Shooting angle adjusting mechanism

By installing a rectangular shell and a movable shooting mechanism at the bottom of the drone, and using a motor to drive the camera to rotate and rise, the problems of easy damage and limited angle of drone cameras are solved, enabling multi-angle shooting and protection.

CN224104309UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10BEIJING POLYTECHNIC
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
BEIJING POLYTECHNIC
Filing Date
2025-05-30
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Existing drone cameras are mounted on the bottom, lacking protection and easily damaged. Furthermore, the shooting angle adjustment is limited, failing to meet the needs of multi-angle shooting.

Method used

Design a camera mechanism that includes a rectangular housing and a vertically movable shooting mechanism. The camera is installed inside the movable sleeve and is driven by a motor to rotate and lift, enabling multi-angle shooting and protecting the camera when the drone descends.

Benefits of technology

It enables multi-angle shooting and protection of the camera, preventing damage to the camera during descent and improving shooting range and flexibility.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of shooting angle adjustment, in particular to a shooting angle adjusting mechanism which comprises a rectangular shell installed at the bottom of an unmanned aerial vehicle body, a shooting mechanism capable of moving up and down is arranged in the rectangular shell, an annular opening is formed in the bottom of the rectangular shell, and the shooting mechanism is arranged in the rectangular shell. The annular opening is used for the shooting mechanism to pass through; the shooting mechanism comprises a movable sleeve, the bottom of the movable sleeve is rotatably connected with a camera, a lens part of the camera is downwards and obliquely arranged, and the interior of the movable sleeve is fixedly connected with a supporting ring, the rectangular shell is installed on the inner side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, and the shooting mechanism capable of moving up and down is installed in the rectangular shell; and a rotatable camera is arranged in the shooting mechanism, so that when shooting needs to be carried out through the camera, the camera can be descended to the outside of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body and then rotary shooting is carried out, the camera can be protected, and the camera is prevented from being damaged when the unmanned aerial vehicle descends.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a shooting angle adjustment technical field, specifically is a shooting angle adjustment mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] When tracking small targets or specific targets on the ground, a camera can be carried by a UAV for shooting detection. For example, a highway crack detection method based on UAV shooting is disclosed in patent application No. CN202410742152.2, which can use a camera carried by a UAV for shooting detection.

[0003] In the prior art, in order to improve the shooting range and better track the shooting detection target, a camera with adjustable angle is usually arranged on the UAV. For example, a plant protection exploration UAV capable of adjusting the shooting angle is disclosed in patent application No. CN202122204600.8, in which the camera is installed at the bottom of the UAV and the shooting angle of the camera can be adjusted.

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned patent application, the camera is located at the bottom of the UAV, lacks protection for the camera, and cannot be retracted into the UAV. When the UAV is lowered to the ground after shooting, the camera at the bottom may be in contact with the ground protrusions, causing damage to the camera. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a shooting angle adjustment mechanism to solve the problems in the background art.

[0006] The utility model can achieve the purpose by the following technical solutions.

[0007] A shooting angle adjustment mechanism includes a rectangular shell installed at the bottom of a UAV main body, a shooting mechanism movably arranged inside the rectangular shell, and a ring-shaped opening formed at the bottom of the rectangular shell for the shooting mechanism to pass through.

[0008] The shooting mechanism includes a movable sleeve, a camera rotatably connected to the bottom of the movable sleeve, a lens part of the camera inclined downward, a support ring fixedly connected to the inside of the movable sleeve, a first motor fixedly connected to the top of the support ring, an output end of the first motor fixedly connected to a rotating rod, and the bottom of the rotating rod fixedly connected to the camera for driving the camera to rotate.

[0009] Preferably, the rectangular shell is fixedly connected with a fixed ear on both sides.

[0010] Preferably, the inside of the rectangular shell is fixedly installed with a second motor, the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected with a threaded rod, the threaded rod is threadedly connected with a lifting block, the lifting block and the movable sleeve are fixedly connected, the inner wall of the rectangular shell is fixedly connected with a fixed plate, and the bottom of the threaded rod is rotationally connected with the fixed plate.

