Drone docking cabinet

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of drone transportation equipment technology, and provides a drone docking cabinet. The drone docking cabinet includes a vertically extending drop channel and a storage box located in front of the drop channel. The top of the drop channel has a delivery port for receiving items delivered by the drone. The storage box includes a box body, a door, a drawer, and a drive mechanism. The box body has a front opening and a rear opening. The door is used to close and open the front opening, and the rear opening communicates with the drop channel. The drawer can slide relative to the box body to have a receiving position and a standby position. When the drawer is in the receiving position, the drawer extends into the drop channel through the rear opening to receive items dropped from the delivery port. When the drawer is in the standby position, the drawer is located inside the box, and when the door opens the front opening, the items stored in the drawer can be removed. The drive mechanism is used to drive the drawer to the standby position or the receiving position. This drone docking cabinet has a simple structure, low failure rate, and high reliability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of drone transportation equipment technology, and in particular to a drone docking cabinet. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of drone technology, the logistics industry has seen the emergence of drone delivery of parcels. This involves using unmanned low-altitude aircraft controlled by radio remote control equipment and onboard program control devices to carry packages and automatically deliver them to their destinations. Its main advantages are solving delivery problems in remote areas, improving delivery efficiency, and reducing labor costs.

[0003] Related technology discloses a drone docking cabinet, which includes a cabinet body, shelves, and a delivery device. The top of the cabinet has a delivery port for drone delivery, and the side of the cabinet has a retrieval port. The cabinet interior has a delivery space connected to the delivery port. The shelves are installed inside the cabinet and include multiple compartments for storing items, which are connected to the delivery space. The delivery device is located within the delivery space and is used to deliver items between the delivery port and the compartments, and / or between the retrieval port and the compartments. However, the delivery device of this drone docking cabinet requires omnidirectional movement (up / down, left / right, and forward / backward), resulting in a complex structure, high failure rate, and poor reliability.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a drone docking station to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to propose a drone docking cabinet that can achieve the effects of simple structure, low failure rate and high reliability.

[0006] To achieve this objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] The drone docking station includes:

[0008] The drop-off channel extends vertically, and the top of the drop-off channel is equipped with a drop-off port for receiving items delivered by drones.

[0009] A storage box, located in front of the aforementioned package drop channel, includes a box body, a door, a drawer, and a drive mechanism. The box body includes a front opening and a rear opening. The door is rotatably connected to the box body and is used to close and open the front opening. The rear opening communicates with the aforementioned package drop channel. The drawer is slidable relative to the box body in a front-back direction and has a receiving position and a standby position. When the drawer is in the receiving position, it extends into the package drop channel through the rear opening to receive items dropped from the delivery port. When the drawer is in the standby position, it is located inside the box body and is configured such that when the front opening is opened, the user can retrieve the items from the drawer. The drive mechanism is drivenly connected to the drawer and is used to drive the drawer to the standby position or the receiving position.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution of the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, the driving mechanism includes an electric push rod, which includes a main body and a push rod connected to each other. The main body is fixedly connected to the cabinet, and the push rod is connected to the drawer. When the push rod extends, it drives the drawer to the receiving position, and when the push rod retracts, it drives the drawer to the standby position.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, the cabinet includes a left side panel and a right side panel arranged at intervals along the left-right direction, and the drawer includes a left wall and a right wall; the drone docking cabinet also includes a slide rail mechanism, which includes a first fixed slide rail, a second fixed slide rail, a first movable slide rail, and a second movable slide rail. The first fixed slide rail and the second fixed slide rail are respectively fixedly connected to the left side panel and the right side panel, and the first movable slide rail and the second movable slide rail are respectively fixedly connected to the left side panel and the right side panel. The first movable slide rail is inserted into the first fixed slide rail, and the second movable slide rail is inserted into the second fixed slide rail. When the drawer slides between the receiving position and the standby position, the first movable slide rail slides relative to the first fixed slide rail, and the second movable slide rail slides relative to the second fixed slide rail.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution for the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, the cabinet further includes a bottom plate connected between the bottom ends of the left side panel and the right side panel, and the drawer further includes a bottom wall connected between the bottom ends of the left wall and the right wall, with the bottom plate and the bottom wall facing each other; the storage box further includes a support structure, which is disposed on one of the bottom wall and the bottom plate and abuts against the other of the bottom plate and the bottom wall;

[0013] The aforementioned support structure includes multiple support bars extending along the aforementioned front-rear direction;

[0014] Alternatively, the aforementioned support structure may include a plurality of balls that can roll around their own center.

