CN113581477A

CN113581477A - Functional module mounting structure and aircraft adopting same

Info

Publication number: CN113581477A
Application number: CN202110730690.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李季; 杜亚辉; 付鹏; 王利光
Original assignee: Chengdu Zongheng Dapeng Unmanned Plane Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Chengdu Zongheng Dapeng Unmanned Plane Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-29
Filing date: 2021-06-29
Publication date: 2021-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 2041-06-29

Abstract

The invention discloses a functional module mounting structure and an aircraft adopting the same, and the functional module mounting structure comprises a main body, a cover body and a functional module, wherein the functional module comprises a module body and a functional device arranged on the module body, the main body is provided with a mouth communicated to an inner cavity of the main body, the module body is in a ring shape matched with the shape of the mouth, the module body is assembled on the mouth, a central through hole of the ring-shaped module body is communicated with the mouth, and the cover body is assembled on the module body and seals the central through hole of the ring-shaped module body. The invention is easy to assemble, disassemble, maintain and replace, can be rapidly updated and upgraded, is convenient to replace and use functional modules with different functional components, realizes more functions with better quality and more comprehensive functions, has compact structure, does not hinder the normal entering and exiting of the cavity of the main body from the mouth part, and ensures that the main body can normally realize the functions.

Description

Functional module mounting structure and aircraft adopting same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of installation structures of functional devices such as sensors and the like, in particular to a functional module installation structure and an aircraft adopting the same.

Background

The functional devices with various functions are generally required to be installed on equipment such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, for example, an obstacle avoidance sensor can be installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle, the flight environment is monitored by the obstacle avoidance sensor, damage to the aircraft caused by the situations of landing on the water surface, treetop and the like is avoided, the existing electronic technology is fast in development, the functional devices are updated and replaced very fast, the functional devices with stronger performance are often available in the next year, the functional devices are generally directly fixed on the equipment and are difficult to upgrade and replace, and the performance updating and the improvement of the equipment are influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problems and provide a technical task of improving the prior art, providing a functional module installation structure and solving the problem that functional devices in the prior art are inconvenient to update by adopting a fixed installation mode.

In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:

a functional module mounting structure comprises a main body, a cover body and a functional module, wherein the functional module comprises a module body and a functional device arranged on the module body, the main body is provided with a mouth communicated to an inner cavity of the main body, the module body is in an annular shape matched with the shape of the mouth, the module body is assembled on the mouth, a central through hole of the annular module body is communicated with the mouth, and the cover body is assembled on the module body and seals the central through hole of the annular module body. The functional module mounting structure integrates the functional device on the module body, the module body is an independent part relative to the main body, is easy to assemble, disassemble, maintain and replace, when the functional device is damaged or needs to be replaced, only the functional module needs to be replaced, the maintenance and replacement are more convenient, the cost is lower, the updating and the replacement can be rapidly carried out, and the functional module with different functional parts is convenient to replace and use, thereby realizing more comprehensive functions with better quality, the functional module is integrally annular and is arranged at the opening part of the main body, when the module body is combined on the opening part of the main body, the central through hole surrounded by the annular module body is communicated with the opening part, thereby the opening part of the main body can be kept smooth, the cavity can not be normally obstructed from the opening part, the normal function of the cavity is ensured, the functional module is organically integrated with the main body and the cover body, the structure is compact, avoid too much increase extra volume, guarantee that the whole equipment that main part, lid and functional module three combined together can satisfy the requirement to shape, volume, guarantee whole equipment's use reliability.

Furthermore, the cover body is directly assembled on the opening part of the main body when the functional module is removed, the cover body still seals the opening part of the main body to ensure the sealing performance of the internal cavity of the main body, the functional module has a removable function while being convenient to replace, namely the functional module can be removed when a functional device is not needed, the cover body is directly assembled on the opening part of the main body, so that the cover body and the main body are combined into a whole, the integrity of the whole equipment is still ensured, and the phenomenon that the appearance of the whole equipment is incomplete and the whole equipment cannot normally work due to the removal of the functional module is avoided.

Furthermore, the module body is provided with a first electric connector electrically connected with the functional device, the main body is provided with a second electric connector, the first electric connector is connected with the second electric connector when the module body is assembled on the mouth, so that the functional device on the module body is electrically connected with the main body through the first electric connector and the second electric connector, the functional device on the module body is powered by the main body and performs data interaction with the main body, the reliable work of the functional device is guaranteed, the functional device can work cooperatively with the main body, and the functional device becomes an organic whole.