[0011] Preferably, the two sides of the inner wall of the rectangular shell are fixedly connected with guide rods, and the two sides of the movable sleeve are fixedly connected with movable blocks.

[0012] Preferably, the bottom of the movable sleeve is fixedly connected with a protruding ring, the top of the camera is fixedly connected with a ring-shaped sleeve, the ring-shaped sleeve and the protruding ring are rotationally connected, the inner wall of the movable sleeve is fixedly connected with an abutting plate, and the top of the ring-shaped sleeve is fixedly connected with an abutting rod used in cooperation with the abutting plate.

[0013] Preferably, the top of the rectangular shell is provided with a first motor interface, a second motor interface and a camera interface, the first motor interface and the first motor are connected through motor wires with a redundant length, and the camera interface and the camera are connected through camera wires with a redundant length.

[0014] The present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The rectangular shell is installed on the inner side of the unmanned aerial vehicle body, the shooting mechanism capable of moving up and down is installed inside the rectangular shell, and the camera capable of rotating is installed in the shooting mechanism, so that when shooting is needed through the camera, the camera can be lowered to the outside of the unmanned aerial vehicle body and then rotated for shooting, the camera can be protected, damage of the camera caused by lowering of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be prevented, and more angle shooting can be realized through rotation of the camera in the horizontal direction, and the shooting range is greatly improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced as follows, and obviously, other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort on the premise of not paying any creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present application; Figure 1 is a schematic view of the bottom of the rectangular shell in the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 is a sectional view of the formal part of the rectangular shell in the present application; Figure 1

[0020] ​Figure 4 is the utility model Figure 1 is the sectional view of the side view part of the rectangular shell;

[0021] Figure 5 is the utility model Figure 3 is the structural schematic view of the inside of the movable sleeve;

[0022] Figure 6 is the utility model Figure 5 is the side view of the movable sleeve.

[0023] The reference signs in the drawings are as follows:

[0024] 1, rectangular shell; 101, annular opening; 2, shooting mechanism; 201, movable sleeve; 202, camera; 203, supporting ring; 204, first motor; 205, rotating rod; 3, fixed lug; 4, second motor; 5, threaded rod; 6, lifting block; 7, fixed plate; 8, guide rod; 9, movable block; 10, protruding ring; 11, annular sleeve; 12, abutting plate; 13, abutting rod; 14, first motor interface; 15, second motor interface; 16, camera interface; 17, motor wiring; 18, camera wiring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] 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 protection scope of the utility model.

[0026] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a shooting angle adjusting mechanism, comprising a rectangular shell 1 installed at the bottom of a UAV main body, the bottom of the UAV main body has a cavity, so that the rectangular shell 1 can be installed into the UAV main body, and the rectangular shell 1 and the bottom of the UAV main body are kept in the same plane, the inside of the rectangular shell 1 is provided with a shooting mechanism 2 movable up and down, the bottom of the rectangular shell 1 is provided with an annular opening 101, the annular opening 101 is used for the shooting mechanism 2 to pass through, so that the camera 202 at the bottom of the shooting mechanism 2 can be moved to the outside of the rectangular shell 1 and the UAV main body;

[0027] As Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6The shooting mechanism 2 comprises a movable sleeve 201 located in the interior of the rectangular shell 1, the bottom of the movable sleeve 201 is rotationally connected with a camera 202, the camera 202 is a prior art and can be used for shooting detection of a target, the lens part of the camera 202 is obliquely arranged downward, the interior of the movable sleeve 201 is fixedly connected with a supporting ring 203, the top of the supporting ring 203 is fixedly connected with a first motor 204, the output end of the first motor 204 is fixedly connected with a rotating rod 205, the supporting ring 203 has an opening, the rotating rod 205 passes through the opening, the bottom of the rotating rod 205 is fixedly connected with the camera 202 and is used for driving the camera 202 to rotate.