[0015] Alternatively, the aforementioned support structure may include multiple rollers that can rotate about their own axis.

[0016] As a preferred technical solution for the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, the drawer includes a left wall, a right wall, a bottom wall, and a rear wall. The left wall and the right wall are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. The bottom wall is connected to the bottom ends of both the left wall and the right wall. The rear wall is connected to the rear ends of both the left wall and the right wall. The tops of the left wall, the right wall, and the rear wall form an inlet, and the front ends of the left wall, the right wall, and the bottom wall form an outlet. When the drawer is in the receiving position, the inlet is used to receive items falling from the delivery port. When the drawer is in the standby position, the outlet is used for the user to retrieve the items from the drawer.

[0017] As a preferred technical solution for the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, one of the aforementioned left wall and the aforementioned right wall is provided with an inwardly recessed installation space. When the aforementioned drawer is in the aforementioned standby position, the aforementioned drive mechanism is located within the aforementioned installation space.

[0018] As a preferred technical solution for the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, the drawer further includes a blocking member, which protrudes from the upper surface of the bottom wall and is adjacent to the shipping port. The blocking member is used to prevent the items from sliding out of the shipping port when the cabinet door is opened.

[0019] As a preferred technical solution for the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, the drawer also includes a delivery position relative to the aforementioned housing. When the drawer is located in the aforementioned delivery position, the drawer extends out of the aforementioned housing through the aforementioned front opening. The aforementioned drive mechanism is also used to drive the drawer to move to the aforementioned delivery position.

[0020] As a preferred technical solution for the aforementioned drone docking cabinet, the drone docking cabinet also includes four cabinets, each of which includes multiple storage boxes stacked along the vertical direction. The four cabinets are arranged in a square, and the side walls of two adjacent cabinets are joined together to form the package drop channel.

[0021] As a preferred technical solution for the aforementioned drone docking station, it also includes a gate device located above the aforementioned package drop channel, which is used to close and open the aforementioned delivery port.

[0022] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0023] This utility model provides a drone delivery cabinet, including a drop-off channel and a storage box. The drop-off channel extends vertically, with a delivery port at its top for receiving items dropped by a drone. The storage box is located in front of the drop-off channel and includes a body, a door, a drawer, and a drive mechanism. The body has a front opening and a rear opening, and the door is rotatably connected to the body, used to close and open the front opening. The rear opening communicates with the drop-off channel. The drawer can slide relative to the body in a front-back direction, having a receiving position and a standby position. When the drawer is in the receiving position, it extends into the drop-off channel through the rear opening to receive items dropped from the delivery port. When the drawer is in the standby position, it is located inside the cabinet, and is configured so that when the front opening is opened, the user can retrieve the items inside. The drive mechanism is connected to the drawer and drives the drawer to either the standby or receiving position.

[0024] In use, the controller of the drone docking cabinet controls the drive mechanism to move the drawer to the receiving position. The drone drops the item from the delivery port into the drop channel. Under its own weight, the item moves along the drop channel and lands in the drawer. Then, the drive mechanism moves the drawer to the standby position. At this time, the item placed in the drawer is in the storage box, waiting for the user to retrieve it. When the user wants to retrieve the item, they open the cabinet door and take the item from the drawer. The drone docking cabinet provided in this embodiment only requires controlling the back-and-forth movement of the drawer to store the items dropped by the drone in the storage box. It has a simple structure, low failure rate, and high reliability. Attached Figure Description

[0025] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments of this utility model will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the content of the embodiments of this utility model and these drawings without creative effort.

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the first structure of the drone docking cabinet provided in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a structural cross-sectional view of the drone docking cabinet provided in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the drawer of the drone docking cabinet in the standby position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram showing the drawer of the drone docking cabinet located at the receiving position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a drawer in a drone docking cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of a drone docking cabinet provided in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 Top view.

