JPH09302628A - Movable landing facility for small-sized aircraft - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure a landing device for a small-sized aircraft, to carry and house it and to even guide it in its taking-off, landing and flying. SOLUTION: A part of opposite side walls 5R, 5L of a load carrying platform 2 of a vehicle are unfolded or a part of the side walls 5R, 5L and the ceiling 6 are unfolded, and accordingly, a relative board landing deck 8 for a small- sized aircraft 50 is formed by the unfolded surface parts and an elevated floor panel 4. Further, a floor panel on which the small-sized aircraft 50 is mounted is lowered. Meanwhile, the unfolded surface parts are returned to their original positions so as to store and transport the small-sized aircraft 50.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile takeoff and landing facility for small air vehicle objects, and more specifically, to provide a takeoff and landing base for large radio-controlled helicopters, small manned helicopters, ultralight planes (ultralight planes), etc. Along with this, the present invention relates to a mobile aircraft takeoff / landing facility suitable for storage and transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, industrial unmanned helicopters, small manned helicopters, ultralight aircraft (ULP), etc. (hereinafter referred to as small flying objects) have a short cruising range and flight time, but maintain excellent "small turns". Since the cost is relatively low, for industrial use such as spraying pesticides and taking aerial photographs, attaching electric wires to steep mountains and valleys,
In addition, the demand for leisure is increasing rapidly.

Conventionally, since there is no mobile take-off and landing facility dedicated to this type of small-sized flying object, the transportation of these small-sized flying objects is carried on the bed of a truck and is suitable for takeoff and landing. , Or by assembling a take-off and landing deck on the ground surface to take off and land small flying objects from it, and when these small flying objects were not in use, they were stored in a special hangar.

[0004]

However, when a small flying object is transported by a truck in this way, it is not easy to load and unload the small flying object on the bed of the truck, so it is necessary to use a dedicated carriage or lift. There is
Moreover, even if these are used, there is a big obstacle before and after the transportation such as requiring a considerable labor.

In addition, it is often difficult to find a suitable ground surface for taking off and landing a small flying object, and in particular, the blades (rotors) that rotate during takeoff and landing are dangerous, so pay attention to the surrounding area. There were many things.

In addition, a dedicated hangar for storing small flying objects would be expensive to install, resulting in increased maintenance costs for small flying objects.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve such a problem, and the absence of takeoff and landing facilities in steep mountainous areas, isolated islands, stricken areas, farms, etc., where small flying objects are filled, Resolving shortages and deficiencies and securing takeoff and landing facilities for small flying objects
The present invention relates to a mobile aircraft takeoff / landing facility that enables takeoff / landing by a facility different from an airport facility, and also transports and stores it, and guides the takeoff / landing and flight guidance.

[0008]

In a mobile aircraft takeoff / landing facility for a small aircraft object according to a first configuration of the present invention, which is proposed to achieve the above objects, both side walls of a vehicle bed are provided with upper plates. And a lower plate part are pivotally attached to each other, and further, upper and left upper plate parts have upper end parts corresponding to both ends of a left and right ceiling plate composed of two plates divided at a central portion in the left-right direction. It is pivotally attached to the surface, and while the upper plate portion and the ceiling plate portion are expanded to both sides corresponding to each other to form a flat surface, the floor plate portion of the vehicle is lifted to form a relatively large area together with the flat surface. It is configured to form a take-off and landing deck for small flying objects, and further, lowering the floor board carrying the small flying objects and unfolding the upper board portion and the ceiling board portion above the inside of the vehicle. And can be transported by forming a storage unit for small flying objects. Those characterized by comprising configured urchin.

To summarize the features of this structure, the facility has a structure in which the elevator deck is formed from the storage of small flying objects and the opposite state is formed, and the facility is movable. There is a point.

In the above description, the hinges on both side walls and the upper end of the upper plate and the ceiling plate are hinged,
The rotating arm, the parallel link-shaped joint member, and the center-folding joint member are all included. That is, the pivotal attachment referred to here includes not only the one pivoting in the developing direction at the fixed fulcrum but also the one having the movable pivoting fulcrum.

