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle

By designing an electric motor-driven rotating brush system and a motor-driven adjustment bracket on a power line inspection drone, the problems of dust accumulation and angle adjustment of the imaging probe were solved, achieving clarity and full coverage, and improving the accuracy and comprehensiveness of power line inspection.

CN224029260UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24WUHAN KAIYAN ELECTRIC POWER TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-23
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

Existing power inspection drones lack an effective camera cleaning mechanism, resulting in dust accumulation on the camera probes, affecting image clarity. Furthermore, the limited camera angle adjustment function creates blind spots during inspections, making it difficult to fully cover power facilities.

Method used

A rotating brush system driven by an electric motor and an adjustment bracket driven by a motor were designed to clean the imaging probe and flexibly adjust the camera angle to ensure clarity and full coverage.

Benefits of technology

It enabled the cleaning of the camera probe, ensuring image clarity, eliminating blind spots in inspections, and improving the accuracy and comprehensiveness of power inspections.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an electric power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle, which relates to the technical field of electric power inspection, and comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body, the bottom end of the unmanned aerial vehicle body is fixedly connected with an adjusting bracket, and the front side of the bottom of the outer surface of the adjusting bracket is provided with an inspection camera. After an electric motor is started, a third driving wheel is driven to rotate, the third driving wheel enables a second driven gear ring to rotate through the meshing effect, then a rotating brush plate is driven to rotate synchronously, in the process, a pushing plate slides out of a positioning groove and drives the rotating brush plate to rotate to the front side of a shooting probe, meanwhile, a rotating column extrudes a volute spiral spring, and the shooting probe is driven to rotate. After the second driven gear ring rotates by one circle, the rotating brush plate and the pushing plate are automatically reset under the elastic force effect of the volute spiral spring, the shooting probe is prevented from being shielded, dust on the shooting probe can be conveniently cleaned through the rotating brush plate, it is guaranteed that shot pictures are clear, and the accuracy of inspection data is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to power inspection technical field especially relates to a kind of power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] Transmission line is divided into overhead transmission line and cable line, both circuits are partly erected in the field, and power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle needs to be used during routine inspection, power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle is used as a kind of flight vehicle that can carry out patrol operation to power line and related equipment, greatly improves the efficiency and safety of power inspection, reduces the workload and danger of manual inspection.

[0003] The existing power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle has the following shortcomings:

[0004] On the one hand, the existing unmanned aerial vehicle inspection camera lacks effective cleaning mechanism, dust is easy to accumulate on the shooting probe, which affects the clarity of the shooting picture, making it difficult for the inspection personnel to accurately obtain the condition of the power line and equipment, reducing the inspection accuracy, on the other hand, the angle adjustment function of the existing unmanned aerial vehicle inspection camera is limited, and it is difficult to flexibly adjust the horizontal and vertical angles, so that part of the power facilities cannot be fully covered by shooting, forming an inspection blind area, which may miss potential safety hazards. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model provides a kind of power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle, by constructing effective camera cleaning mechanism and flexible camera angle adjustment system, guarantee the accuracy and comprehensiveness of power inspection, to solve the problem proposed in the above background technology.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a kind of power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle, including unmanned aerial vehicle body, the bottom end of the unmanned aerial vehicle body is fixedly connected with adjusting support, the outer surface bottom front side of the adjusting support is provided with inspection camera.

[0007] The inspection camera includes connecting column, the outer surface front side of the connecting column is fixedly connected with shooting probe, the front end of the shooting probe is fixedly connected with annular connecting frame, the inner surface upper side of the annular connecting frame is rotatably connected with driving wheel three, the outer surface lower side of the driving wheel three is meshingly connected with driven gear ring two, the rear surface left and right sides of the driven gear ring two are rotatably connected with rotating brush plate, the inner surface left and right sides of the annular connecting frame are both provided with positioning groove, the outer surface of the rotating brush plate one side close to annular connecting frame is fixedly connected with push plate, the front side of the rotating brush plate one end close to annular connecting frame is fixedly connected with rotating column, the rotating column penetrates to the front side of driven gear ring two and the outer surface is fixedly connected with volute spring, the end of volute spring away from rotating column is fixedly connected with the surface of driven gear ring two.