Furthermore, the cover body is connected with the module body in a clamping manner, so that the structure is simple, and the assembly and disassembly are convenient and efficient.

Furthermore, the cover body is provided with a first clamping part, the module body is provided with a second clamping part matched with the first clamping part, the main body is also provided with a third clamping part matched with the first clamping part, the first clamping part on the cover body can be matched and connected with the second clamping part and also can be matched and connected with the third clamping part, the connecting structure is simplified, the cover body can be connected with the module body and the main body only by arranging one connecting structure, usually, the function module is firstly assembled on the main body, then the cover body is assembled on the functional module through the matching of the first clamping part and the second clamping part, when the functional module is not needed and is removed, the cover body is directly assembled on the main body through the matching of the first clamping part and the third clamping part, the opening of the main body is still sealed by the cover body, the integrity of the equipment is still guaranteed, and the equipment can still work normally.

Furthermore, the module body is connected with the main body in a clamping manner, so that the module is simple in structure, easy to implement, low in cost, efficient and convenient to assemble and disassemble.

Furthermore, the module body is connected with the main part along the circumferential rotation block of oral area, installs and removes the convenience, and connection stability is good.

Furthermore, the module body is provided with a T-shaped buckle, the main body is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove matched with the T-shaped buckle, an elastic pin is arranged in the T-shaped sliding groove, the T-shaped buckle is provided with a limiting locking groove matched with the elastic pin, the T-shaped buckle is convenient to assemble and disassemble and good in connection stability, and the elastic pin and the limiting locking groove are matched to ensure that the clamping is in place, so that the assembly precision is guaranteed.

The utility model provides an aircraft, adopt foretell functional module mounting structure, the main part be the task cabin of aircraft, functional module is connected as an organic whole with task cabin, and functional module can be convenient maintain, change, update upgrading that can be quick is updated, implementation cost is lower, make the aircraft advance with the time, have the more comprehensive function of higher quality, and functional module does not hinder the normal business turn over task cabin of task equipment, guarantee task cabin function is normal, can remove functional module when not wanting functional module, the oral area in order to seal the task cabin of lid direct assembly on the task cabin, guarantee task cabin's seal, do not influence the pneumatics in task cabin, guarantee aircraft's flight performance.

Furthermore, the mouth of the mission cabin faces the front and back direction of the aircraft, so that mission equipment is easy to operate, the function modules are connected in the front and back direction of the mission cabin in a superposed manner, the integral structure for assembling the function modules and the cover body on the mission cabin and the integral structure for only assembling the cover body on the mission cabin only have length change in the front and back direction of the aircraft, and the integral shapes and the structures of the two modes are basically consistent, so that the pneumatic performance of the two modes is basically the same, and the aircraft has good flight performance when the function modules are assembled on the mission cabin and the function modules are not assembled on the mission cabin.

Further, the functional device is for keeping away barrier sensor, is in at least one side in the upper and lower, left and right of module body is provided with keeps away barrier sensor for the aircraft can monitor all ring edge borders, thereby can fly in the complex environment, avoids striking the barrier, avoids appearing descending and causes the damage of aircraft at situations such as the surface of water, treetop, improves flight safety.

Furthermore, the obstacle avoidance sensor is a binocular vision module, two images of the measured object are obtained from different positions by using imaging equipment based on a parallax principle, three-dimensional geometric information of the object is obtained by calculating position deviation between corresponding points of the images, the identification and monitoring capability of the complex environment is guaranteed, and the flight safety is improved.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that:

the functional module mounting structure is easy to assemble, disassemble, maintain and replace, can be rapidly updated and upgraded, is convenient to replace functional modules with different functional components, realizes more comprehensive functions with higher quality, has compact structure, does not hinder the cavity of the main body from entering and exiting from the mouth part normally, and ensures that the main body can normally realize the functions;

the aircraft provided by the invention is convenient for maintaining and replacing functional devices, so that the aircraft can advance with time, is easy to update, upgrade and upgrade, and ensures that the task cabin has good aerodynamic performance and flight performance and safety.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a functional module mounting structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the mouth of the body;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a functional module;

FIG. 4 is a schematic overall structure of the aircraft;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the functional module connected to the main body by screws;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a cover to be connected after the functional module is assembled on the main body;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of the main body, the functional module and the cover assembled together;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the main body and the cover assembled together;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion in a separated state;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view illustrating a connection state of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a structure of a main body with a snap runner;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a fastener disposed on the module body;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the module body rotating relative to the main body for engagement;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of the structure of the T-shaped buckle engaged with the T-shaped sliding groove 62.

