Rotating Snap-Fit Connector for UAV Gimbal Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have a tight coupling with gimbals, making quick disassembly and assembly complex, occupying large space during transportation, and potentially leading to poor reliability and durability of the coupling, causing the gimbal to easily fall off or wear.
Innovation Solution
A connecting apparatus with a snap-fit member and a movable member that rotates between two positions, allowing for detachable and secure coupling between the UAV and the gimbal, enabling quick assembly and disassembly, and ensuring reliable electrical connection through a connector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tight coupling approach is used between the UAV and the gimbal, then the connection reliability is improved, but the ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting apparatus employs a movable member that can rotate between a first position (to-be-connected status) and a second position (locked status). This dynamic mechanism allows the connection state to change from detachable to tightly locked, resolving the contradiction between easy assembly and connection reliability. The movable member transitions the coupling from a static detachable interface to a dynamic locked state that provides both ease of operation and reliable connection.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a tight coupling approach is used between the UAV and the gimbal, then the connection stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting apparatus merges multiple functions into a single integrated structure. The snap-fit member, movable member, and connector are combined into one compact device that provides both detachable coupling and locked stabilization. This merging approach achieves connection stability without significantly increasing device complexity, as the components work together in a coordinated manner within a unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting apparatus serves multiple functions: it provides detachable coupling for easy assembly, locked stabilization for connection stability, and electrical connection through the connector. This multi-functionality allows a single device to address various requirements (stability, ease of operation, electrical connectivity) without requiring separate complex systems for each function.
3Ease of operation
If a detachable interface approach is used, then the ease of assembly and disassembly is improved, but the reliability and durability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable member that rotates between first and second positions enables the coupling to transition from a simple detachable interface to a dynamically locked connection. In the first position, the connector is in to-be-connected status allowing easy assembly. In the second position, the movable member and snap-fit member are in locked status, providing reliable and durable coupling that prevents the gimbal from falling off or wearing during use.
Data Source
AI summary
A connecting apparatus includes a snap-fit member configured to be detachably coupled to a gimbal or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and including a body and an accommodation space in the body, a movable member arranged in the accommodation space and configured to rotate relative to the snap-fit member, and a connector fixed to the movable member and configured to electrically couple the UAV and a photographing device carried by the gimbal. The connector is in a to-be-connected status when the movable member is at a first position. The movable member and the snap-fit member are in a locked status when the movable member is at a second position.