[0008] Preferably, the top rear side of the annular connecting frame is fixedly connected with an electric motor, and the output shaft of the electric motor penetrates to above the inner side of the annular connecting frame and is fixedly connected with the rear middle part of the driving wheel three.

[0009] Preferably, the adjusting support comprises a supporting column fixedly connected with the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, a movable groove is formed in the middle part of the supporting column, a first motor is fixedly connected with the middle part of the movable groove, and the output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected with a driving wheel one.

[0010] Preferably, the outer surface of the driving wheel one is meshedly connected with a transmission wheel on the left side, the outer surface of the transmission wheel is meshedly connected with a driven gear ring one, the outer surface of the driven gear ring one is fixedly connected with a rotating ring, the rotating ring is rotatably clamped below the outer surface of the supporting column, and the outer surface of the rotating ring is fixedly connected with a connecting support on the front side.

[0011] Preferably, the connecting support comprises a connecting sleeve plate fixedly connected with the outer surface of the rotating ring on the front side, and a connecting column rotatably connected with the inner side of the connecting sleeve plate.

[0012] Preferably, the inner surface of the connecting sleeve plate is fixedly connected with a second motor, the output shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected with a driving wheel two, the outer surface of the driving wheel two is meshedly connected with a driven wheel below, and the driven wheel is fixedly connected with the right side of the connecting column.

[0013] Thanks to the above technical scheme, the present application has the following technical progress compared with the prior art:

[0014] 1、In the utility model, after the electric motor starts, driving wheel three is driven to rotate, driving wheel three drives driven gear ring two to rotate through meshing, and then driving brush plate is synchronously rotated, in this process, push plate slides out of positioning groove, driving brush plate is rotated to the front side of shooting probe, and rotating column extrudes volute spring, when driven gear ring two rotates one circle, driving brush plate and push plate are automatically reset under the elastic force of volute spring, avoid to cause the shooting probe to be shaded, convenient for cleaning dust on the shooting probe through driving brush plate, ensure that the shooting picture is clear, and improve the accuracy of inspection data.

[0015] 2、In the utility model, after the first motor starts, driving wheel one is driven to rotate, driving wheel one drives driven gear ring one to rotate through transmission wheel, and then the adjusting of the horizontal angle of connecting support and inspection camera is realized through rotating ring, simultaneously, after the second motor starts, driving wheel two is driven to rotate, driving wheel two drives driven wheel to rotate, thereby the adjustment of the vertical angle of inspection camera is realized, through this cooperation mechanism, the horizontal and vertical angles of inspection camera can be flexibly adjusted, power facilities are covered in all directions, the blind area of inspection is effectively eliminated, and the comprehensiveness of power inspection is guaranteed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model of an electric power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a sectional structure schematic view of the adjusting support of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a sectional structure schematic view of the connecting support and the inspection camera of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is an enlarged structural schematic view of the inspection camera of the utility model.

[0020] Legend: 1, unmanned aerial vehicle body; 2, adjusting support; 21, support column; 22, first motor; 23, driving wheel one; 24, transmission wheel; 25, driven gear ring one; 26, rotating ring; 27, connecting support; 271, connecting sleeve plate; 272, second motor; 273, driving wheel two; 274, driven wheel; 3, inspection camera; 31, connecting column; 32, shooting probe; 33, annular connecting frame; 331, positioning groove; 34, electric motor; 35, driving wheel three; 36, driven gear ring two; 37, rotating brush plate; 371, push plate; 372, rotating column; 373, volute spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the above purpose, features and advantages of the utility model more clearly understood, the utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be noted that the examples and features in the examples of the present application can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0022] In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application, however, the present application can also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein, therefore, the present application is not limited to the specific examples disclosed in the following description.

