CN220391518U - Automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and discloses an automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle main body and a delivery mechanism at least connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle main body is provided with a cantilever, the cantilever is provided with a rotor wing, the delivery mechanism comprises a connecting part connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body and a delivery box locked or separated with the connecting part, the connecting part is provided with a clamping piece, the clamping piece comprises a miniature push rod, the delivery box is provided with a limiting piece, the limiting piece is provided with a guide surface, the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a remote control device connected with an electric signal of the miniature push rod, and the remote control device drives the miniature push rod to move along the guide surface to be clamped or separated with the limiting piece so as to lock or separate the connecting part from the delivery box. The miniature push rod is to the centre gripping of sending the packing box, and synchronous drive delivery box removes when making unmanned aerial vehicle main part remove, and miniature push rod realizes wireless control through remote control equipment to the centre gripping of sending the packing box with unclamping, does not need artificial loading and unloading, practices thrift cargo delivery time and reduce the cost of labor.

Description

Automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to an automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle.

Background

Unmanned aerial vehicles are aircraft capable of autonomous flight without human manipulation, which typically fly and perform tasks through remote controls, preset airlines, or autonomous navigation systems;

the unmanned aerial vehicle has various sizes, shapes and functions, can cover the large unmanned aerial vehicle from a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle to a high altitude and long endurance, has rapid development and is widely applied, and has wide application in military, civil and commercial fields;

the current unmanned aerial vehicle can replace the people to accomplish some transportation works that the degree of difficulty is high, for example utilizes unmanned aerial vehicle collocation remote sensing technology to separate the obstacle transportation such as mountain or separate the river with the goods, but adopts unmanned aerial vehicle delivery time, need accomplish loading and unloading through manual operation at loading end and delivery end, very inconvenience.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve one or more technical problems in the prior art, or at least provide a beneficial choice, the utility model provides an automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle, which solves the problems that the unmanned aerial vehicle needs manual control at a delivery end and is inconvenient to operate.

The utility model discloses an automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle, which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle main body and a delivery mechanism at least connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle main body is provided with a cantilever, the cantilever is provided with a rotor wing, the delivery mechanism comprises a connecting part connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body and a delivery box locked or separated with the connecting part, the connecting part is provided with a clamping piece, the clamping piece comprises a miniature push rod, the delivery box is provided with a limiting piece, the limiting piece is provided with a guide surface, the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a remote control device electrically connected with the miniature push rod, and the remote control device drives the miniature push rod to move along the guide surface to be locked or separated with the limiting piece so as to lock or separate the connecting part from the delivery box.

The application describes an automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle has following additional technical characteristics:

the clamping piece further comprises a positioning block propped against the top of the cargo box, the miniature push rod is provided with a fixing section connected with the positioning block and a telescopic section which stretches out and draws back in the horizontal direction along the fixing section, and the telescopic section stretches out and draws back under the driving of the remote control equipment so that the miniature push rod is clamped with or separated from the limiting piece.

The delivery box comprises a box body and a box cover buckled on the box body, the box cover protrudes towards the direction away from the box body to form the limiting piece, and the top end of the limiting piece extends towards the direction of the miniature push rod to form the guide surface.

The box is equipped with supporting component, supporting component is including being located the inside spacing groove of box and at least partially be located receive and release vaulting pole of spacing inslot, receive and release vaulting pole is followed the spacing groove is in vertical direction slip.

The support assembly further comprises a locking piece, the locking piece is provided with a movable end, and the limiting groove is provided with a limiting opening through which the movable end passes.

The side wall of the box body is expanded to form a clearance area, and the supporting component is located in the clearance area.

The bottom wall of box extends along the axial and forms and extends the base, the internally mounted who extends the base has the battery, the diapire outside that extends the base is equipped with trigger button, the mouth that charges has been seted up to the lateral wall that extends the base, the battery with trigger button electrical signal connection, trigger button with locking piece electrical signal connection.