The reference numbers in the figures are:

a main body 1; a mouth portion 11; a functional module 2; a module body 21; a functional device 22; a lid body 3; a first electrical connector 41; a second electrical connector 42; a first engaging portion 51; a second engaging portion 52; a third engaging portion 53; a T-shaped buckle 61; a T-shaped chute 62; an elastic pin 63; a fastener 64; snap runner 65.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The functional module mounting structure disclosed by the embodiment of the invention is convenient to assemble and disassemble, efficient, capable of being rapidly updated, upgraded and updated, and convenient for replacing and using modules with different functional components, realizes better and more comprehensive functions, and has better flexibility and adjustability and lower use cost.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a functional module mounting structure mainly comprises a main body 1, a cover 3 and a functional module 2, the functional module 2 includes a module body 21 and a functional device 22 provided on the module body 21, the function device 22 may be various sensors or actuators, etc., the main body 1 has a mouth portion 11 communicated to an inner chamber thereof for accommodating working devices, etc., the module body 21 has a ring shape matching the shape of the mouth portion 11, the module body 21 is fitted on the mouth portion 11 and the central through opening of the ring-shaped module body 21 communicates with the mouth portion 11, the cover 3 is then fitted over the module body 21 and closes the central opening of the annular module body 21, i.e. the cover 3 closes the cavity of the main body 1, and, when the functional module 2 is not needed, the functional module 2 can be removed, the lid 3 is then fitted directly over the mouth 11 of the body 1 to close the cavity of the body 1. The functional module mounting structure described in this embodiment has two mounting states as a whole, one is that the main body 1, the cover 3 and the functional module 2 are combined into a whole, the other is that the main body 1 and the cover 3 are combined into a whole after the functional module 2 is removed, the functional module 2 is an independent component with the functional device 22, when the functional device 22 is damaged and needs to be maintained and replaced or a new product with better performance appears in the functional device 22, the whole functional module 2 can be directly replaced, the efficiency is high, the operation is convenient, the overall equipment can be quickly recovered to normal use, and different functional modules 2 can be mounted with different functional components, so that the overall equipment has different functions by replacing different functional modules 2, more comprehensive functions with better quality can be realized, and the functional module 2 can be completely detached when the functional module 2 is not needed to be used, and the cover body 3 is directly assembled on the mouth part 11 of the main body 1, so that the structural integrity of the whole equipment is still met, and the normal work of the whole equipment is not influenced. Furthermore, because the central opening of the annular module body 21 is communicated with the opening 11, the smoothness of the opening of the main body can be maintained, the normal function of the opening is not affected, and the normal chamber entering and exiting from the opening is not affected, the structural style of the present embodiment is adopted, the functional module 2 is located between the main body 1 and the cover body 3, the cover body 3 covers the central opening of the module body 21, namely, the chamber of the main body 1 is sealed, and after the functional module 2 is removed, the smoothness of the opening of the main body 1 is still maintained, the chamber entering and exiting from the opening can still be normally achieved, the cover body 3 is directly connected to the main body 1, the chamber of the main body 1 can still be reliably sealed, the integrity of the two structural styles is always ensured while the structure is simple, and the normal work of the whole equipment is not affected.

In order to ensure long-term stable operation of the functional device 22, the module body 21 is provided with a first electrical connector 41 electrically connected to the functional device 22, the main body 1 is provided with a second electrical connector 42, and the first electrical connector 41 is connected to the second electrical connector 42 when the module body 21 is assembled on the mouth 11, so that the functional device 22 is electrically connected to the main body 1 through the first electrical connector 41 and the second electrical connector 42, including power supply, data interaction and the like.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the above-mentioned functional module mounting structure is applied to an unmanned aerial vehicle, specifically, the main body 1 is a mission chamber of the aircraft, a hatch of the mission chamber is a mouth of the main body, the mission chamber is a streamline chamber in a shuttle shape as a whole, that is, two ends of a bore of the chamber are narrow and the middle is wide in a front-back direction of the aircraft, and the mouth 11 of the mission chamber is in a front-back direction of the aircraft, in this embodiment, the mouth 11 of the mission chamber faces a front-side direction of the aircraft, so that a central through opening of the module body 21 also faces the front-side direction of the aircraft, that is, the module body 21 is a ring-shaped device along a vertical plane, the cover 3 is assembled on the module body 21 after the module body 21 is assembled on the mouth 11, in this embodiment, the cover 3 is a front end portion of the whole mission chamber, the cover body 3 is a conical shell, the cover body 3, the functional modules 2 and the main body 1 are sequentially stacked and combined together to form a complete task cabin, the streamline of the whole task cabin is guaranteed, good pneumatic performance is guaranteed, when the functional modules 2 are not needed, the cover body 3 is directly connected to the opening of the main body 1 to form the complete task cabin, the task cabin in the state is still in a streamline shuttle-shaped structure, only compared with the former structure, the length of the whole task cabin in the front-back direction of the aircraft is shortened, namely the width of the functional modules 2 in the front-back direction of the aircraft is reduced, the pneumatic performance is not affected, and the aircraft is guaranteed to still have good flight performance and stability.

