Drone edge terminal

Abstract

This utility model provides a drone edge terminal, belonging to the field of drone warehouse technology. It includes a loading component and a warehouse shell, with the loading component installed inside the shell. This utility model, through a positioning mechanism, allows the drone to return to the warehouse after completing its operation. A drive cylinder opens two sets of sliding covers on the top of the shell, driving the drive unit to dock the drone on the top landing platform. Then, motors one and two are synchronously driven, causing horizontal and vertical pressure bars to push the drone towards the center, allowing its four feet to engage with corresponding slots. An electromagnet device then secures the drone. The drone's battery can then be replaced via a replacement mechanism and a robotic arm, solving the problems of inconvenient drone docking and battery replacement in existing drone edge terminal warehouses.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) warehouse technology, and in particular to UAV edge terminals. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous improvement and optimization of the application capabilities of intelligent equipment in power transmission, drones have become one of the important means of power transmission line inspection.

[0003] After completing their inspections, drones need to return to the warehouse to submit data. However, existing drone warehouses lack a return device, and the final location of the drone after returning to the warehouse is the same as its docking location. In order to facilitate unified management of drones, the drone platforms in the warehouse are set up to be small, which increases the probability of collisions when they dock. In addition, after the drones return to the warehouse, they need to be manually removed for battery replacement, which increases the replacement cost.

[0004] Therefore, this application provides a drone edge terminal to meet the requirements. Utility Model Content

[0005] The technical problem this invention aims to solve is to provide a drone edge terminal. By setting up a positioning mechanism, when the drone needs to return to the warehouse after completing its work, the driving cylinder opens the two sets of sliding covers on the top of the warehouse shell, and drives the drive box to park the drone on the top landing platform. Then, the synchronous driving motors one and two push the drone towards the center with the horizontal and vertical pressure bars, so that the four feet of the drone's bottom are locked into the corresponding slots. The electromagnet device is then driven to fix the drone. Afterward, the drone's battery can be replaced by the replacement mechanism and the robotic arm, thus solving the problems of existing drone edge terminal warehouses being inconvenient for drone parking and battery replacement.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0007] The drone edge terminal includes an entry component and a shell. The entry component is installed inside the shell and includes two sets of tripods. A pivot is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the tripod and is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell. The tripod is also rotatably connected to the corresponding inner wall of the shell via the pivot. Three landing platforms are fixedly installed on the side walls of the two sets of tripods. The three landing platforms are arranged in an equilateral triangle cross-section. A positioning mechanism is provided on the landing platform, and an adjustment mechanism is provided at the bottom of the shell.

[0008] Optionally, the positioning mechanism includes a side frame, which has four sets and is fixedly connected to the four corners of the stop platform. Slide rails are fixedly installed on all four sides of the top surface of the stop platform. A drive shaft 1 and a drive shaft 2 are rotatably connected to the inner walls of the side frames at both ends. Each drive shaft 1 has a spiral groove 1 on both sides, with the two sets of spiral grooves rotating in opposite directions. A slider 1 engages with each of the two sets of spiral grooves 1, and the bottom of the slider 1 is slidably connected to the slide rail. A motor 1 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the side frame at the outer end, and the output end of the motor 1 is fixedly connected to the end wall of the drive shaft 1. Two sets of sliders 2 are slidably connected to the drive shaft 2, and the bottom of the slider 2 is slidably connected to the slide rail. The slider 2 is aligned with the corresponding slider 1, and the bottoms of the opposing slider 1 and slider 2 are fixedly installed with the same transverse pressure strip.

[0009] Optionally, the inner walls of the side frames on both sides are rotatably connected to a drive shaft three. Both ends of the drive shaft three are provided with a spiral groove two, and the two sets of spiral groove two rotate in opposite directions. Both sets of spiral groove two are engaged with a sliding three. The bottom of the sliding three is slidably connected to a slide rail. The outer wall of the inner side frame is fixedly installed with a motor two, and the output end of the motor two is fixedly connected to the end wall of the corresponding drive shaft three. The bottom of the two sets of sliding three is fixedly installed with the same longitudinal pressure strip, and the end walls of the two sets of drive shaft three are connected to the same conveyor belt.

[0010] Optionally, the landing platform has four sets of latches in the middle, and the four sets of latches engage with the four feet at the bottom of the drone. An electromagnet device is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom of the landing platform, and the four output ends of the electromagnet device engage with the four sets of latches respectively.