[0028] As Figure 2 The two sides of the rectangular shell 1 are fixedly connected with fixed ears 3, the fixed ears 3 have openings, so that bolts can pass through the fixed ears 3 and are threadedly connected with threaded parts on the bottom of the main body of the unmanned aerial vehicle, so as to install and fix the fixed ears 3 and the rectangular shell 1.

[0029] As Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The interior of the rectangular shell 1 is fixedly connected with a second motor 4, the first motor 204 and the second motor 4 are both servo motors, the output end of the second motor 4 is fixedly connected with a threaded rod 5, the threaded rod 5 is threadedly connected with a lifting block 6, the lifting block 6 can be driven to move up and down, the lifting block 6 is fixedly connected with the movable sleeve 201, the inner wall of the rectangular shell 1 is fixedly connected with a fixed plate 7, the bottom of the threaded rod 5 is rotationally connected with the fixed plate 7, and the fixed plate 7 provides support for the threaded rod 5.

[0030] As Figure 3 and Figure 4 The two sides of the inner wall of the rectangular shell 1 are fixedly connected with guide rods 8, the two sides of the movable sleeve 201 are fixedly connected with movable blocks 9, the guide rods 8 and the movable blocks 9 are slidingly connected, so that the movable sleeve 201 and the lifting block 6 fixedly connected with the movable sleeve 201 can only move in the vertical direction and cannot rotate.

[0031] As Figure 5 and Figure 6The bottom of the movable sleeve 201 is fixedly connected with a convex ring 10, the top of the camera 202 is fixedly connected with an annular sleeve 11, the annular sleeve 11 and the convex ring 10 are rotationally connected, so that the convex ring 10 supports the annular sleeve 11 and the camera 202, and rotationally connects the movable sleeve 201 and the camera 202, the inner wall of the movable sleeve 201 is fixedly connected with a resisting plate 12, the top of the annular sleeve 11 is fixedly connected with a resisting rod 13 used in cooperation with the resisting plate 12, the resisting rod 13 will finally resist the resisting plate 12 with the rotation of the annular sleeve 11, and the cooperation of the resisting plate 12 and the resisting rod 13 makes the annular sleeve 11 not rotate more than one circle in the same direction.

[0032] As Figure 5 And Figure 6 The top of the rectangular shell 1 is provided with a first motor interface 14, a second motor interface 15 and a camera interface 16, the rectangular shell mounting slot in the unmanned aerial vehicle is provided with connectors corresponding to the first motor interface 14, the second motor interface 15 and the camera interface 16, so that the first motor interface 14, the second motor interface 15 and the camera interface 16 can be directly plugged together, the interfaces in the unmanned aerial vehicle are connected with a power supply and a microcontroller in the unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the power supply and signal control can be transmitted, and the microcontroller can control the rotating direction of the first motor 204 to be positive or negative rotation, and the rotating angle is not more than 360 degrees.

[0033] The first motor interface 14 and the first motor 204 are connected through a motor wire 17 with a redundant length, the camera interface 16 and the camera 202 are connected through a camera wire 18 with a redundant length, the camera wire 18 passes through the supporting ring 203, the second motor interface 15 and the second motor 4 are also connected through a wire, and the wires used are wires capable of transmitting power and signals at the same time in the prior art, so that power supply and signal control are realized, and the camera wire 18 with a redundant length and the motor wire 17 are used, so that a margin is left for the movement of the camera 202 and the shooting mechanism 2, and the rotation of the camera 202 and the downward movement of the shooting mechanism 2 are not hindered.

[0034] The working principle of the shooting angle adjusting mechanism is as follows:

[0035] When the rectangular shell 1 is installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle, first, the second motor 4 drives the threaded rod 5 to rotate counterclockwise, so that the lifting block 6 drives the movable sleeve 201 to move downward, and the camera 202 moves downward to the outside of the rectangular shell 1 and the unmanned aerial vehicle on which the rectangular shell 1 is located.

