A drone battery compartment and a charging compartment adopting the same

By designing a drone battery compartment with an angled battery placement slot, an adhesive slot, and a hollow frame structure, the problems of inconvenient battery handling and charging safety hazards have been solved. This has enabled convenient operation and safe charging of the battery compartment, increased battery capacity, and extended the drone's usage time.

CN224502149UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-14ZHONGHANG MEIYUN LANTIAN EQUIP MFG CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
ZHONGHANG MEIYUN LANTIAN EQUIP MFG CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-06-27
Publication Date
2026-07-14

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing design of drone battery compartments makes it inconvenient to remove batteries, poses safety hazards during charging, and is time-consuming and laborious. In addition, the battery compartment of vehicle-mounted firefighting drones is too high, making it inconvenient to operate.

Method used

Design a cuboid heptahedral battery compartment with one corner cut off. The battery placement slot is set at an angle, and the bottom surface has an adhesive groove and a wire threading groove. The battery compartment adopts a hollow frame structure, and the battery is directly charged inside the compartment during charging. Multiple battery compartments can be placed side by side, and charging compartments can be used to increase the battery carrying capacity.

Benefits of technology

The lower battery placement height makes it easier to handle, reduces transportation shaking, lowers weight, improves safety, extends drone usage time, and avoids charging safety hazards.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of unmanned aerial vehicle battery compartment, including battery compartment body, the shape structure of battery compartment body is the heptahedron of cutting off one angle of cuboid, battery compartment body top end face is obliquely downward and is equipped with battery placing groove, battery placing groove is from the top end face of battery compartment body and penetrates bottom end face or inclined surface, polygonal hollow hole is equipped between battery placing groove and the left side and right side of battery compartment body, the hollow structure of each surface of battery compartment body is equipped, so that battery compartment body forms three-dimensional frame structure;The bottom end surface of battery compartment body is equipped with threading slot, threading slot is penetrated between the left side and right side of battery compartment body, and the bottom end surface frame of battery compartment body is equipped with a plurality of bonding grooves;It also provides charging compartment, including compartment body, unmanned aerial vehicle battery compartment, generator, converter, charging wire harness.The utility model is convenient for operator to take battery directly on ground, and battery can be directly charged on battery compartment, and eliminate the security risk of messy charging.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of battery compartments, specifically relating to a drone battery compartment and a charging compartment using the same. Background Technology

[0002] The drone battery compartment is an important supporting device in the drone firefighting system. It is mainly used to store, manage, transport and quickly replace the battery packs of firefighting drones, and provide power support for the drones to ensure their continuous and stable operation during firefighting missions and guarantee continuous operation capability.

[0003] The drone battery compartment is mainly used in the following scenarios:

[0004] Firefighting in high-rise buildings: Drones can quickly fly to the fire scene, and the battery compartment carries batteries to ensure continuous power supply.

[0005] Forest fire fighting: In complex terrain, drone fire trucks can be deployed quickly, and the battery compartment carries batteries to support drones to operate for a long time.

[0006] Chemical fire response: In hazardous environments, drones can replace personnel to perform tasks, with battery compartments carrying batteries to ensure their power supply.

[0007] Existing drone battery compartments are placed in upright slots. However, vehicle-mounted firefighting drones are generally large and tall. The upright slot battery compartments are too tall after the batteries are placed in them, making it inconvenient for operators to directly access the batteries. In addition, the batteries have to be taken out and stacked next to the generator when charging, resulting in messy battery wiring, which may pose a safety hazard. Moreover, it is time-consuming and laborious to retrieve them back and forth. Utility Model Content

[0008] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a drone battery compartment and a charging compartment using the same.

[0009] The technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:

[0010] A drone battery compartment includes a battery compartment body. The battery compartment body is a cuboid with one corner cut off, comprising a top face, a bottom face, a front face, a rear face, a left face, a right face, and an inclined face. A battery placement slot is formed at an angle downwards on the top face of the battery compartment body, extending from the top face to the bottom face or the inclined face. A polygonal hollow hole is formed between the battery placement slot and the left and right faces of the battery compartment body, allowing passage between the left face, the battery placement slot, and the right face of the battery compartment body. The top face, rear face, left face, and right face of the battery compartment body, as well as the battery compartment body itself, are connected by a hollow hole. The front and bottom surfaces, as well as the left and right sides of the battery compartment, are all designed with a hollow structure, forming a ventilated three-dimensional frame structure that not only allows for ventilation and heat dissipation but also reduces the weight of the battery compartment and facilitates gripping. On the bottom surface of the battery compartment, there are cable trays on both sides of the battery placement slot, which run through the left and right sides of the battery compartment for the insertion of charging cables. The battery compartment can be placed next to the generator of the drone fire truck, allowing the battery to be charged directly on the battery compartment. Several adhesive grooves are provided on the bottom frame of the battery compartment to fix the battery compartment and reduce battery shaking during transportation.