[0011] Optionally, the switching mechanism includes a support frame, which is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the silo. A belt drive mechanism is provided inside the support frame. A limit rod is fixedly installed on the top inner wall of the support frame. A slide block is slidably connected to the limit rod, and the bottom of the slide block is fixedly connected to the top transmission belt inside the belt drive mechanism. A displacement device is installed on the side wall of the slide block. A worktable is fixedly installed on the top output end of the displacement device, and a robotic arm can be installed on the top of the worktable.

[0012] Optionally, two sets of batteries are snapped into the middle of each of the three side walls of the tripod, and a conductive slip ring is sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating shaft. The conductive slip ring can supply power to motor one and motor two. A drive box is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the housing, and the output end of the drive box is fixedly connected to the corresponding end wall of the rotating shaft.

[0013] Optionally, the top two side walls of the silo are provided with inner sliding grooves, and the two ends of the silo are slidably connected to sliding covers through the inner sliding grooves. Cylinders are fixedly installed in the middle of the top two sides of the silo, and the two sets of cylinders are symmetrically arranged. The output ends of the two sets of cylinders are respectively fixedly connected to the side walls of the two sets of sliding covers.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, this utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0015] In the above scheme, by setting up a positioning mechanism, when the drone needs to return to the storage after completing its operation, the two sets of sliding covers on the top of the storage shell are opened by driving two sets of cylinders. At the same time, the drive box is driven to position the landing platform without drones at the top opening of the storage shell, so that the drone can land on the landing platform. Then, motors one and two are driven synchronously to push the drone towards the center by the horizontal and vertical pressure bars, so that the four feet of the drone can be locked into the corresponding slots. Then, the electromagnet device is driven to magnetically attract the drone, thereby completing the fixation of the drone.

[0016] By setting up a replacement mechanism, when the drone's battery is low, the drive box moves the landing platform containing the drone directly below it. At this time, the drive displacement device and the robotic arm on the worktable can remove the battery from the side wall of the tripod. Then, the drive belt transmission mechanism transports the battery directly below the drone, and finally, the robotic arm can complete the replacement of the drone's battery. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present invention and, together with the specification, further serve to explain the principles of the present invention and enable those skilled in the art to implement and use the present invention.

[0018] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of the edge terminal of a drone;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the inlet components inside the silo shell;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the various components inside the silo.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the switching mechanism;

[0022] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the installation structure of the slide and displacement device;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the inbound component;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a breakdown diagram of the inbound components;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the calibration mechanism and the stop platform;

[0026] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the school's location organization;

[0027] Figure 10 This is a breakdown diagram of the school's organizational structure;

[0028] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram showing the installation of drive shaft one and drive shaft two with the stop platform;

[0029] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the side frame and the stop platform;

[0030] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the stop platform and the electromagnet device.

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[0032] The following components are included: 100 for loading into the bin, 110 for the tripod, 111 for the rotating shaft, 112 for the battery, 113 for the conductive slip ring, 114 for the drive box, 120 for the alignment mechanism, 121 for the stop table, 122 for the side frame, 123 for the slide rail, 124 for the bayonet, 125 for the electromagnet device, 130 for the first drive shaft, 131 for the first spiral groove, 132 for the first slider, 133 for the first motor, 134 for the second drive shaft, 135 for the second slider, 136 for the transverse pressure bar, 140 for the third drive shaft, 141 for the second spiral groove, 142 for the third slider, 143 for the second motor, 144 for the conveyor belt, 145 for the longitudinal pressure bar, 150 for the changing mechanism, 151 for the bracket, 152 for the belt drive mechanism, 153 for the limit rod, 154 for the slide seat, 156 for the displacement device, 157 for the worktable, 200 for the bin shell, 210 for the inner slide groove, 220 for the cylinder, and 230 for the sliding cover.

[0033] As shown in the figure, specific structures and devices are marked in the figure to clearly illustrate the structure of the embodiment of this utility model. However, this is only for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit this utility model to this specific structure, device and environment. Those skilled in the art can adjust or modify these devices and environments according to specific needs. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The UAV edge terminal provided by this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should also be noted that, to make the embodiments more detailed, the following embodiments are the best and preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art can use other alternative methods to implement some well-known technologies; moreover, the accompanying drawings are only for more specific description of the embodiments and are not intended to specifically limit this utility model.