[0036] When it is necessary to adjust the shooting angle, the first motor 204 drives the rotating rod 205 to rotate, the rotating rod 205 drives the camera 202 to rotate, the shooting angle of the camera 202 is adjusted, and the rotating direction of the first motor 204 is positive or negative rotation, rather than single direction continuous rotation.

[0037] After the shooting is completed, the second motor 4 drives the threaded rod 5 to rotate clockwise, so that the lifting block 6 drives the movable sleeve 201 to move upwards, and the camera 202 is moved upwards to the inside of the rectangular shell 1 and the unmanned aerial vehicle on which the rectangular shell 1 is located, the height of the camera 202 is relatively increased, the ground protrusion is avoided from contacting the camera 202 when the unmanned aerial vehicle descends, and the camera 202 is protected.

[0038] Compared with the related art, the shooting angle adjusting mechanism has the following beneficial effects:

[0039] The rectangular shell 1 is installed on the inner side of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, the shooting mechanism 2 that can move up and down is installed in the rectangular shell 1, and the camera 202 that can rotate is installed in the shooting mechanism 2, so that when the camera 202 needs to be used for shooting, the camera 202 can be lowered to the outside of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body and then rotated for shooting, the camera 202 can be protected, the camera is prevented from being damaged when the unmanned aerial vehicle descends, and more angles of shooting can be realized by using the rotation of the camera 202 in the horizontal direction, and the shooting range is greatly improved.

[0040] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, and the above-mentioned embodiments and the description in the specification are only used to illustrate the principle of the utility model, various changes and improvements can be made to the utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A shooting angle adjustment mechanism comprising a rectangular housing (1) mounted on the bottom of a drone main body, characterized in that, The inside of the rectangular shell (1) is provided with a vertically movable shooting mechanism (2), and the bottom of the rectangular shell (1) is provided with an annular opening (101) for the shooting mechanism (2) to pass through. The shooting mechanism (2) comprises a movable sleeve (201), the bottom of which is rotatably connected with a camera (202), the lens part of the camera (202) is obliquely arranged downward, the inside of the movable sleeve (201) is fixedly connected with a supporting ring (203), the top of the supporting ring (203) is fixedly connected with a first motor (204), the output end of the first motor (204) is fixedly connected with a rotating rod (205), the bottom of the rotating rod (205) is fixedly connected with the camera (202), and the rotating rod (205) is used to drive the camera (202) to rotate.

2. The photographing angle adjusting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The two sides of the rectangular shell (1) are fixedly connected with fixed lugs (3).

3. The photographing angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The inside of the rectangular shell (1) is fixedly provided with a second motor (4), the output end of the second motor (4) is fixedly connected with a threaded rod (5), the threaded rod (5) is threadedly connected with a lifting block (6), the lifting block (6) is fixedly connected with the movable sleeve (201), the inner wall of the rectangular shell (1) is fixedly connected with a fixed plate (7), and the bottom of the threaded rod (5) is rotatably connected with the fixed plate (7).

4. The photographing angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 3, wherein The two sides of the inner wall of the rectangular shell (1) are fixedly connected with guide rods (8), and the two sides of the movable sleeve (201) are fixedly connected with movable blocks (9), the guide rods (8) and the movable blocks (9) are slidably connected.

5. The photographing angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The bottom of the movable sleeve (201) is fixedly connected with a protruding ring (10), the top of the camera (202) is fixedly connected with an annular sleeve (11), the annular sleeve (11) and the protruding ring (10) are rotatably connected, the inner wall of the movable sleeve (201) is fixedly connected with a resisting plate (12), and the top of the annular sleeve (11) is fixedly connected with a resisting rod (13) used in cooperation with the resisting plate (12).

6. The photographing angle adjustment mechanism according to claim 3, wherein The top of the rectangular shell (1) is provided with a first motor interface (14), a second motor interface (15) and a camera interface (16), the first motor interface (14) and the first motor (204) are connected through motor wires (17) with redundant lengths, and the camera interface (16) and the camera (202) are connected through camera wires (18) with redundant lengths.

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