The bottom of unmanned aerial vehicle main part is equipped with the bracing piece, connecting portion be equipped with the connecting rod that the bracing piece is connected, the holder include with the link that the connecting rod is connected, the link cover is located the outside of connecting rod, the locating piece with be equipped with the shock attenuation frame between the link, the shock attenuation frame has the messenger the opening that the link penetrated.

The damping device comprises a connecting frame, a damper, a damping spring, a damper and a damper, wherein the damper is fixedly connected with the bottom of the connecting frame, the damping groove is formed along the opening concave shape, the damper is arranged in the damping groove, the damping spring is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the damping groove, and the damping spring is circumferentially arranged around the damper.

The clamping piece is provided with a blocking part, the blocking part comprises a first limiting step positioned at the opening and a second limiting step positioned at the bottom of the connecting frame, and the second limiting step abuts against the first limiting step so that the connecting frame is limited at the opening.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

(1) The clamping piece is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, and meanwhile, the clamping piece is connected with the delivery box through the miniature push rod, so that the clamping of the delivery box is realized, the delivery box is synchronously driven to move when the unmanned aerial vehicle main body moves, the delivery function is completed, the clamping and loosening of the miniature push rod to the delivery box are realized through remote control equipment, the manual loading and unloading are not needed, the cargo delivery time is saved, and the labor cost is reduced; the guide surface is arranged on the limiting piece, the miniature push rod moves along the guide surface to be clamped with the limiting piece, the butt joint mode is simple, and compared with the matching modes of the clamping hole, the clamping claw and the like, the translational push mode of the push rod is simpler and is easier to align, so that the delivery efficiency is improved;

(2) The limiting piece is formed by protruding the box cover, the box body structure is not affected, the cargo loading of the box body is facilitated, the connecting distance between the box cover and the connecting part is short, and the quick clamping limiting is facilitated; the miniature push rod is fast attached and clamped along the guide surface to clamp the delivery box;

(3) The retractable supporting rods are distributed on the box body, the retractable supporting rods naturally fall in the transportation suspension process, and when the retractable supporting rods reach a delivery destination, the retractable supporting rods are matched with the locking piece, and the stability of a delivery container is automatically adjusted and kept according to the terrain, so that the delivery stability of the unmanned aerial vehicle is greatly improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model and do not constitute a limitation on the utility model. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a unmanned plane according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a drone according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a shock absorber according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a retractable stay according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1-an unmanned aerial vehicle body; 11-cantilever, 12-rotor, 13-support bar;

2-delivering a cargo box; 21-a box body, 211-a supporting component, 2111-a limiting groove, 2112-a retractable supporting rod, 2113-a locking piece, 2114-a movable end and 2115-a limiting opening; 212-gob-avoidance areas, 213-extension bases, 214-storage batteries, 215-trigger buttons, 216-charging ports; 22-case cover, 221-limiting piece, 2211-guide surface;

3-connecting part; 31-clamping piece, 311-miniature push rod, 3111-fixed section, 3112-telescopic section; 312-connecting frame 3121-second limit step; 313-positioning blocks; 32-connecting rods; 33-a shock absorption frame, 331-an opening, 3311-a first limit step and 332-a shock absorption groove; 34-damper, 35-shock absorbing spring.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly illustrate the general inventive concept, reference will be made in the following detailed description, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings.

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

It should be noted that in the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present utility model, however, the present utility model may be practiced in other ways than as described herein, and therefore the scope of the present utility model is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In addition, in the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices 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 application, 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 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. However, it is noted that direct connection indicates that two connected bodies are not connected through a transition structure, but are connected through a connection structure to form a whole. 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 "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The scheme adopted is as follows: an automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, including unmanned aerial vehicle main part 1 and at least with the delivery mechanism that unmanned aerial vehicle main part 1 is connected, unmanned aerial vehicle main part 1 is equipped with cantilever 11, cantilever 11 is equipped with rotor 12, delivery mechanism includes the connecting portion 3 of being connected with unmanned aerial vehicle main part 1 and with the packing box 2 of delivering of connecting portion 3 closure or separation, connecting portion 3 is equipped with clamping piece 31, clamping piece 31 includes miniature push rod 311, packing box 2 is equipped with locating part 221, locating part 221 is equipped with guide surface 2211, unmanned aerial vehicle still includes the remote control equipment who is connected with miniature push rod 311 electrical signal, remote control equipment drives miniature push rod 311 and removes along guide surface 2211 in order to with locating part 221 block or separation, so that connecting portion 3 and packing box 2 closure or separation.