[0011] Furthermore, a drainage groove is provided on the side of the adhesive groove to allow excess adhesive to flow out during bonding.

[0012] Furthermore, several grooves are provided on the frame on the left and right sides of the battery compartment body to reduce the weight of the battery compartment body.

[0013] A charging compartment includes a compartment body, a drone battery compartment, a generator, a converter, and a charging harness. The generator, converter, and drone battery compartments are placed in the compartment body and arranged in sequence. Several drone battery compartments are arranged and bonded to the compartment body at intervals. The generator is connected to the converter, and the converter is connected to the charging harness. The charging harness passes through the wiring groove of the drone battery compartment and a charging plug is provided on the charging harness between the drone battery compartments for battery charging.

[0014] Furthermore, the compartment itself is equipped with a partition, on which several more battery compartments can be placed to increase the battery carrying capacity.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0016] Compared to existing technologies, the battery placement slot in the drone battery compartment provided by this utility model adopts an angled slot, allowing the battery to be placed at an angle, reducing the placement height of the battery and making it easier for operators to retrieve the battery from the ground. The bottom surface of the battery compartment is equipped with adhesive grooves and cable routing grooves, which not only fix the battery compartment next to the generator, reducing battery movement during transportation and ensuring battery stability, but also allow the battery to be charged directly on the battery compartment without having to remove it and stack it next to the generator, reducing safety hazards. Multiple battery compartments can be placed side by side, supporting the storage of multiple battery packs. The battery compartment is designed with a hollow frame structure, which reduces the weight of the battery compartment, allows for ventilation to facilitate heat dissipation, and facilitates the gripping of the battery compartment. The charging compartment provided by this utility model can carry multiple battery packs, and the increased battery capacity can extend the drone's operating time. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model from another angle.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the right side of this utility model.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a top view of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a bottom view of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the usage state of the present invention with one layer placed on top.

[0023] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the charging compartment of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing the placement of the present invention in the vehicle-mounted firefighting drone compartment.

[0025] In the diagram: 1-Top surface, 2-Bottom surface, 3-Front end surface, 4-Rear end surface, 5-Left side surface, 6-Right side surface, 7-Sloping surface, 8-Battery placement slot, 9-Hollow hole, 10-Wire groove, 11-Adhesive groove, 12-Drainage groove, 13-Groove, 14-Generator, 15-Converter, 16-Compartment body, 17-Baffle. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the technical objectives, solutions, and effects of this utility model easier to understand, the present utility model will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The following embodiments are used to illustrate this utility model, but are not intended to limit its scope.

[0027] like Figure 1-5 As shown, a drone battery compartment includes a battery compartment body. The battery compartment body is shaped like a cuboid with one corner cut off, comprising a top face 1, a bottom face 2, a front face 3, a rear face 4, a left face 5, a right face 6, and an inclined face 7. A battery placement slot 8 is obliquely formed on the top face 1 of the battery compartment body, extending from the top face 1 to the bottom face 2 or the inclined face 7. A polygonal hollow hole 9 is formed between the battery placement slot 8 and the left face 5 and right face 6 of the battery compartment body, allowing the left face 5, the battery placement slot 8, and the right face 6 of the battery compartment body to pass through each other. Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the dashed box indicates the battery placement slot 8 and the battery placement direction. The slanted battery placement slot 8 lowers the battery placement height, making it easier for operators to pick up the batteries from the ground. The through-type design can accelerate battery heat dissipation. The top surface 1 and rear surface 4, left side 5 and right side 6 of the battery compartment body, as well as the front surface 3 and bottom surface 2, left side 5 and right side 6 of the battery compartment body, are all designed with hollow structures, so that the battery compartment body forms a ventilated three-dimensional frame structure, which can not only ventilate and dissipate heat, but also reduce the weight of the battery compartment body and make it easier to grasp the battery compartment. On the bottom surface 2 of the battery compartment body, there are wire-passing grooves 10 on both sides of the battery placement slot 8. The wire-passing grooves 10 pass through the left side 5 and right side 6 of the battery compartment body for the insertion of charging cables. The battery compartment body can be placed next to the generator 14 of the drone fire truck, so that the battery can be directly charged on the battery compartment. Several adhesive grooves 11 are provided on the frame of the bottom surface 2 of the battery compartment body for adhesive fixing of the battery compartment body and reducing battery shaking during transportation.