The unfolding operation of each of these members is carried out by the operation of a cylinder or a motor driven by hydraulic pressure or electricity, and when these members are horizontally unfolded in both directions, the operation is stopped and locked. The member or the holding member ensures that the horizontal position of each of these members can be ensured. Further, when the floor plate of the loading platform is raised, it is automatically stopped at the above-mentioned horizontal position and is not lowered carelessly.

Further, when the above-mentioned member which has been once expanded and is returned in the direction opposite to the expanded direction to form the hangar, rain, wind,
Furthermore, it is required to be in a substantially airtight state in which dust and the like do not enter.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned structure, a small-sized aircraft object mobile take-off and landing facility according to a second structure of the present invention, which is proposed to achieve the same object, includes a small-sized air vehicle landed on a take-off and landing deck. In order to redirect the object to the direction suitable for storage, and to redirect the small flying objects mounted in the storage direction on the take-off and landing deck to the direction suitable for the take-off and landing, part of the take-off and landing deck is automatically oriented in the plane direction of the deck. Alternatively, it is characterized in that it can be manually rotated and the rotation can be locked at an appropriate position.

That is, when a small flying object, especially a helicopter is taken off and landed, it is difficult to take off and land if there is an obstacle in the front-back direction. Therefore, it is preferable to take off and land horizontally to the facility. On the other hand, when the helicopter is stored, it cannot be stored unless it is directed in the front-back direction of the vehicle. To deal with this point,
Change the orientation of the helicopter placed on the takeoff and landing deck,
This is done by rotating a part of the deck without the difficult operation of the helicopter.

In addition to the above-mentioned components, the mobile aircraft take-off and landing facility according to the third aspect of the present invention proposed to achieve the same object has one end in the longitudinal direction of the take-off and landing deck. On the side, a control room for operating the mobile take-off and landing facility in the deploying direction and in the opposite direction, and for monitoring and guiding a small air vehicle object to be used is provided.

As described above, the advantage of providing the control room is that each operation described above can be performed in a comfortable posture from a safe position where the takeoff and landing deck can be seen clearly, and
It is not possible to install equipment for performing each of these operations in the outdoor environment, and in addition, it is possible to protect the operator from external weather conditions such as rain, cold and heat.

In addition to the third structure, the mobile takeoff and landing facility for a small flying object according to the fourth structure of the present invention which is proposed to achieve the same object, in addition to the third structure, is a self-propelled vehicle. It is constituted by a vehicle, and the control room is integrally formed with the driver's cab at a rear position of the driver's cab of the vehicle.

The self-propelled vehicle mentioned here is specifically a vehicle equipped with a traveling drive unit such as a truck and a driving operation device necessary for traveling, and preferably a vehicle cabin. . In other words, this facility can be said to be a modified truck. The advantage of integrating the driver's cab and the control room in this way is that the controller can be controlled without going out of the operator's cab, and that each of these rooms can be made into a one-pox to make the entire facility compact.

In addition to the above first to third structures, the mobile takeoff and landing facility for small air vehicle objects according to the fifth structure of the present invention proposed to achieve the same object is It is characterized by being configured by a towed vehicle.

The towed vehicle described herein refers to a vehicle that is driven by an automobile and travels without a traveling drive unit and a driver's cab.

The mobile takeoff / landing facility for a small flying object according to the sixth aspect of the present invention proposed to achieve the same object is, in addition to the above-mentioned configurations 1 to 5, the floor board lifting and lowering, Alternatively, the lifting and lowering of the floor plate and the deployment of the upper portions and ceilings of the both side walls can be remotely controlled by operating devices in the control room.

The mobile take-off and landing facility for a small flying object according to a sixth configuration of the present invention, which is proposed to achieve the same object, is a small flying object in addition to the configurations of 1 to 5 described above. Assuming that a helicopter is mounted on the take-off and landing deck, this take-off and landing deck is set to a height at which the main rotor of the helicopter does not touch the control room, and the height above the deck is visible from the control room. It is characterized by being done.

As shown in the above respective configurations, a small flying object is taken off and landed on the takeoff and landing deck on the takeoff and landing facility which is easily deployed at any time and everywhere, and the small flying object landed here is descended together with the floorboard. By placing it on the bed of the vehicle, and in some types of facilities, by unfolding both sides and ceiling of the vehicle bed that had been deployed to form part of the takeoff / landing deck Easy transportation and storage of flying objects. In particular, in some types of facilities, the approximate center plane of the takeoff and landing deck can be moved horizontally, so the optimal direction for storing small flying objects can be controlled without the troublesome and difficult operation of small flying objects. It can be easily done by manual or hydraulic drive or motor drive.