[0035] like Figures 1 to 13As shown, an embodiment of this utility model provides an edge terminal for a drone, including an entry component 100 and a shell 200. The entry component 100 is installed inside the shell 200. The entry component 100 includes a tripod 110, and there are two sets of tripods 110. A rotating shaft 111 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the tripod 110. The rotating shaft 111 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell 200, and the tripod 110 is rotatably connected to the corresponding inner wall of the shell 200 through the rotating shaft 111. Three sets of landing platforms 121 are fixedly installed on the side walls of the two sets of tripods 110. The cross-section of the three sets of landing platforms 121 is arranged in an equilateral triangle. A positioning mechanism 120 is provided on the landing platform 121, and a replacement mechanism 150 is provided at the bottom of the shell 200.

[0036] As one implementation method in this embodiment, such as Figures 8 to 12As shown, the positioning mechanism 120 includes a side frame 122, which has four sets and is fixedly connected to the four corners of the stop platform 121. Slide rails 123 are fixedly installed on all four sides of the top surface of the stop platform 121. The slide rails 123 provide guidance and limits for the movement of slider 132, slider 2135, and slider 3142. Drive shaft 130 and drive shaft 2134 are rotatably connected to the inner walls of the side frames 122 at both ends. Both sides of drive shaft 130 have spiral grooves 131, and the two sets of spiral grooves 131 rotate in opposite directions. Slide sliders 132 mesh on both sets of spiral grooves 131. The two sets of sliders 132 are symmetrically arranged about the middle of drive shaft 130. The bottom of block 132 is slidably connected to slide rail 123. A motor 133 is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the side frame 122 at the outer end. Driving motor 133 drives transmission shaft 130 to rotate, causing slider 132 on transmission shaft 130 to mesh with spiral groove 131. Since the two sets of spiral grooves 131 rotate in opposite directions, the two sets of sliders 132 move in opposite directions. The output end of motor 133 is fixedly connected to the end wall of transmission shaft 130. Two sets of sliders 135 are slidably connected to transmission shaft 134. The bottom of slider 135 is slidably connected to slide rail 123. Slider 135 is aligned with its corresponding slider 132, and the opposite slider 132 is aligned with slider 135. A transverse pressure strip 136 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the 135. Drive shafts 140 are rotatably connected to the inner walls of the side frames 122 on both sides. Both ends of the drive shafts 140 have spiral grooves 141 with opposite rotation directions. Sliding blocks 142 mesh with both sets of spiral grooves 141. The bottom of the sliding blocks 142 is slidably connected to the slide rail 123. A motor 143 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the inner side frame 122, and the output end of the motor 143 is fixedly connected to the end wall of the corresponding drive shaft 140. A longitudinal pressure strip 145 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the two sets of sliding blocks 142. A conveyor belt 1 is drively connected to the end walls of the two sets of drive shafts 140. 44. In this utility model, synchronous drive motor 133 and motor 143 cause the spiral groove 131 on the transmission shaft 130 to engage with the corresponding slider 132, thereby driving the two sets of transverse pressure strips 136 to move from both sides to the center. At the same time, the spiral groove 141 on the transmission shaft 140 engages with the corresponding slider 142, driving the two sets of longitudinal pressure strips 145 to move from both sides to the center. When the transverse pressure strips 136 and longitudinal pressure strips 145 come into contact with the drone, they will push the drone towards the center, so that the four feet of the drone bottom can be inserted into the corresponding slots 124. After that, the electromagnet device 125 can magnetically attract the drone, thereby completing the fixation of the drone.

[0037] In this embodiment, as Figure 13As shown, the landing platform 121 has four sets of latches 124 in the middle, and the four sets of latches 124 engage with the four feet of the drone. The four feet of the drone are all equipped with magnetic materials, which can magnetically engage with the electromagnet device 125. The electromagnet device 125 is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom of the landing platform 121, and the four output ends of the electromagnet device 125 engage with the four sets of latches 124 respectively.