[0028] The battery compartment has two battery placement slots 8, which are arranged in parallel. The shape and size of the battery placement slots 8 match the shape and size of the batteries used in the drone fire truck.

[0029] The adhesive groove 11 has a drainage groove 12 on its side, which is used to allow excess adhesive to flow out of the battery compartment body during bonding.

[0030] The left side 5 and right side 6 of the battery compartment body are provided with several grooves 13, which can reduce the weight of the battery compartment body.

[0031] like Figure 6-7As shown, a charging compartment includes a compartment body 16, a drone battery compartment, a generator 14, a converter 15, and a charging harness. The generator 14, converter 15, and drone battery compartments are placed inside the compartment body 16 and arranged sequentially. Several drone battery compartments are arranged and bonded to the compartment body 16 at intervals. The generator 14 is connected to the converter 15, and the converter 15 is connected to the charging harness. The charging harness passes through the cable channel 10 in the drone battery compartment, and a charging plug is provided on the charging harness between the drone battery compartments for battery charging. Furthermore, the compartment body has a partition 17, on which several more battery compartments can be placed to increase the battery pack capacity and extend the drone's usage time.

[0032] like Figure 7 As shown, in use, the generator 14 leads out a charging harness via the converter 15. Several battery compartments are arranged at intervals on the charging harness, so that the charging harness is passed through the wire groove 10 of the battery compartment. Adhesive is squeezed into the bonding groove 11 to fix the battery compartment. The battery can be directly charged by placing it on the battery compartment, eliminating the safety hazards caused by messy battery stacking during charging. Figure 8 As shown, the charging compartment is located on the first shelf at the rear of the vehicle-mounted firefighting drone's cargo compartment. The front of the battery compartment faces the rear opening of the vehicle-mounted firefighting drone's cargo compartment, and the battery is placed diagonally in the battery compartment. When in use, the rear panel of the cargo compartment is opened, and the operator can directly retrieve the battery while standing on the ground, which is convenient and quick.

Claims

1. A battery compartment for a drone, characterized in that, The battery compartment body is shaped like a cuboid with one corner cut off, including a top face (1), a bottom face (2), a front face (3), a rear face (4), a left face (5), a right face (6), and an inclined face (7). A battery placement slot (8) is obliquely formed on the top face (1) of the battery compartment body. The battery placement slot (8) extends from the top face (1) of the battery compartment body to the bottom face (2) or the inclined face (7). Multiple openings are formed between the battery placement slot (8) and the left face (5) and right face (6) of the battery compartment body to allow the left face (5), the battery placement slot (8), and the right face (6) of the battery compartment body to pass through each other. Hollow holes (9) in the shape of the edge; the top surface (1) and the rear surface (4), the left side (5) and the right side (6) of the battery compartment body, as well as the front surface (3) and the bottom surface (2), the left side (5) and the right side (6) of the battery compartment body, are all set with hollow structures to make the battery compartment body form a ventilated three-dimensional frame structure; the bottom surface (2) of the battery compartment body is provided with wire grooves (10) on both sides of the battery placement slot (8), the wire grooves (10) pass through the left side (5) and the right side (6) of the battery compartment body for the insertion of charging wires, and the bottom surface (2) of the battery compartment body is provided with several adhesive grooves (11) for fixing the battery compartment body.

2. The UAV battery compartment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The adhesive groove (11) has a drainage groove (12) on its side for excess adhesive to flow out during bonding.

3. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) battery compartment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The left side (5) and right side (6) of the battery compartment body are provided with a number of grooves (13) to reduce the weight of the battery compartment body.

4. A charging compartment for a drone battery compartment according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, It also includes a compartment body (16), a generator (14), a converter (15), and a charging harness. The generator (14), the converter (15), and the drone battery compartment are placed inside the compartment body (16) and arranged in sequence. Several drone battery compartments are provided and are attached to the compartment body (16) in sequence at intervals. The generator (14) is connected to the converter (15). The converter (15) is connected to the charging harness. The charging harness passes through the cable groove (10) of the drone battery compartment. A charging plug is provided on the charging harness between the drone battery compartments for battery charging.

5. A battery charging compartment according to claim 4, characterized in that, The compartment body (16) is provided with a partition (17), on which several battery compartments can be placed to increase the battery carrying capacity.