According to the scheme, the clamping piece 31 is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle main body 1, meanwhile, the miniature push rod 311 is connected with the delivery box 2, clamping of the delivery box 2 is achieved, the unmanned aerial vehicle main body 1 synchronously drives the delivery box 2 to move when moving, so that a delivery function is achieved, the miniature push rod 311 can realize wireless remote control through remote control equipment for clamping and loosening the delivery box 2, manual loading and unloading are not needed, cargo distribution time is saved, and labor cost is reduced; the guide surface 2211 is arranged on the limiting piece 221, the micro push rod 311 moves along the guide surface 2211 to be clamped with the limiting piece 221, the butt joint mode is simple, and compared with the matching modes of the clamping hole, the clamping jaw and the like, the translational push mode of the push rod is simpler and is easier to align, so that the delivery efficiency is improved.

As shown in fig. 2, in one embodiment, the clamping member 31 further includes a positioning block 313 abutting against the top of the delivery box 2, the mini push rod 311 is provided with a fixed section 3111 connected to the positioning block 313 and a telescopic section 3112 that stretches in a horizontal direction along the fixed section 3111, and the telescopic section 3112 is extended or retracted under the driving of the remote control device to engage or disengage the mini push rod 311 with the limiting member 221.

The telescoping section 3112 of the mini-pushrod 311 is normally in a retracted state to protect the pushrod from damage. When unmanned aerial vehicle is in the state of flight, guarantee that the connection of miniature push rod 311 is stable through the connection of fixed section 3111 and locating piece 313, flexible section 3112 is retracted, then avoids flexible section 3112 to appear rocking in unmanned aerial vehicle flight in-process, is favorable to keeping overall stability. The telescopic section 3112 stretches, moves the block to the locating part 221 department along the guiding surface 2211, realizes the centre gripping to delivery case 2, and control unmanned aerial vehicle main part 1 takes off this moment, drives delivery case 2 and reaches the appointed place, and unmanned aerial vehicle whereabouts, miniature push rod 311 withdraw, release the block with between the locating part 221, delivery case 2 and connecting portion 3 separation accomplish the discharge. The miniature push rod 311 realizes moving through remote control, does not need to manually load or unload, is convenient and labor-saving, and reduces labor cost.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, in one embodiment, the delivery box 2 includes a box 21 and a box cover 22 fastened to the box 21, wherein the box cover 22 protrudes away from the box 21 to form a stopper 221, and a top end of the stopper 221 extends toward the direction of the micro push rod 311 to form a guide surface 2211.

The limiting piece 221 is formed by protruding the box cover 22, the structure of the box body 21 is not affected, the loading of cargoes of the box body 21 is facilitated, the connecting distance between the box cover 22 and the connecting part 3 is short, and quick clamping limiting is facilitated; the micro push rod 311 is fast attached and clamped along the guiding surface 2211 to clamp the cargo box 2.

In addition, the stopper 221 may be provided at less than one place;

as shown in fig. 2, preferably, two limiting members 221 are disposed on the case cover 22, and the micro push rods 311 are respectively engaged with the two limiting members 221 from two sides of the case cover 22, so as to avoid concentrated stress, strengthen overall balance in the flight process of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and improve the clamping stability of the delivery case 2.

Meanwhile, the automatic cargo taking and placing device is connected to the remote box cover 22 by an external monitoring structure, is suitable for automatic cargo taking and placing, and improves the use convenience of the cargo delivery unmanned aerial vehicle.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, in one embodiment, the case 21 is provided with a support assembly 211, and the support assembly 211 includes a limiting groove 2111 located inside the case 21 and a retracting stay 2112 located at least partially inside the limiting groove 2111, wherein the retracting stay 2112 slides along the limiting groove 2111 in a vertical direction.