[0033] In the picture:

[0034] 1. Package drop-off channel; 11. Delivery slot;

[0035] 2. Storage box; 21. Box body; 22. Box door; 23. Drawer; 231. Left wall; 232. Right wall; 232a. First wall; 232b. Second wall; 232c. Third wall; 233. Bottom wall; 234. Blocking element; 235. Inlet; 236. Outlet; 237. Connecting wall; 238. Rear wall; 24. Drive mechanism;

[0036] 31. Second moving slide rail;

[0037] 4. Gate device;

[0038] 51a. Electric lock; 51b. Lock; 52. Touch screen; 53. Equipment box. Detailed Implementation

[0039] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present invention and not intended to limit it. Furthermore, it should be noted that, for ease of description, the accompanying drawings show only the parts relevant to the present invention, not the entire structure.

[0040] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected," "linked," and "fixed" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0041] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0042] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper," "lower," "right," etc., refer to the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for ease of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device 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. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for distinction in description and have no special meaning.

[0043] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, this utility model provides a drone docking station, including a drop-off channel 1 and a storage box 2. The drop-off channel 1 extends vertically, and its top has a drop-off port 11 for receiving items delivered by a drone. The storage box 2 is located in front of the drop-off channel 1 and includes a box body 21, a door 22, a drawer 23, and a drive mechanism 24. The box body 21 has a front opening and a rear opening. The door 22 is rotatably connected to the box body 21 and is used to close and open the front opening. The rear opening communicates with the drop-off channel 1. The drawer 23 can slide relative to the box body 21 in a front-to-back direction. The drawer has a receiving position and a standby position. When the drawer is in the receiving position, it extends into the drop channel 1 from the rear opening to receive items dropped from the delivery port 11. When the drawer is in the standby position, it is located inside the box 21 and is configured so that the user can take the items inside when the box door 22 opens the front opening. The drive mechanism 24 is connected to the drawer 23 and is used to drive the drawer 23 to move to the standby position or the receiving position.

[0044] For example, the drop channel 1 is a cylindrical structure with its length direction parallel to the vertical direction. The top of the drop channel 1 is provided with a delivery port 11 for receiving items delivered by the drone, so that the items can fall along the drop channel 1 under their own gravity. The storage box 2 is fixed relative to the drop channel 1. The storage box 2 includes a box body 21, a box door 22, a drawer 23, and a drive mechanism 24. The box body 21 has a cylindrical structure, with its length direction parallel to the front and back directions. At the beginning of its length direction, a front opening is formed away from the drop channel 1, and at the end of its length direction, a rear opening is formed that communicates with the drop channel 1. The box door 22 is rotatably installed on the box body 21. The box door 22 is used to open and close the front opening. The drawer 23 is slidably connected to the box body 21. The drawer 23 can slide in the front and back direction under the action of the drive mechanism 24 to switch between a standby position and a receiving position. When the drawer 23 is in the standby position, the drawer 23 is located inside the box body 21. When the drawer 23 is in the receiving position, the drawer 23 is located inside the drop channel 1 to receive items falling from the delivery port 11.

[0045] In use, the controller of the drone docking cabinet controls the drive mechanism 24 to move the drawer 23 to the receiving position. The drone drops the item from the delivery port 11 into the drop channel 1. Under its own weight, the item moves along the drop channel 1 and falls into the drawer 23. Then, the drive mechanism 24 drives the drawer 23 to the standby position. At this time, the item placed in the drawer 23 is located in the storage box 2, waiting for the user to pick it up. When the user wants to retrieve the item, they can open the door 22 and take the item from the drawer 23. The drone docking cabinet provided in this embodiment only requires controlling the back-and-forth movement of the drawer 23 to store the items dropped by the drone in the storage box 2. It has a simple structure, low failure rate, and high reliability.

[0046] Optionally, the drone barge includes multiple storage boxes 2, which are arranged vertically in sequence. The rear opening of each storage box 2 is connected to the drop channel 1. When the drawer 23 of each storage box 2 is in the receiving position, it can receive items dropped from the delivery port 11.

[0047] For example, the drone dispenser also includes a control unit and sensors. The sensors, drive mechanism 24, and drone are all communicatively connected to the control unit. Each storage box 2 has a sensor on its door 22 to detect whether the front opening is open or closed. The control unit can mark empty storage boxes 2 and loaded storage boxes 2 separately. When the drone is ready to drop items, the control unit controls the drive mechanism 24 of one of the empty storage boxes 2 to start, causing its drawer 23 to move to the receiving position. After reaching the position, the control unit notifies the drone to perform the drop operation. After the items fall into the drawer 23, the drive mechanism 24 drives the drawer 23 to move to the standby position. At this time, the control unit marks the storage box 2 as loaded. The next time items are received, the control unit controls the drive mechanism 24 of the other empty storage boxes 2 to start. When the user opens the door 22 to take items from the drawer 23, the sensor detects that the door 22 is open and outputs a corresponding detection signal. After the control unit obtains the signal, it marks the storage box 2 as empty.