When the small flying object is a helicopter, the main rotor is folded or disassembled in order to effectively store it in the storage space when storing it.

Further, when the small flying object is unmanned, it is easy to monitor the take-off and landing, including navigation and the like, and it is not dangerous, and it is necessary to control it in a favorable environment to some extent. This can be done while sitting in the one-box control and remote control room, which is integrated with the driver's cab behind the driver's seat of the facility vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to perform all the work necessary for using the small flying object from the driver's seat, which is particularly convenient in rainy weather or cold weather.

[0026]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The object and the structure of the present invention are as described above. Next, the detailed structure of the mobile aircraft object takeoff and landing facility according to the present invention will be described in detail according to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. I will describe. The attached drawings and the following description
It is to be noted that the present invention is an embodiment shown for easy understanding of the configuration of the present invention, and the following description does not limit the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a mobile aircraft takeoff / landing facility for a small flying object in a state corresponding to the takeoff / landing of a small flying object,
2 is the same side view, FIG. 3 is the same front view, FIG. 4 is a plan view of a mobile take-off and landing facility for small airborne objects in a state corresponding to the transportation and storage of small airborne objects, and FIG. 6 is a front view, FIG. 7 is a side view showing the control room of the facility and its vicinity, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a flight example of a small flying object taking off and landing from the facility.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 4 to 6,
A mobile takeoff / landing facility (hereinafter referred to as the present facility) 100 for a small flying object 50 according to the present invention is configured by modifying a cargo bed 2 and a driver's cab 3 of a vehicle 1 such as a truck. Therefore, the facility 100 is self-propelled and the vehicle 1
A floor plate 4 that is hydraulically moved up and down is installed on the cargo bed 2, and both sides and above the cargo bed 2 are covered with deployable side walls 5R and 5L and a ceiling 6 to provide a small flying object 50.
Is configured to be stored in it. Reference numeral 10 is a lifting link, and 11 is a hydraulic cylinder for operating the lifting link.

The upper and lower two plates are joined to each other at substantially central portions in the vertical direction of the side walls 5R and 5L by pivot support members 7R and 7L such as hinges, and the upper portions thereof are bendable outward. At the same time, the ceiling 6 also splits from the center to the left and right, expands to both sides together with the upper parts 5R ', 5L' of the side walls 5R, 5L, becomes flush with the raised floorboard 4, and takes off and landing deck 8 Is configured to be. Although not shown, the upper portions 5R ′, 5L ′ of the both side walls 5R, 5L and the ceiling 6 are held by an arm or the like so as not to bend downward due to a load when they are deployed outside. 5R, 5L upper part 5R ', 5
The expansion operation of L'and the ceiling 6 is hydraulically driven. Note that outriggers may be provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle to prevent the vehicle 1 from leaning in the left-right direction.

Further, the central portion 4a of the floor plate 4 is formed and assembled in a circular shape so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the peripheral surface portion thereof, and at the lower portion thereof, although not shown, A bearing for smooth rotation is provided, and a motor or a hydraulic cylinder for automatically performing the rotation is provided below the bearing. Note that the automatic rotation structure using these motors and hydraulic cylinders may be replaced by a structure that allows manual rotation, or such a structure that the central portion of the floor plate 4 does not rotate.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 and 5, FIG.
As shown in, the driver's seat 3 located in front of the cargo bed 2 is
A wide space is formed by forming a wide space in the rear and a high space in the upper part, and the rear part in the driver's seat 3 is the control room 3a.
Becomes In the control room 3a, the seat 12 has a window 13 toward the rear, that is, toward the takeoff / landing deck 8 and the small flying object 50 can be seen from the seat 12 outside the window 13.
In order to control the takeoff and landing of the
It is equipped with equipment necessary for radio control, equipment for measuring the weather environment, other equipment for wirelessly communicating voice and the like when the small flying object 50 is manned, and other writing equipment such as a telephone.

