CN220010105U - Unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle jack - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retraction jack, and belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles. The unmanned aerial vehicle receiving and releasing mechanism is simple in structure, small in occupied space, light in weight and high in reliability. The technical scheme is that the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle jack comprises a mounting bracket and a nacelle mounting bracket, wherein the nacelle mounting bracket is arranged on the mounting bracket, one side of the mounting bracket is provided with a crank rocker driving mechanism, and the crank rocker driving mechanism is positioned between one side of the mounting bracket and one side of the nacelle mounting bracket.

Description

Unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle jack

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retraction jack.

Background

Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles are widely applied to various fields such as geographical topography mapping, investigation, electric power inspection, tactical investigation, target positioning, target damage evaluation, electronic countermeasure, communication relay and the like.

When the unmanned aerial vehicle executes tasks, task equipment such as an optoelectronic pod is basically carried for assisting in completing the tasks, and in consideration of factors such as aerodynamic resistance when the unmanned aerial vehicle flies, protection of the task equipment and the like, under normal conditions, the task equipment can be retracted into the unmanned aerial vehicle body when the unmanned aerial vehicle is in a non-working state, so that a retraction mechanism of the equipment is particularly necessary for unmanned aerial vehicle-mounted equipment.

In the prior art, the retraction mechanism installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle body is mostly adopted to realize retraction of the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle, but the retraction mechanism has the defects of complex structure, large volume and weight, high mechanism precision requirement and poor reliability.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the utility model aims to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retraction mechanism, which adopts a crank rocker driving mechanism to realize retraction of a nacelle mounting frame on a mounting bracket, and has the advantages of simple structure, small occupied space, light weight and high reliability.

In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme provided by the utility model is that the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retracting mechanism comprises a mounting bracket and a nacelle mounting bracket, wherein a crank rocker driving mechanism is arranged on the mounting bracket and comprises a first driving piece and a first crank rocker piece, the first driving piece is arranged on one side of the mounting bracket, one end of the first crank rocker piece is connected with the first driving piece, one side of the other end of the first crank rocker piece is fixedly connected with one side of the nacelle mounting bracket, the other side of the other end of the first crank rocker piece is rotatably connected with one side of the mounting bracket, and the other side of the nacelle mounting bracket is rotatably connected with the other side of the mounting bracket.

Preferably, the first crank rocker comprises a rotating member, a connecting member and a driven member, one end of the rotating member is connected with the first driving member, the other end of the rotating member is rotationally connected with one end of the connecting member, the other end of the connecting member is rotationally connected with one end of the driven member, one side of the other end of the driven member is fixedly connected with one side of the nacelle mounting frame, and the other side of the other end of the driven member is rotationally connected with the mounting frame.

Preferably, a first bearing mounting seat is arranged on one side of the mounting bracket, and the other side of the other end of the driven piece is rotationally connected with the first bearing mounting seat.

Preferably, a first stop part is arranged on the lower side of the connecting piece near the other end of the connecting piece, and the connecting piece is matched with the first bearing mounting seat through the first stop part.

Preferably, the lower side of the connecting piece near one end of the connecting piece is provided with a second stop part, one end of the rotating piece connected with the first driving piece is provided with a limiting part, and the second stop part is matched with the limiting part.

Preferably, a second bearing mounting seat is arranged on the other side of the mounting bracket, and the other side of the pod mounting bracket is rotationally connected with the second bearing mounting seat.

Preferably, the crank rocker driving mechanism further comprises a second driving piece and a second crank rocker piece, the second driving piece is identical to the first driving piece, the second crank rocker piece is identical to the first crank rocker piece, the second driving piece is installed on the other side of the mounting bracket, one end of the second crank rocker piece is connected with the second driving piece, one side of the other end of the second crank rocker piece is fixedly connected with the other side of the nacelle mounting bracket, and the other side of the other end of the second crank rocker piece is rotatably connected with the other side of the mounting bracket.

Preferably, a first adapter piece fixedly connected with the nacelle mounting frame is arranged on one side of the nacelle mounting frame, and one side of the other end of the first crank rocker piece is fixedly connected with the first adapter piece.

Preferably, the other side of the pod mounting frame is provided with a second adapter fixedly connected with the pod mounting frame, and the second adapter is rotatably connected with the other side of the mounting bracket.