[0023] Example 1: as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3The utility model provides a technical scheme: including unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, the bottom fixedly connected with the adjusting support 2 of unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, the outer surface bottom front side of adjusting support 2 is provided with the inspection camera 3, adjusting support 2 includes support column 21, support column 21 fixedly connected at the bottom of unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, the middle part of support column 21 is set up with movable slot, the middle part of movable slot is fixedly connected with first motor 22, the output shaft of first motor 22 is fixedly connected with driving wheel one 23, the left side of the outer surface of driving wheel one 23 is engaged with transmission wheel 24, the outer surface of transmission wheel 24 is engaged with driven gear ring one 25, the outer surface of driven gear ring one 25 is fixedly connected with rotating ring 26, rotating ring 26 rotationally connects the outer surface below of support column 21, the outer surface front side of rotating ring 26 is fixedly connected with connecting support 27, and connecting support 27 includes connecting sleeve plate 271, and connecting sleeve plate 271 is fixedly connected at the outer surface front side of rotating ring 26, and the second motor 272 is fixedly connected on the inner surface of connecting sleeve plate 271, and the output shaft of second motor 272 is fixedly connected with driving wheel two 273, and the outer surface below of driving wheel two 273 is engaged with driven wheel 274, and driven wheel 274 is fixedly connected at the right side of connecting column 31;

[0024] The effect reached by the whole embodiment 1 is: the first motor 22 drives the driving wheel one 23 to rotate, so that the transmission wheel 24 can drive the driven gear ring one 25 to rotate, and the rotating ring 26 is driven to rotate synchronously, the horizontal angle of the inspection camera 3 can be conveniently adjusted, the second motor 272 drives the driving wheel two 273 to rotate, and the vertical angle of the inspection camera 3 can be flexibly adjusted by the engagement transmission of the driven wheel 274, which makes the inspection camera 3 can cover the target area in all directions when shooting power facilities, greatly eliminates the inspection blind area, greatly improves the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of power inspection work.

[0025] Embodiment 2: as Figure 3 And Figure 4As shown, the utility model provides a technical scheme: the camera 3 of patrolling and examining includes connecting column 31, connecting column 31 is rotatably connected in the inside of connecting sleeve board 271, and the outside surface front side of connecting column 31 is fixedly connected with shooting probe 32, and the front end of shooting probe 32 is fixedly connected with annular connecting frame 33, and the inside surface upper side of annular connecting frame 33 is rotatably connected with driving wheel three 35, and the outside surface lower side of driving wheel three 35 is engagedly connected with driven gear ring two 36, and the rear surface left and right sides of driven gear ring two 36 are rotatably connected with rotating brush plate 37, and the inside surface left and right sides of annular connecting frame 33 are all provided with positioning recess 331, and the outside surface of rotating brush plate 37 is fixedly connected with push plate 371 on the side close to annular connecting frame 33, and the front side of rotating brush plate 37 is fixedly connected with rotating column 372 on the end close to annular connecting frame 33, and rotating column 372 penetrates to the front side of driven gear ring two 36 and is fixedly connected with volute spring 373 on the outside surface, and the end of volute spring 373 away from rotating column 372 is fixedly connected with the surface of driven gear ring two 36, and the top rear side of annular connecting frame 33 is fixedly connected with electric motor 34, and the output shaft of electric motor 34 penetrates to the inside upper side of annular connecting frame 33 and is fixedly connected with the rear side middle part of driving wheel three 35;

[0026] The effect reached by the whole embodiment 2 is that: electric motor 34 drives driving wheel three 35 to rotate, rotating brush plate 37 moves through driven gear ring two 36, push plate 371 slides out of positioning recess 331, makes rotating brush plate 37 move to the front of shooting probe 32, and the surface dust of shooting probe 32 is cleaned, after cleaning, rotating brush plate 37 and push plate 371 are automatically reset under the action of volute spring 373, avoid shielding shooting probe 32, ensure the definition of shooting picture, and then improve the accuracy of electric power inspection data.

[0027] The working principle of the whole device is: when the unmanned aerial vehicle reaches the specified electric power inspection area, the operator can start the first motor 22 in the adjusting support 2 according to the distribution of electric power facilities, the first motor 22 drives driving wheel one 23 to rotate, driving wheel one 23 is engaged with transmission wheel 24, transmission wheel 24 rotates, and then drives driven gear ring one 25 to rotate, and rotating ring 26 fixedly connected with driven gear ring one 25 rotates in the horizontal direction around support column 21, the horizontal angle of camera 3 of patrolling and examining is adjusted, at the same time, if the vertical angle of camera 3 of patrolling and examining needs to be adjusted, the second motor 272 in connecting sleeve board 271 can be started, the second motor 272 drives driving wheel two 273 to rotate, driving wheel two 273 is engaged with driven wheel 274, driven wheel 274 drives connecting column 31 to rotate, and the vertical angle of shooting probe 32 is adjusted, and the comprehensive shooting of electric power facilities in different positions is realized.