[0038] As one implementation method in this embodiment, such as Figures 3 to 5 As shown, the switching mechanism 150 includes a bracket 151, which is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing 200. The housing 200 supports the bracket 151. A belt drive mechanism 152 is installed inside the bracket 151. A limit rod 153 is fixedly installed on the top inner wall of the bracket 151. A slide block 154 is slidably connected to the limit rod 153. The limit rod 153 guides the movement of the slide block 154. The bottom of the slide block 154 is fixedly connected to the top transmission belt inside the belt drive mechanism 152. The belt drive mechanism 152 can drive the slide block 154 to move. A displacement device 156 is installed on the side wall of the slide block 154. The displacement device 156 is composed of... A simple gear and rack assembly drives the worktable 157 to reciprocate. The worktable 157 is fixedly mounted on the top output end of the displacement device 156. A robotic arm can be mounted on the top of the worktable 157. In this invention, when the drone battery is low, the drive box 114 moves the landing platform 121 containing the drone directly below it. At this time, the drive displacement device 156 and the robotic arm on the worktable 157 can remove the battery 112 from the side wall of the tripod 110. Then, the drive belt transmission mechanism 152 transports the battery 112 directly below the drone. Finally, the robotic arm can complete the replacement of the drone battery.

[0039] In this embodiment, as Figure 6 As shown, two sets of batteries 112 are snapped into the middle of the three side walls of the tripod 110. The tripod 110 can charge the batteries 112. A conductive slip ring 113 is sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 111. The conductive slip ring 113 can supply power to motor 133 and motor 243. A drive box 114 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the housing 200, and the output end of the drive box 114 is fixedly connected to the end wall of the corresponding rotating shaft 111.

[0040] As one implementation method in this embodiment, such as Figure 1As shown, the top two side walls of the housing 200 are provided with inner sliding grooves 210. The two ends of the housing 200 are slidably connected to the sliding covers 230 through the inner sliding grooves 210. Cylinders 220 are fixedly installed in the middle of the top two sides of the housing 200, and the two sets of cylinders 220 are symmetrically arranged. The output ends of the two sets of cylinders 220 are respectively fixedly connected to the side walls of the two sets of sliding covers 230. In this utility model, when the UAV needs to return to the housing after completing the reconnaissance and shooting operation, the two sets of cylinders 220 are driven to open the two sets of sliding covers 230 on the top of the housing 200. At the same time, the drive box 114 is driven to drive the rotating shaft 111 and the tripod 110 to rotate, so that the three sets of landing platforms 121 rotate and the landing platform 121 without UAV is located at the top opening of the housing 200, so that the UAV can land on the landing platform 121.

[0041] The working principle of the technical solution provided by this utility model is as follows: When the UAV needs to return to the storage after completing the reconnaissance and shooting operation, the two sets of cylinders 220 are driven to open the two sets of sliding covers 230 on the top of the storage shell 200. At the same time, the drive box 114 is driven to drive the rotating shaft 111 and the tripod 110 to rotate, so that the three sets of landing platforms 121 rotate and the landing platform 121 without UAVs is positioned at the top opening of the storage shell 200, so that the UAV can land on the landing platform 121. Then, the first motor 133 and the second motor 143 are driven synchronously, so that the spiral groove 131 on the first drive shaft 130 meshes with the corresponding slider 132, thereby driving the two sets of transverse pressure strips 136 to move from both sides to the middle. At the same time, the spiral groove 141 on the third drive shaft 140 meshes with the corresponding slider 132. The corresponding sliding three 142 engages, driving the two sets of longitudinal pressure strips 145 to move from both sides towards the center. When the transverse pressure strip 136 and the longitudinal pressure strip 145 contact the drone, they will push the drone towards the center, causing the four feet of the drone to be inserted into the corresponding slots 124. Then, the electromagnet device 125 can magnetically attract the drone, thereby completing the fixation of the drone. When the drone battery is low, the drive box 114 is used to move the landing platform 121 containing the drone directly below. At this time, the drive displacement device 156 and the robotic arm on the worktable 157 can remove the battery 112 from the side wall of the tripod 110. Then, the drive belt transmission mechanism 152 transports the battery 112 directly below the drone. Finally, the robotic arm can complete the replacement of the drone battery.

[0042] This utility model encompasses any substitutions, modifications, equivalent methods, and solutions made within the spirit and scope of this utility model. To provide the public with a thorough understanding of this utility model, specific details are described in detail in the following preferred embodiments; however, those skilled in the art will fully understand this utility model even without these detailed descriptions. Furthermore, to avoid unnecessary confusion regarding the essence of this utility model, well-known methods, processes, procedures, components, and circuits are not described in detail.