[0048] Optionally, such as Figure 5 As shown, the drive mechanism 24 includes an electric push rod, which includes a main body and a push rod connected to each other. The main body is fixedly connected to the housing 21, and the push rod is connected to the drawer 23. When the push rod extends, it drives the drawer 23 to move to the receiving position, and when the push rod retracts, it drives the drawer 23 to move to the standby position.

[0049] For example, the push rod is slidably connected to the main body. The push rod can slide along the main body relative to the box 21 in the front-back direction. In this embodiment, the push rod is located on the side adjacent to the drop-off channel 1 relative to the main body. The push rod is connected to the drawer 23. When the push rod extends towards the drop-off channel 1 in the front-back direction, the drawer 23 moves to the drop-off channel 1 under the drive of the push rod and reaches its receiving position. When the push rod retracts away from the drop-off channel 1 in the front-back direction, the drawer 23 returns to the box 21 under the drive of the push rod and reaches its standby position.

[0050] In other embodiments, if the push rod is located on the side away from the main body and away from the drop-off channel 1, when the push rod retracts in the front-back direction, the drawer 23 enters the drop-off channel 1 and is in the receiving position. When the push rod extends in the front-back direction, the drawer 23 returns to the box 21 and reaches its standby position.

[0051] In other embodiments, the drive mechanism 24 includes a motor, a gear, and a rack. The length direction of the rack is parallel to the front-to-back direction. One of the gear and the rack is mounted on the housing 21, and the other is mounted on the drawer 23. The gear meshes with the rack, and the output end of the motor is connected to the gear drive. When the output end of the motor rotates, the gear and the rack move relative to each other, causing the drawer 23 to move backward to the receiving position or forward to the standby position.

[0052] In other embodiments, the drive mechanism 24 includes a motor and a transmission belt assembly. The transmission assembly includes two pulleys and a transmission belt sleeved on the two pulleys. The two pulleys are mounted on the housing 21 in the front-back direction, and one of the two pulleys is connected to the motor for transmission. The drawer 23 is fixedly connected to the transmission belt. When the output end of the motor rotates, the transmission belt moves in the front-back direction, thereby driving the drawer 23 to move backward to the receiving position or forward to the standby position.

[0053] In other embodiments, the drive mechanism 24 includes a motor and a spring, the motor driving the drawer 23 to the receiving position and the spring driving the drawer 23 back to the standby position.

[0054] Optionally, such as Figure 5 As shown, the cabinet 21 includes a left side panel and a right side panel that are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. The drawer 23 includes a left wall 231 and a right wall 232. The drone docking cabinet also includes a slide rail mechanism, which includes a first fixed slide rail, a second fixed slide rail, a first movable slide rail, and a second movable slide rail 31. The first fixed slide rail and the second fixed slide rail are fixedly connected to the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively. The first movable slide rail and the second movable slide rail 31 are fixedly connected to the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively. The first movable slide rail is inserted into the first fixed slide rail, and the second movable slide rail 31 is inserted into the second fixed slide rail. When the drawer 23 slides between the receiving position and the standby position, the first movable slide rail slides relative to the first fixed slide rail, and the second movable slide rail 31 slides relative to the second fixed slide rail.

[0055] Thus, by using a slide rail mechanism, the movement of drawer 23 between the receiving position and the standby position becomes smoother.

[0056] For example, in a cross section perpendicular to the front-back direction, both the cross section of the first fixed slide rail and the cross section of the second fixed slide rail are U-shaped, including a first end face, a second end face, and a third end face. The first end face and the third end face are spaced apart in the vertical direction. The second end face connects the two end faces between the first end face and the third end face. The second end face is used to fix the housing 21. The first end face, the second end face, and the third end face form a U-shaped groove. The opening of the U-shaped groove of the fixed slide rail installed on the left side plate of the housing 21 faces to the right, and the opening of the U-shaped groove of the fixed slide rail installed on the right side plate faces to the left. The first fixed slide rail and the second fixed slide rail are mirror images of each other. Thus, the movable slide rail is inserted into the fixed slide rail. The first end face supports the movable slide rail from below, and the third end face is used to limit the movement of the movable slide rail.