In this embodiment, functional device 22 for keeping away barrier sensor, utilize to keep away barrier sensor and monitor the flight environment, avoid striking the barrier, avoid appearing descending in situations such as the surface of water, treetop for the aircraft can fly in complex environment, and is specific downside, left side, right side of module body 21 all are provided with respectively and keep away barrier sensor, and keep away barrier sensor specifically and adopt two mesh vision modules, can effectively monitor in three direction, avoid taking place the striking, guarantee flight safety avoids equipment impaired. In order to ensure good aerodynamics, the binocular vision module is embedded in the module body 21, and the binocular vision module does not exceed the surface of the module body 21, so that influence on aerodynamic performance is avoided. When keeping away barrier sensor trouble, impaired or when the new generation keeps away barrier sensor and appears, can wholly change functional module 2, it is convenient to change, high efficiency, make the aircraft can drop into operation again as early as possible, and also can assemble the functional device 22 that has different functions on module body 21, functional device 22 can be infrared sensor, radar sensor, boat lamp etc. thereby make functional module 2 have more various more comprehensive functions, can change the functional module 2 that has different functions as required, install different functional module 2 and still ensure the integrality and the good aerodynamic performance in whole task cabin, guarantee can not influence the flight reliability and the security of aircraft when using different functional module 2.

As shown in fig. 5 to 8, the module body 21 is provided with a plurality of through holes along the fore-and-aft direction of the aircraft, the through holes are provided with a plurality of screw holes at intervals in the circumferential direction of the central through hole, the body 1 is provided with a plurality of screw holes corresponding to the circumferential direction of the mouth portion 11, screws pass through the through holes of the module body 21 and are locked on the screw holes of the body 1, so that the functional module 2 is stably connected to the body 1, in this assembling manner, a first electrical connector 41 is provided on the surface of the module body 21 attached to the body 1, a second electrical connector 42 is provided on the surface of the body 1 attached to the module body 21, and the first electrical connector 41 and the second electrical connector 42 are electrically connected by means of plugging along the fore-and-aft direction of the aircraft. The cover body 3 is connected with the module body 21 in a clamping manner, specifically, the cover body 3 is provided with a first clamping part 51, the module body 21 is provided with a second clamping part 52 matched with the first clamping part 51, the main body 1 is also provided with a third clamping part 53 matched with the first clamping part 51, the assembly is convenient and rapid, under the condition that the main body 1 is provided with the function module 2, the cover body 3 is connected with the second clamping part 52 in a clamping manner through the first clamping part 51 so as to be assembled on the module body 21, the main body 1, the cover body 3 and the function module 2 are combined into a complete task cabin, when the function module 2 is not assembled on the main body 1, the cover body 3 is directly assembled on the main body 1 through the first clamping part 51 and the third clamping part 53 in a clamping manner, and the main body 1 and the cover body 3 are combined into the complete task cabin, and the flexibility and adjustability are good.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the first clamping portion 51 is a buckle type buckle, the second clamping portion 52 and the third clamping portion 53 are buckle seats, the first clamping portion 51 comprises a fixing seat, an elastic telescopic rod and a fastener, the fixing seat is fixed on the cover body 3 through rivet pulling screws, one end of the elastic telescopic rod is hinged to the fixing seat, the other end of the elastic telescopic rod is connected with the fastener, the buckle seats are respectively fixed on the module body 21 and the main body 1 through the rivet pulling screws, the buckle seats are provided with barbs, the elastic telescopic rods are pulled, then the fastener is buckled on the barbs of the buckle seats, the elastic telescopic rods shrink due to elasticity of the elastic telescopic rods, locking clamping is achieved, the structure is simple, and operation is convenient and rapid.