The utility model provides another technical scheme that an unmanned aerial vehicle comprises the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retraction mechanism.

Compared with the prior art, one of the technical schemes has the following advantages: the utility model adopts the crank rocker driving mechanism to realize the retraction of the pod mounting rack on the mounting bracket, has simple structure, small occupied space, light weight and high reliability, realizes self-locking fixation through the self structure of the crank rocker, and has simple self-locking mode and high reliability.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some examples of the present utility model and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a pod mount in a stowed configuration according to one embodiment of the utility model.

FIG. 2 is a reference view of the use of the pod mount in a stowed position in an embodiment of the utility model.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the pod mount in a stowed configuration according to one embodiment of the utility model.

FIG. 4 is a reference view of the use of the pod mount in a stowed position in an embodiment of the utility model.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the pod mount in a lowered configuration in accordance with an embodiment of the utility model.

FIG. 6 is a reference view of the use of the pod mount in a lowered state in one embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the front view of the crank and rocker drive mechanism of the present utility model in a stowed condition.

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the crank and rocker drive mechanism of the present utility model in a stowed condition.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the front view of the crank rocker driving mechanism in the retracted state.

Fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view of the crank rocker driving mechanism in the retracted state.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the front view of the crank and rocker drive mechanism of the present utility model in a lowered state.

Fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the crank and rocker drive mechanism of the present utility model in a lowered state.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view of a further embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 14 is a schematic view of the first crank rocker in a retracted state in accordance with the present utility model.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of the present utility model with the first crank rocker in a lowered condition.

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the first crank rocker in a stowed condition of the present utility model.

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram of the self-locking principle of the present utility model with the first crank rocker in the lowered state.

Fig. 18 is a schematic diagram of the self-locking principle of the first crank rocker in the retracted state in the present utility model.

The marks in the figure are respectively: 100 mounting brackets, 110 first bearing mounts, 120 second bearing mounts, 200 pod mounts, 210 first adapters, 220 second adapters, 230 first supports, 240 second supports, 300 crank rocker drive mechanisms, 310 first drives, 320 first crank rockers, 321 rotors, 3211 limit parts, 322 connectors, 3221 first stops, 3222 second stops, 323 followers, 330 second drives, 340 second crank rockers, 400 drone pods.

Detailed Description

The following description is of one embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, based on the embodiments of the utility model, which are apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive faculty, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the utility model, as presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the utility model.

It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it may not be further defined and explained in the following figures.

Example 1:

see fig. 1-12. The unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retracting mechanism described in the present embodiment includes a mounting bracket 100 and a nacelle mounting frame 200, the mounting bracket 100 is used for being connected with a unmanned aerial vehicle body, the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retracting mechanism is detachably mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle body through the mounting bracket 100, the nacelle mounting frame 200 is used for being connected with a unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle 400, and the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle 400 is detachably mounted on the nacelle mounting frame 200. The installation support 100 is provided with a crank rocker driving mechanism 300, the crank rocker driving mechanism 300 comprises a first driving piece 310 and a first crank rocker 320, the first driving piece 310 is installed on one side of the installation support 100, the first driving piece 310 is a driving motor which provides power for the first crank rocker 320 to enable the first crank rocker 320 to operate, one end of the first crank rocker 320 is connected with the first driving piece 310, one side of the other end of the first crank rocker 320 is fixedly connected with one side of the pod installation frame 200, the other side of the other end of the first crank rocker 320 is rotatably connected with one side of the installation support 100, the other side of the pod installation frame 200 is rotatably connected with the other side of the installation support 100, and the first crank rocker 320 drives the pod installation frame 200 to rotate between the installation supports 100 under the action of the first driving piece 310 so as to realize retraction and extension of the pod installation frame 200 on the installation support 100.