[0057] Optionally, the cabinet 21 further includes a bottom plate connected between the bottom ends of the left side panel and the right side panel, and the drawer 23 further includes a bottom wall 233 connected between the bottom ends of the left wall 231 and the right wall 232, with the bottom plate and the bottom wall 233 facing each other; the storage box 2 also includes a support structure disposed on one of the bottom wall 233 and the bottom plate, and abutting against the other of the bottom plate and the bottom wall 233; the support structure includes a plurality of support bars extending in the front-back direction; or, the support structure includes a plurality of balls that can roll around their own center; or, the support structure includes a plurality of rollers that can rotate around their own axis.

[0058] With this arrangement, support bars, balls, and rollers are sandwiched between the box 21 and the drawer 23, which reduces the friction between the box 21 and the drawer 23 when they move relative to each other in the front-back direction, thereby reducing the load on the drive mechanism 24.

[0059] For example, the support bar is made of a self-lubricating material, such as nylon.

[0060] Optionally, such as Figure 5 As shown, drawer 23 includes a left wall 231, a right wall 232, a bottom wall 233, and a rear wall 238. The left wall 231 and the right wall 232 are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. The bottom wall 233 is connected to the bottom of both the left wall 231 and the right wall 232. The rear wall 238 is connected to the rear of both the left wall 231 and the right wall 232. The top of the left wall 231, the right wall 232, and the rear wall 238 forms an inlet 235, and the front of the left wall 231, the right wall 232, and the bottom wall 233 forms an outlet 236. When drawer 23 is in the receiving position, the inlet 235 is used to receive items that fall into the delivery port 11. When drawer 23 is in the standby position, the outlet 236 is used for the user to take away items from drawer 23.

[0061] For example, drawer 23 has a semi-enclosed structure, with its left wall 231, right wall 232, bottom wall 233 and rear wall 238 forming a storage cavity. The storage cavity is used to place items and can limit the items to prevent them from falling out.

[0062] Optionally, such as Figure 5 As shown, drawer 23 also includes a connecting wall 237, which is connected to the top front end of both the left wall 231 and the right wall 232. Thus, the connecting wall 237 can limit the tilting tendency of the left wall 231 and the right wall 232, strengthening the structural strength of drawer 23. Furthermore, since the connecting wall 237 is located at the top front end of drawer 23, it avoids obstructing the flow of goods from the outlet 236 and the inlet 235, ensuring that goods do not fall into drawer 23 from the inlet 235, nor does it prevent the user from retrieving items from the outlet 236.

[0063] Optionally, such as Figure 5As shown, one of the left wall 231 and the right wall 232 is provided with an inwardly recessed mounting space. When the drawer 23 is in the standby position, the drive mechanism 24 is located within the mounting space.

[0064] For example, the right wall 232 includes a first wall 232a, a second wall 232b, and a third wall 232c connected at an angle from bottom to top. The first wall 232a and the third wall 232c are parallel, and the distance between the first wall 232a and the left wall 231 is less than the distance between the third wall 232c and the left wall 231. This arrangement can form an installation space outside the first wall 232a. The drive mechanism 24 includes an electric push rod, which is installed inside the housing 21. The push rod part of the electric push rod is connected to the first wall 232a. When the drawer 23 is in the standby position, the electric push rod is located in the installation space.

[0065] Optionally, such as Figure 5 As shown, drawer 23 also includes a blocking member 234, which protrudes from the upper surface of bottom wall 233 and is adjacent to the outlet 236. The blocking member 234 is used to prevent items on bottom wall 233 from sliding out of outlet 236 when the door 22 is opened.

[0066] For example, when an item falls from the inlet 235 to the bottom wall 233, if it tilts, it will have a forward sliding drive. When the item comes into contact with the blocking member 234, the blocking member 234 will give the item a reaction force, so that the item can maintain its current state and no longer continue to move towards the outlet 236, thus preventing the item from falling out of the outlet 236 when the door 22 is opened.

[0067] Optionally, drawer 23 also has a delivery position relative to box 21. When drawer 23 is in the delivery position, drawer 23 extends out of box 21 from the front opening. Drive mechanism 24 is also used to drive drawer 23 to move to the delivery position.