[0028] In the shooting process, if the surface of the shooting probe 32 accumulates dust, affecting the shooting effect, the electric motor 34 on the annular connecting frame 33 can be started, the electric motor 34 drives the driving wheel three 35 to rotate, the driving wheel three 35 is engaged with the driven gear ring two 36, the driven gear ring two 36 is rotated, and then the rotating brush plate 37 is rotated around the shooting probe 32, in the rotating process, the push plate 371 slides out of the positioning groove 331, drives the rotating brush plate 37 to rotate to the front side of the shooting probe 32, and the dust on the surface is cleaned, with the driven gear ring two 36 rotating a circle, the volute spring 373 connected with the rotating column 372 is extruded, and then the rotating brush plate 37 and the push plate 371 are reset by the elastic force of the volute spring 373, avoiding shielding the shooting probe 32, and ensuring that the shooting work is continuously and clearly carried out.

[0029] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application in other forms. Any skilled person in the art can modify or change the above disclosed technology content to equivalent embodiments applied to other fields, but any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiments made according to the technical essence of the present application without departing from the technical scheme of the present application still belongs to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A power line inspection drone, characterized in that: Including unmanned aerial vehicle body (1), the bottom end of unmanned aerial vehicle body (1) is fixedly connected with adjusting support (2), the outer surface bottom front side of adjusting support (2) is provided with inspection camera (3); The outer surface front side of connecting column (31) is fixedly connected with shooting probe (32), the front end of shooting probe (32) is fixedly connected with annular connecting frame (33), the inner surface upper side of annular connecting frame (33) is rotatably connected with driving wheel three (35), the outer surface lower side of driving wheel three (35) is engagedly connected with driven gear ring two (36), the rear surface left and right sides of driven gear ring two (36) are rotatably connected with rotating brush plate (37), the inner surface left and right sides of annular connecting frame (33) are both provided with positioning groove (331), the outer surface of rotating brush plate (37) is fixedly connected with push plate (371) on the side close to annular connecting frame (33), the front side of rotating brush plate (37) is fixedly connected with rotating column (372) on the end close to annular connecting frame (33), rotating column (372) penetrates to the front side of driven gear ring two (36) and the outer surface is fixedly connected with volute spring (373), one end of volute spring (373) away from rotating column (372) is fixedly connected with the surface of driven gear ring two (36).

2. The power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein: The top rear side of annular connecting frame (33) is fixedly connected with electric motor (34), the output shaft of electric motor (34) penetrates to the inner side upper side of annular connecting frame (33) and is fixedly connected with the rear side middle part of driving wheel three (35).

3. The power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein: The middle part of support column (21) is fixedly connected with first motor (22), the output shaft of first motor (22) is fixedly connected with driving wheel one (23).

4. The power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 3, wherein: The outer surface left side of driving wheel one (23) is engagedly connected with transmission wheel (24), the outer surface of transmission wheel (24) is engagedly connected with driven gear ring one (25), the outer surface of driven gear ring one (25) is fixedly connected with rotating ring (26), rotating ring (26) rotatably clamps the outer surface lower side of support column (21), the outer surface front side of rotating ring (26) is fixedly connected with connecting support (27).

5. The power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 4, wherein: Connecting support (27) includes connecting sleeve plate (271), connecting sleeve plate (271) is fixedly connected on the outer surface front side of rotating ring (26), connecting column (31) is rotatably connected on the inner side of connecting sleeve plate (271).

6. The power inspection unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 5, wherein: Second motor (272) is fixedly connected on the inner surface of connecting sleeve plate (271), the output shaft of second motor (272) is fixedly connected with driving wheel two (273), the outer surface lower side of driving wheel two (273) is engagedly connected with driven wheel (274), driven wheel (274) is fixedly connected on the right side of connecting column (31).