Further, the support assembly 211 further includes a locking member 2113, the locking member 2113 is provided with a movable end 2114, and the limiting groove 2111 is provided with a limiting opening 2115 through which the movable end 2114 passes.

The retractable stay 2112 slides down the limit groove 2111 due to gravity when the box 21 falls to the ground, and is in contact with the ground first, so as to buffer the box 21 to the ground, thereby stabilizing the box 21 to the ground. The locking piece 2113 passes through the limiting opening 2115 to block the sliding of the retractable supporting rod 2112 in the limiting groove 2111, so that the situation that the distance between the box 21 and the ground is overlarge and the placement is unstable due to the fact that the retractable supporting rod 2112 excessively slides out of the box 21 is avoided.

Preferably, the supporting components 211 are distributed at four bottom corners of the box 21, the retractable supporting rods 2112 naturally fall in the transportation suspension process, and after the delivery box 2 reaches a destination, the retractable supporting rods 2112 can be automatically adjusted according to the current terrain and keep the delivery box 2 stable, so that the delivery stability of the delivery unmanned aerial vehicle is greatly improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the side walls of the case 21 are flared to form a keep-out area 212, and the support member 211 is located in the keep-out area 212.

The supporting components 211 are intensively installed in the clearance areas 212, the supporting is formed on the box body 21 from the side, the clearance areas 212 enable the supporting components 211 to have enough installation space, and the installation of the supporting components 211 does not occupy the goods placing space inside the box body 21.

As shown in fig. 2, in one embodiment, the bottom wall of the case extends along the axial direction to form an extension base 213, a storage battery 214 is mounted in the extension base 213, a trigger button 215 is disposed on the outer side of the bottom wall of the extension base 213, a charging port 216 is formed on the side wall of the extension base 213, the storage battery 214 is electrically connected with the trigger button 215, and the trigger button 215 is electrically connected with a locking member 2113.

When the cargo box 2 arrives at the destination and descends, after the cargo box arrives at the destination, the four retracting support rods 2112 are firstly contacted with the ground due to the protrusion, when the cargo box continuously descends, the retracting support rods 2112 slowly retract into the limiting grooves 2111, after the trigger button 215 is contacted with the ground, the trigger button 215 conducts the circuit of the locking pieces 2113, the four locking pieces 2113 are all pushed out and lock the retracting support rods 2112 at the position, at the moment, the box 21 still keeps stable, when the box is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle again and takes off, the trigger button 215 is separated from the ground to pop up, at the moment, the blocking at the retracting support rods 2112 is released, and the retracting support rods 2112 slide down again along the limiting grooves 2111.

Or, install the all-terrain support in box 21 bottom to be applicable to most topography, can be automatic after unmanned aerial vehicle falls and adjust suitable bearing structure according to the topography and support and send packing box 2, keep the level of sending packing box 2 stable.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in one embodiment, a support rod 13 is provided at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle body 1, a connecting rod 32 connected to the support rod 13 is provided at the connecting portion 3, the clamping member 31 includes a connecting frame 312 connected to the connecting rod 32, the connecting frame 312 is sleeved outside the connecting rod 32, a damper frame 33 is provided between the positioning block 313 and the connecting frame 312, and an opening 331 for allowing the connecting frame 312 to penetrate is provided in the damper frame 33.

The support rod 13, the connecting rod 32 and the connecting frame 312 are used for establishing stable connection between the clamping piece 31 and the unmanned aerial vehicle main body 1, so that the clamping of the delivery box 2 is realized, the shock-absorbing frame 33 is used for providing shock-absorbing protection for the unmanned aerial vehicle, and meanwhile, the overall stability is enhanced, and the performance of the unmanned aerial vehicle is improved.

As shown in fig. 3, a damper groove 332 is concavely formed along the opening 331, a damper 34 fixedly connected with the bottom of the connecting frame 312 is provided in the damper groove 332, a damper spring 35 is fixedly provided at the bottom of the damper groove 332, and the damper spring 35 is circumferentially arranged around the damper 34. A damper 34 and a damping spring 35 are installed to provide damping protection for the unmanned aerial vehicle.