Specifically, the first crank rocker 320 includes a rotating member 321, a connecting member 322 and a driven member 323, one end of the rotating member 321 is connected with the first driving member 310, that is, one end of the rotating member 321 is connected with a driving shaft of the first driving member 310, the other end of the rotating member 321 is rotationally connected with one end of the connecting member 322, the other end of the connecting member 322 is rotationally connected with one end of the driven member 323, one side of the other end of the driven member 323 is fixedly connected with one side of the nacelle mounting frame 200, the other side of the other end of the driven member 323 is rotationally connected with the mounting frame 100, the first driving member 310 operates to drive the rotating member 321 to rotate with the driving shaft of the first driving member 310 as an axis, the rotating member 321 sequentially drives the connecting member 322 and the driven member 323 to rotate with the other side of the other end of the driven member 323 mounted on the mounting frame 100 as an axis at the mounting position, and the nacelle mounting frame 200 fixedly connected with the driven member 323 is driven to rotate between the mounting frames 100.

Specifically, a first bearing mounting seat 110 is provided on one side of the mounting bracket 100, the other side of the other end of the driven member 323 is rotatably connected with the first bearing mounting seat 110, a second bearing mounting seat 120 is provided on the other side of the mounting bracket 100, and the other side of the pod mounting frame 200 is rotatably connected with the second bearing mounting seat 120. The first bearing mount 110 and the second bearing mount 120 in this embodiment are fixedly mounted on two sides of the mounting bracket 100, the other side of the other end of the driven member 323 is provided with a rotating shaft, the driven member 323 is mounted in the first bearing seat 110 through the rotating shaft, the other side of the mounting bracket 100 is provided with the rotating shaft, and the other side of the mounting bracket 100 is mounted in the second bearing mount 120 through the rotating shaft.

Specifically, a first stop portion 3221 is provided on a lower side of the connecting member 322 near the other end thereof, and the connecting member 322 is matched with the first bearing mounting seat 110 through the first stop portion 3221. The first stopping portion 3221 is a cambered surface formed on the lower side of the connecting piece 322 near the other end of the connecting piece, the first stopping portion 3221 is matched with the outer side surface of the first bearing mounting seat 110, and when the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle 400 in the embodiment is in the down state completely, the first stopping portion 3221 of the connecting piece 322 abuts against the first bearing mounting seat 110 to realize self-locking of the down state of the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle 400.

Specifically, the second stop portion 3222 is provided at the lower side of the connecting piece 322 near one end thereof, the end, connected to the rotating piece 321 and the first driving piece 310, is provided with a limiting portion 3211, the connecting piece 322 is matched with the limiting portion 3211, the second stop portion 3222 is a cambered surface provided at the lower side of the connecting piece 322 near one end thereof, the limiting portion 3211 is a mounting post extending from the connection position of the rotating piece 321 and the first driving piece 310, and when the unmanned aerial vehicle pod 400 in the embodiment is completely in a retracted state, the connecting piece 322 of the connecting piece 322 is abutted against the limiting portion 3211 of the rotating piece 321, so as to realize self-locking of the retracted state of the unmanned aerial vehicle pod 400.

Specifically, a first adaptor 210 fixedly connected to the nacelle mounting frame 200 is provided on one side of the nacelle mounting frame 200, one side of the other end of the first crank rocker 320 is fixedly connected to the first adaptor 210, a second adaptor 220 fixedly connected to the nacelle mounting frame 200 is provided on the other side of the nacelle mounting frame 200, and the second adaptor 220 is rotatably connected to the other side of the mounting frame 100. The first adaptor 210 and the second adaptor 220 are L-shaped connectors, the first adaptor 210 and the second adaptor 220 are detachably and fixedly mounted on the pod mounting frame 200, and the pod mounting frame 200 is connected with the mounting bracket 100 through the first adaptor 210 and the second adaptor 220, so that the workers can conveniently disassemble and assemble the corresponding components.

Specifically, a first supporting member 230 is disposed on one side of the pod mounting frame 200, the first supporting member 230 is matched with one side of the mounting bracket 100, a second supporting member 240 is disposed on the other side of the pod mounting frame 200, and the second supporting member 240 is matched with the other side of the mounting bracket 100. The first support 230 and the second support 240 are support columns respectively arranged at two sides of the pod mounting rack 200, when the embodiment is in the completely put-down state, the first support 230 abuts against one side of the mounting bracket 100, and the second support 240 abuts against the other side of the mounting bracket 100, so that the pod mounting rack 200 is stable in use.