As shown in fig. 11 to 13, the module body 21 is engaged with the main body 1 by rotating along the circumferential direction of the mouth portion 11, a plurality of locking pieces 64 are arranged on the module body 21 at intervals along the circumferential direction, a plurality of locking slide grooves 65 are arranged on the main body 1 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the mouth portion 11, the locking pieces 64 first enter the locking slide grooves 65, and then the module body 21 is rotated relative to the main body 1, so that the engagement connection is realized, the assembly and disassembly are convenient, and the connection stability is good.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 14, the fastener on the module body 21 is a T-shaped fastener 61, the fastener sliding groove on the main body 1 is a T-shaped sliding groove 62, an elastic pin 63 is arranged in the T-shaped sliding groove 62, the elastic pin 63 is composed of a spring and a steel ball, the T-shaped fastener 61 is provided with a limiting locking groove matched with the elastic pin 63, the limiting locking groove is a spherical groove, when the T-shaped fastener 61 is fastened in place along the T-shaped sliding groove 62, the limiting locking groove just faces the elastic pin 63, so that the elastic pin 63 is inserted into the limiting locking groove, the module body 21 and the main body 1 can be accurately fastened in place, and the matching of the elastic pin 63 and the limiting locking groove plays a role in limiting locking, thereby avoiding a situation that the module body 21 is accidentally slid relative to the main body 1 to cause disengagement, and ensuring connection stability. When needing to be dismantled, only need reverse application of force to remove the module body 21 can make the elastic pin 63 withdraw from spacing locking groove to the module body 21 can be with the swift separation of main part 1, be convenient for maintain, change. In this mounting manner, first electrical connector 41 is provided on the surface of module body 21 that abuts against main body 1, second electrical connector 42 is provided on the surface of main body 1 that abuts against module body 21, and contact connectors are used for first electrical connector 41 and second electrical connector 42.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that the above preferred embodiment should not be considered as limiting the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the scope defined by the claims. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and adaptations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and these modifications and adaptations should be considered within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A functional module mounting structure is characterized by comprising a main body (1), a cover body (3) and a functional module (2), wherein the functional module (2) comprises a module body (21) and a functional device (22) arranged on the module body (21), the main body (1) is provided with a mouth part (11) communicated to an inner cavity of the main body, the module body (21) is in a ring shape matched with the shape of the mouth part (11), the module body (21) is assembled on the mouth part (11) and a central through hole of the ring-shaped module body (21) is communicated with the mouth part (11), and the cover body (3) is assembled on the module body (21) and seals the central through hole of the ring-shaped module body (21).

2. The functional module mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the cover (3) is directly fitted on the mouth (11) of the main body (1) when the functional module (2) is removed.

3. The functional module mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a first electrical connector (41) electrically connected to the functional device (22) is provided on the module body (21), and a second electrical connector (42) is provided on the main body (1), the first electrical connector (41) being connected to the second electrical connector (42) when the module body (21) is fitted on the mouth portion (11).

4. The functional module mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the cover body (3) is snap-connected to the module body (21).

5. The functional module mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the cover (3) is provided with a first engaging portion (51), the module body (21) is provided with a second engaging portion (52) that engages with the first engaging portion (51), and the main body (1) is also provided with a third engaging portion (53) that engages with the first engaging portion (51).

6. The functional module mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the module body (21) is snap-connected with the main body (1).

7. The functional module mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein the module body (21) is snap-connected with the main body (1) along a circumferential rotation of the mouth portion (11).

8. The mounting structure of a functional module according to claim 6, wherein the module body (21) is provided with a T-shaped latch (61), the main body (1) is provided with a T-shaped slide groove (62) engaged with the T-shaped latch (61), and an elastic pin (63) is provided in the T-shaped slide groove (62), and the T-shaped latch (61) is provided with a limit lock groove engaged with the elastic pin (63).

9. An aircraft, characterized in that it comprises a functional module mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and the main body (1) is a mission compartment of the aircraft.

10. The aircraft of claim 9, characterized in that the mouth (11) of the mission compartment is directed in the fore-aft direction of the aircraft.

11. The aircraft according to claim 10, characterized in that the functional component (22) is an obstacle avoidance sensor, which is arranged at least on one of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the module body (21).

12. The aircraft of claim 11, wherein the obstacle avoidance sensor is a binocular vision module.