[0068] Optionally, when the cabinet door 22 is opened, the drive mechanism 24 drives the drawer 23 to move forward, so that the drawer 23 extends out from the front opening, so that the user does not need to reach into the cabinet 21 to retrieve the items, making it easier for the user to take the items.

[0069] Optionally, the drone docking cabinet includes a controller and an electronically controlled lock 51a, a sensor, and a touch screen 52 electrically connected to the controller. The electronically controlled lock 51a is used to lock the cabinet door 22 in the closed front opening position. The sensor is used to detect whether the cabinet door 22 is open. When the user inputs the retrieval information through the touch screen 52, the controller controls the electronically controlled lock 51a to unlock based on this information. When the cabinet door 22 is open, the sensor outputs a signal that the cabinet door 22 is open. Based on this signal, the controller controls the drive mechanism 24 to drive the drawer 23 to move forward. The drawer 23 extends out from the front opening to facilitate the user's retrieval of items.

[0070] For example, the electric lock 51a is fixed to the box body 21, and the latch 51b is installed on the box door 22. The electric lock 51a can be fastened to the latch 51b to close the box door 22 and the box body 21.

[0071] Optionally, such as Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the drone docking cabinet includes four cabinets, each of which includes multiple storage boxes 2 stacked vertically. The four cabinets are arranged in a square, and the side walls of two adjacent cabinets are joined together to form a drop-off channel 1.

[0072] Specifically, the side panels of the four cabinets are the same size. Therefore, after the side panels of the four cabinets are joined together in a square arrangement, they form a drop-off channel 1. This ensures that the drawer 23 of the storage box 2 of each cabinet can be inserted into the drop-off channel 1 to receive items put in through the delivery port 11.

[0073] For example, the four cabinets are designated as Cabinet 1, Cabinet 2, Cabinet 3, and Cabinet 4. Cabinet 1 and Cabinet 3 form a first straight line, and Cabinet 2 and Cabinet 4 form a second straight line. The first and second straight lines are perpendicular to each other. The four cabinets form a drop-off channel 1. Taking drop-off channel 1 as a reference, Cabinet 1 is located in front of drop-off channel 1, Cabinet 3 is located behind drop-off channel 1, Cabinet 2 is located on the left side of drop-off channel 1, and Cabinet 4 is located on the right side of drop-off channel 1. Specifically, the front opening of storage box 2 in Cabinet 1 faces the front of drop-off channel 1, the front opening of storage box 2 in Cabinet 3 faces the rear of drop-off channel 1, the front opening of storage box 2 in Cabinet 2 faces the left side of drop-off channel 1, and the front opening of storage box 2 in Cabinet 4 faces the right side of drop-off channel 1.

[0074] It should be noted that the description of the front-back direction in this embodiment varies depending on the reference object. For example, the front-back direction of the first cabinet is actually the left-right direction of the second cabinet. When describing the storage box 2 as the reference object, the direction of its rear opening and front opening is recorded as the front-back direction.

[0075] Optionally, the drone docking station also includes a gate device 4, which is located above the package drop channel 1. The gate device 4 is used to close and open the delivery port 11. By setting the gate device 4, dust and rainwater are prevented from entering the channel through the delivery port 11, ensuring the normal operation of the drone docking station.

[0076] It should be noted that the gate device 4 is existing technology, and its specific structure and operating principle will not be described in detail here.

[0077] Optionally, the drone docking cabinet also includes an equipment box 53, a controller, and a touch screen 52. The controller is installed inside the equipment box 53 and is electrically connected to the drive mechanism 24. The touch screen 52 is installed on the door 22 of the equipment box 53 and is electrically connected to the controller.

[0078] Furthermore, the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and various obvious changes, readjustments, and substitutions can be made without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include many other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention, the scope of which is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A drone kiosk, characterized in that, include: The drop channel (1) extends vertically, and the top of the drop channel (1) is provided with a drop port (11) for receiving items delivered by the drone; A storage box (2) is located in front of the drop-off channel (1). The storage box (2) includes a box body (21), a box door (22), a drawer (23), and a drive mechanism (24). The box body (21) includes a front opening and a rear opening. The box door (22) is rotatably connected to the box body (21). The box door (22) is used to close and open the front opening. The rear opening is connected to the drop-off channel (1). The drawer (23) can slide relative to the box body (21) in the front-back direction and has a receiving position and a standby position. When the drawer (23) is in the receiving position, The drawer (23) extends into the drop-off channel (1) through the rear opening to receive items dropped from the delivery port (11). When the drawer (23) is in the standby position, the drawer (23) is located inside the box (21), and the drawer (23) is configured such that when the box door (22) opens the front opening, the user can take the items inside the drawer (23). The drive mechanism (24) is connected to the drawer (23) and is used to drive the drawer (23) to move to the standby position or the receiving position.