Specifically, the first support 230 and the second support 240 are made of a buffer material, and when the unmanned aerial vehicle pod 400 in the embodiment is put down and is in a completely put down state, the first support 230 and the second support 240 can slow down and absorb the force received in the process, so as to protect the pod mounting frame 200 and the unmanned aerial vehicle pod 400. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the cushioning materials used to make the first support member 230 and the second support member 240 are not limited, and materials such as rubber and silica gel may be selected independently to meet the requirements.

See fig. 14-18. In use, the first driving member 310 drives the rotating member 321, the rotating member 321 drives the connecting member 322 and the driven member 323 sequentially, and the driven member 323 drives the pod mounting frame 200 fixedly connected with the driven member 323 to rotate between the mounting frames 100. The fixed point A corresponds to the driving axle center of the first driving piece 310, one end of the rotating piece 321 is arranged at the fixed point A, the fixed point D corresponds to the axle center of the first bearing mounting seat 110, the other end of the driven piece 323 is arranged at the fixed point D, and the AB rod is used as a crank and corresponds to the rotating piece 321; BC rod as connecting rod, corresponding to connecting piece 322; the CD lever is used as a rocker, and corresponds to the follower 323, the fixed point B is a connection end between the other end of the rotating member 321 and one end of the connecting member 322, and the fixed point C is a connection end between the other end of the connecting member 322 and one end of the follower 323. In the process of putting down the mechanism, the crank AB rotates clockwise around the fixed point A, the connecting rod BC drives the rocker CD, the rocker CD rotates clockwise around the fixed point D, the crank AB and the connecting rod BC are collinear during the process, see FIG. 16, at the moment, the mechanism is at the dead point position, if the mass of each rod of the mechanism is not considered, the force exerted by the rocker CD can pass through the driving axle center A, and the force does not generate moment on the point A, so that the crank AB cannot rotate, and self-locking is realized. Crank AB continues to rotate clockwise a small angle, breaking the alignment with link BC, the mechanism is stroked past the dead point position and rocker CD is in the horizontal position, see fig. 17, at which point the mechanism is in the lowered state. In this state, the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle 400 may have a tendency to vibrate upwards, that is, the rocker CD may have a tendency to rotate upwards anticlockwise, at this time, since the mechanism passes through the dead point position, the anticlockwise rotation tendency of the rocker CD may be transmitted to the clockwise rotation tendency of the crank AB, at this time, the connecting rod BC may have a anticlockwise rotation tendency, and in a practical structure, the first stop portion 3221 of the connecting piece 322 may abut against the first bearing mount 110 to lock, thereby realizing the self-locking function of the mechanism in the lowered state.

Similarly, in the lifting process of the mechanism, the crank AB rotates anticlockwise, the connecting rod BC drives the rocker CD to rotate anticlockwise, the rocker CD continuously deflects a small angle after passing through the other dead point of the mechanism, and the rocker CD is in the vertical position, so that the mechanism is in the retracted state. In this state, the unmanned aerial vehicle pod 400 may have a downward deflection tendency, that is, the rocker CD may have a clockwise downward rotation tendency, at this time, since the mechanism passes through the dead point position, the clockwise rotation tendency of the rocker CD may be transmitted to the counterclockwise rotation tendency of the crank AB, at this time, the connecting rod BC may have a counterclockwise rotation tendency, and in a practical structure, the second stop portion 3222 of the connecting piece 322 may abut against the stop portion 3211 of the rotating piece 321 to be locked, thereby realizing the self-locking function of the mechanism in the stowing state.

Example 2:

see fig. 13. The unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle receiving and releasing mechanism of this embodiment needs to be described, and this embodiment is a further technical solution of embodiment 1, and the details of embodiment 1 are not described in detail, and the difference lies in: the crank rocker driving mechanism 300 further comprises a second driving piece 330 and a second crank rocker 340, the second driving piece 330 is identical to the first driving piece 310 in shape and structure, the second crank rocker 340 is identical to the first crank rocker 320 in shape and structure, the second driving piece 330 is mounted on the other side of the mounting bracket 100, one end of the second crank rocker 340 is connected with the second driving piece 330, one side of the other end of the second crank rocker 340 is fixedly connected with the other side of the nacelle mounting bracket 200, and the other side of the other end of the second crank rocker 340 is rotatably connected with the other side of the mounting bracket 100.