The clamping member 31 is provided with a blocking portion, and the blocking portion includes a first limiting step 3311 located at the opening 331 and a second limiting step 3121 located at the bottom of the connecting frame 312, where the second limiting step 3121 abuts against the first limiting step 3311 so that the connecting frame 312 is limited to the opening 331.

Opening 331 expands outward and forms first spacing step 3311, and link 312 bottom expands outward and forms second spacing step 3121, and at unmanned aerial vehicle flight in-process, shock attenuation frame 33 has vertical decurrent motion trend because of gravity, and second spacing step 3121 supports with first spacing step 3311 this moment, effectively avoids link 312 to deviate from opening 331 department, improves connection cooperation stability.

The technical solution protected by the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and it should be noted that, the combination of the technical solution of any one embodiment with the technical solution of the other embodiment or embodiments is within the scope of the present utility model. While the utility model has been described in detail in the foregoing general description and specific examples, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and improvements can be made thereto. Accordingly, such modifications or improvements may be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model and are intended to be within the scope of the utility model as claimed.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides an automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle, its characterized in that, including unmanned aerial vehicle main part and at least with the delivery mechanism that the unmanned aerial vehicle main part is connected, the unmanned aerial vehicle main part is equipped with the cantilever, the cantilever is equipped with the rotor, delivery mechanism include with connecting portion that the unmanned aerial vehicle main part is connected and with the delivery case of connecting portion closure or separation, connecting portion are equipped with the holder, the holder includes miniature push rod, the delivery case is equipped with the locating part, the locating part is equipped with the guide surface, unmanned aerial vehicle still include with miniature push rod electrical signal connection's remote control equipment, the remote control equipment drive miniature push rod follows the guide surface removes in order with locating part block or separation, so that connecting portion with delivery case closure or separation.

2. The automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the clamping member further comprises a positioning block abutted against the top of the cargo box, the micro push rod is provided with a fixing section connected with the positioning block and a telescopic section which stretches and contracts in the horizontal direction along the fixing section, and the telescopic section stretches or retracts under the driving of the remote control device so as to enable the micro push rod to be clamped with or separated from the limiting member.

3. The automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the delivery box comprises a box body and a box cover buckled with the box body, the box cover protrudes away from the box body to form the limiting piece, and the top end of the limiting piece extends towards the direction of the miniature push rod to form the guide surface.

4. An automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the box is provided with a supporting component, the supporting component comprises a limiting groove positioned in the box and a retraction supporting rod positioned at least partially in the limiting groove, and the retraction supporting rod slides along the limiting groove in the vertical direction.

5. The automated loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 4, wherein the support assembly further comprises a locking member, the locking member is provided with a movable end, and the limit slot is provided with a limit opening through which the movable end passes.

6. The automated loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 4, wherein the side walls of the box are flared to form a keep-out area, and the support assembly is positioned in the keep-out area.

7. The automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the bottom wall of the box body extends along the axial direction to form an extension base, a storage battery is arranged in the extension base, a trigger button is arranged on the outer side of the bottom wall of the extension base, a charging port is formed in the side wall of the extension base, the storage battery is in electrical signal connection with the trigger button, and the trigger button is in electrical signal connection with the locking piece.

8. The automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a supporting rod is arranged at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle main body, a connecting rod connected with the supporting rod is arranged at the connecting part, the clamping piece comprises a connecting frame connected with the connecting rod, the connecting frame is sleeved outside the connecting rod, a shock absorption frame is arranged between the positioning block and the connecting frame, and an opening for allowing the connecting frame to penetrate is formed in the shock absorption frame.

9. The automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 8, wherein a damper is formed along the opening concave shape, a damper fixedly connected with the bottom of the connecting frame is arranged in the damper, a damper spring is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the damper, and the damper spring is circumferentially arranged around the damper.

10. The automatic loading and unloading unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the clamping member is provided with a blocking portion, the blocking portion comprises a first limiting step located at the opening and a second limiting step located at the bottom of the connecting frame, and the second limiting step abuts against the first limiting step to limit the connecting frame to the opening.