2. The drone kiosk of claim 1, wherein, The drive mechanism (24) includes an electric push rod, which includes a main body and a push rod connected to each other. The main body is fixedly connected to the box (21), and the push rod is connected to the drawer (23). When the push rod extends, it drives the drawer (23) to move to the receiving position. When the push rod retracts, it drives the drawer (23) to move to the standby position.

3. The UAV docking cabinet of claim 1, wherein, The cabinet (21) includes a left side panel and a right side panel that are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. The drawer (23) includes a left wall (231) and a right wall (232). The drone docking cabinet also includes a slide rail mechanism, which includes a first fixed slide rail, a second fixed slide rail, a first movable slide rail, and a second movable slide rail (31). The first fixed slide rail and the second fixed slide rail are fixedly connected to the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively. The first movable slide rail and the second movable slide rail (31) are fixedly connected to the left side panel and the right side panel, respectively. The first movable slide rail is inserted into the first fixed slide rail, and the second movable slide rail (31) is inserted into the second fixed slide rail. When the drawer (23) slides between the receiving position and the standby position, the first movable slide rail slides relative to the first fixed slide rail, and the second movable slide rail (31) slides relative to the second fixed slide rail.

4. The UAV docking cabinet of claim 3, wherein, The box (21) further includes a bottom plate connected between the bottom ends of the left side panel and the right side panel; the drawer (23) further includes a bottom wall (233) connected between the bottom ends of the left wall (231) and the right wall (232), the bottom plate and the bottom wall (233) being opposite to each other; the storage box (2) further includes a support structure, the support structure being disposed on one of the bottom wall (233) and the bottom plate, and abutting against the other of the bottom plate and the bottom wall (233); The support structure includes a plurality of support bars extending along the front-rear direction; or, the support structure includes a plurality of balls that can roll around their own center; or, the support structure includes a plurality of rollers that can rotate around their own axis.

5. The drone kiosk of claim 1, wherein, The drawer (23) includes a left wall (231), a right wall (232), a bottom wall (233), and a rear wall (238). The left wall (231) and the right wall (232) are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. The bottom wall (233) is connected to the bottom ends of both the left wall (231) and the right wall (232). The rear wall (238) is connected to the rear ends of both the left wall (231) and the right wall (232). The drawer (231), the right wall (232), and the bottom wall (238) are connected to each other in the left-right direction. The top of the three walls (238) forms an inlet (235), and the front ends of the left wall (231), the right wall (232) and the bottom wall (233) form an outlet (236). When the drawer (23) is in the receiving position, the inlet (235) is used to receive items falling from the delivery port (11). When the drawer (23) is in the standby position, the outlet (236) is used for the user to take away the items in the drawer (23).

6. The drone docking cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that, One of the left wall (231) and the right wall (232) is provided with an inwardly recessed mounting space. When the drawer (23) is in the standby position, the drive mechanism (24) is located within the mounting space.

7. The UAV docking cabinet of claim 5, wherein, The drawer (23) also includes a blocking member (234) which protrudes from the upper surface of the bottom wall (233) and is adjacent to the outlet (236). The blocking member (234) is used to prevent the items from sliding out of the outlet (236) when the box door (22) is opened.

8. The drone kiosk of claim 1, wherein, The drawer (23) also includes a delivery position relative to the box (21). When the drawer (23) is in the delivery position, the drawer (23) extends out of the box (21) through the front opening. The drive mechanism (24) is also used to drive the drawer (23) to move to the delivery position.

9. The drone kiosk of claim 1, wherein, The drone docking cabinet also includes four cabinets, each of which includes multiple storage boxes (2) stacked along the vertical direction. The four cabinets are arranged in a square, and the side walls of two adjacent cabinets are joined together to form the package drop channel (1).

10. The drone kiosk of claim 1, wherein, Also included is a shutter device (4) located above the drop chute (1), the shutter device (4) being used to close and open the delivery opening (11).

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