The height of the take-off and landing deck 8 formed by raising the floor plate 4 is such that the main rotor (main blade) 51 is at least when the helicopter 50 is landed.
The height is required so that it does not touch the inside of a.

Although the facility 100 described above has a structure in which both side walls 5R and 5L on the side of the cargo bed 2 and the ceiling 6 expand in both directions to form a wide take-off and landing deck 8, although not shown, The structure may be such that the side walls 5R and 5L and the ceiling 6 are not provided. In this case, when stored, the small flying object 50 is covered with canvas or the like. Further, if the takeoff / landing deck 8 is not sufficiently wide with the floorboard 4 alone, the floorboard 4 may be constructed to extend to both sides, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the facility 100 constructed as described above freely controls the small flying object 50 from the control room 3a, or when the small flying object 50 is a manned one. It is possible to communicate with it. When the small flying object 50 is for unmanned pesticide spraying, it is possible to carry out hatching navigation in a designated area in the farm as shown in the figure. In addition, the control room 3a
The various facilities inside the facility enable automatic return, automatic takeoff and landing, and PS point navigation.

Although the present facility 100 described above is a modification of the self-propelled vehicle 1, it may have a structure of being towed.

[0036]

According to the mobile object takeoff / landing facility of the present invention described above, the following effects can be obtained.

That is, even if the target site for flight or work is a deficient, insufficient, or undeveloped airfield facility, a steep mountain remote area, an isolated island, a disaster area, a farm, etc.
It was possible to maintain and operate a takeoff and landing facility at any place, at any time, safely, economically, and easily, and even transport and store small flying objects at the same facility.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a mobile aircraft takeoff / landing facility for a small flying object in a state corresponding to the takeoff / landing of a small flying object.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a mobile aircraft takeoff / landing facility in a state in which it is adapted to transport and store a small flying object.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the control room of the facility and its vicinity.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a flight example of a small flying object taking off and landing from the facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vehicle 2 Bed 4 Floorboards 5R, 5L Both Sidewalls 6 Ceiling 8 Takeoff and Landing Deck 10 Elevating Link 50 Small Aircraft Object 100 Mobile Takeoff and Landing Facility

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A side wall of a cargo bed of a vehicle is formed by pivotally connecting an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion, respectively, and further, upper end portions of these left and right upper plate portions are divided at a central portion in the left-right direction. The upper and lower ceiling plates are pivotally attached to the corresponding end faces of the left and right ceiling plates, each of which has two flat plates. The floorboard is configured to rise to form a relatively large-area takeoff / landing deck of small flying objects together with the flat surface, and further, the floorboard carrying the small flying objects is lowered and unfolded. A movable type of a small flying object, characterized in that the upper plate portion and the ceiling plate portion are returned to the upper inner side of the vehicle to form a storage portion for the small flying object so that the small flying object can be transported. Takeoff and landing facility. 2. A small flight object landed on the takeoff and landing deck is redirected to a direction suitable for storage, and a small flight object mounted on the takeoff and landing deck for storage is redirected to a direction suitable for the takeoff and landing direction. The part of the take-off and landing deck can be automatically or manually rotated in the plane direction of the deck, and the rotation can be locked at an appropriate position. Mobile takeoff and landing facility. 3. A control room is provided at one end of the takeoff and landing deck in the longitudinal direction to operate the mobile takeoff and landing facility in the direction of deployment and in the opposite direction, and to monitor and guide small air vehicle objects to be used. A mobile aircraft takeoff / landing facility for small air vehicle objects according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The small flight according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle, and the control room is formed integrally with the driver's cab at a position behind the driver's cab of the vehicle. A mobile take-off and landing facility for body objects. 5. The mobile takeoff and landing facility for small air vehicle objects according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a towed vehicle. 6. The lifting / lowering of the floor plate, or the lifting / lowering of the floor plate and the unfolding of the upper portions and ceilings of the side walls are configured to be remotely controllable by an operating device in the control room. A mobile take-off and landing facility for small air vehicle objects according to any one of items 1 to 5. 7. Assuming that a helicopter as a small flying object is mounted on the take-off and landing deck, the take-off and landing deck has a height such that the main rotor of the helicopter does not touch the control room, and from the control room. The movable take-off and landing facility for small air vehicle objects according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the height is set so that the deck can be seen.