[0043] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An unmanned aerial vehicle edge terminal comprising a stowing assembly (100) and a stowage housing (200), the stowing assembly (100) being mounted inside the stowage housing (200), characterized in that, The loading assembly (100) includes a tripod (110), which has two sets. A rotating shaft (111) is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the tripod (110). The rotating shaft (111) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the hopper shell (200). The tripod (110) is rotatably connected to the corresponding inner wall of the hopper shell (200) through the rotating shaft (111). Three sets of stop platforms (121) are fixedly installed on the side walls of the two sets of tripods (110). The cross-section of the three sets of stop platforms (121) is arranged in an equilateral triangle. A positioning mechanism (120) is provided on the stop platform (121). A replacement mechanism (150) is provided at the bottom of the hopper shell (200).

2. The UAV edge terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning mechanism (120) includes a side frame (122), which has four sets and is fixedly connected to the four corners of the stop platform (121). Slide rails (123) are fixedly installed on all four sides of the top surface of the stop platform (121). Drive shaft one (130) and drive shaft two (134) are rotatably connected to the inner walls of the side frames (122) at both ends. Both sides of drive shaft one (130) have spiral grooves (131), and the two sets of spiral grooves (131) rotate in opposite directions. Slider one (132) engages with both sets of spiral grooves (131). The bottom of slider one (132) is slidably connected to slide rail (123). Motor one (133) is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the side frame (122) at the outer end, and the output end of motor one (133) is fixedly connected to the end wall of transmission shaft one (130). Two sets of slider two (135) are slidably connected on transmission shaft two (134). The bottom of slider two (135) is slidably connected to slide rail (123). Slider two (135) is aligned with the corresponding slider one (132). The bottom of slider one (132) and slider two (135) are fixedly installed with the same horizontal pressure strip (136).

3. The UAV edge terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that, The inner walls of the side frames (122) on both sides are rotatably connected to the drive shafts (140). The two ends of the drive shafts (140) are provided with spiral grooves (141), and the two sets of spiral grooves (141) rotate in opposite directions. The two sets of spiral grooves (141) are engaged with sliding threes (142). The bottom of the sliding threes (142) is slidably connected to the slide rail (123). The outer wall of the inner side frame (122) is fixedly installed with a motor (143), and the output end of the motor (143) is fixedly connected to the end wall of the corresponding drive shaft (140). The bottom of the two sets of sliding threes (142) is fixedly installed with the same longitudinal pressure strip (145). The end walls of the two sets of drive shafts (140) are connected to the same conveyor belt (144).

4. The UAV edge terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that, The landing platform (121) has four sets of latches (124) in the middle, and the four sets of latches (124) are engaged with the four feet of the drone. An electromagnet device (125) is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom of the landing platform (121), and the four output ends of the electromagnet device (125) are engaged with the four sets of latches (124) respectively.

5. The UAV edge terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that, The switching mechanism (150) includes a bracket (151), which is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing (200). A belt drive mechanism (152) is provided inside the bracket (151). A limit rod (153) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the top of the bracket (151). A slide (154) is slidably connected to the limit rod (153), and the bottom of the slide (154) is fixedly connected to the top transmission belt inside the belt drive mechanism (152). A displacement device (156) is installed on the side wall of the slide (154). A worktable (157) is fixedly installed at the top output end of the displacement device (156). A robotic arm can be installed on the top of the worktable (157).

6. The UAV edge terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that, Two sets of batteries (112) are snapped into the middle of the three side walls of the tripod (110). A conductive slip ring (113) is sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating shaft (111). The conductive slip ring (113) can supply power to motor one (133) and motor two (143). A drive box (114) is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the housing (200), and the output end of the drive box (114) is fixedly connected to the end wall of the corresponding rotating shaft (111).

7. The UAV edge terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top two side walls of the silo (200) are provided with inner sliding grooves (210). The two ends of the silo (200) are slidably connected to the sliding covers (230) through the inner sliding grooves (210). Cylinders (220) are fixedly installed in the middle of the top two sides of the silo (200), and the two sets of cylinders (220) are symmetrically arranged. The output ends of the two sets of cylinders (220) are fixedly connected to the side walls of the two sets of sliding covers (230) respectively.

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