In this embodiment, the second driving member 330 has the same shape and structure as the first driving member 310, the second crank rocker 340 has the same shape and structure as the first crank rocker 320, the second driving member 330 and the second crank rocker 340 form mirror symmetry with the first driving member 310 and the first crank rocker 320 on both sides of the mounting bracket 100, the connection manner of the second driving member 330 and the second crank rocker 340 is the same as the connection manner of the first driving member 310 and the first crank rocker 320, and the connection manner of the second crank rocker 340 and the mounting bracket 100 is the same as the connection manner of the first crank rocker 320 and the mounting bracket 100. The second driving member 330 and the second crank lever 340 are provided at the other side of the mounting bracket 100, so that the present embodiment can be more reliable when the unmanned aerial vehicle pod 400 having a larger weight is retracted and released.

Example 3:

the unmanned aerial vehicle of the embodiment comprises the unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retraction mechanism of any one of the embodiments. The unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle can be folded and unfolded through an unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle folding and unfolding mechanism on the unmanned aerial vehicle.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and it should be noted that the above-mentioned preferred embodiment should not be construed as limiting the utility model, and the scope of the utility model should be defined by the appended 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 utility model, and such modifications and adaptations are intended to be comprehended within the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides an unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle jack, includes installing support and nacelle mounting bracket, a serial communication port, be equipped with crank rocker actuating mechanism on the installing support, crank rocker actuating mechanism includes first driving piece and first crank rocker, first driving piece installs in installing support one side, the one end and the first driving piece of first crank rocker are connected, one side and one side fixed connection of nacelle mounting bracket of first crank rocker other end, the opposite side and the one side rotation of installing support of first crank rocker other end are connected, the opposite side and the opposite side rotation of installing support of nacelle mounting bracket are connected.

2. The unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle jack of claim 1, wherein the first crank rocker comprises a rotating member, a connecting member and a driven member, one end of the rotating member is connected with the first driving member, the other end of the rotating member is rotatably connected with one end of the connecting member, the other end of the connecting member is rotatably connected with one end of the driven member, one side of the other end of the driven member is fixedly connected with one side of the nacelle mounting frame, and the other side of the other end of the driven member is rotatably connected with the mounting frame.

3. The unmanned aerial vehicle pod retracting mechanism according to claim 2, wherein a first bearing mounting seat is arranged on one side of the mounting bracket, and the other side of the other end of the driven member is rotatably connected with the first bearing mounting seat.

4. A pod retraction mechanism according to claim 3 wherein the connector has a first stop provided on a lower side thereof proximate the other end thereof, the connector being engaged with the first bearing mount via the first stop.

5. The unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle retracting mechanism according to claim 2, wherein a second stopper is provided on the underside of the connecting member near one end thereof, a stopper is provided on one end of the rotating member connected to the first driving member, and the second stopper is engaged with the stopper.

6. The unmanned aerial vehicle pod retraction mechanism of claim 1 wherein a second bearing mount is provided on the other side of the mounting bracket and the other side of the pod mounting bracket is rotatably connected to the second bearing mount.

7. The unmanned aerial vehicle nacelle jack of claim 1, wherein the crank rocker driving mechanism further comprises a second driving member and a second crank rocker, the second driving member has the same shape and structure as those of the first driving member, the second crank rocker has the same shape and structure as those of the first crank rocker, the second driving member is mounted on the other side of the mounting bracket, one end of the second crank rocker is connected with the second driving member, one side of the other end of the second crank rocker is fixedly connected with the other side of the nacelle mounting bracket, and the other side of the other end of the second crank rocker is rotatably connected with the other side of the mounting bracket.

8. The unmanned aerial vehicle pod retracting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a first adapter fixedly connected with the pod mounting bracket is arranged on one side of the pod mounting bracket, and one side of the other end of the first crank rocker is fixedly connected with the first adapter.

9. The unmanned aerial vehicle pod retracting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the other side of the pod mounting bracket is provided with a second adapter fixedly connected with the pod mounting bracket, and the second adapter is rotatably connected with the other side of the mounting bracket.

10. A drone comprising a pod retraction mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9.