KR20200102667A - drone for self-camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drone having a self-camera function. The drone having the self-camera function includes: a main body; a camera part provided on the main body to photograph an outer image of the main body; a first driving part provided on the main body; and a plurality of rotating wings provided on the main body and allowing the main body to fly by rotation of the first driving part. One side of the rotating wings is coupled to the first driving part. A portion adjacent to the one side of the rotating wings has a folding part. The rotating wings are rotated around the folding part so that the rotating wings can be folded in a direction far from the main body. The drone having the self-camera function further includes a second driving part provided on the main body to drive the camera part in a direction perpendicular to a rotating direction of the first driving part. The rotating wings folded in the direction far from the main body can be supported by a mounting surface or a user. The camera part can perform at least one motion selected from a fan, a tilt and a combination thereof by the first driving part and the second driving part.

Description

Drone with self-camera function {drone for self-camera}

The technology disclosed in the present specification generally relates to a drone, and more specifically, to a drone having a self-camera function that can be used as a self-camera by folding a rotating blade.

Drone refers to a vehicle that operates autonomously without boarding or through remote control. Drones do not require a space for people to board, and safety devices for the safety of people on board, so it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the drone. Since drones do not require humans to board, they are widely used for reconnaissance and information collection in dangerous areas where manned aircraft could not access for the safety of occupants.

For example, unmanned aerial vehicles currently play a role in disasters such as radiation-exposed areas and fire areas that are difficult to access by manned aircraft, and aerial image acquisition of disaster areas.

With the recent advances in wireless communication technology, drones that have been used for military, disaster monitoring, and industrial use have expanded their base and are widely used for personal collections. Has become.

In particular, in recent years, as the number of people who enjoy working 5 days a week and leisure activities increases, various leisure sports have been developed and utilized. Most of the leisure population who enjoy leisure sports want to record their activities as videos, and for this purpose, smartphones or camcorders carried by individuals are being used. In addition, as the base of drones expands, the number of people using drones to visualize their own sports activities is increasing.

In the case of conventional image or video recording using a drone, it is common to shoot the activity of a user on the ground in the air. In particular, even in the case of a user with a drone, in order to shoot on the ground rather than aerial photography, it is a reality that a portable terminal or camcorder that the user carries separately is used.

Therefore, when a user with a drone shoots a ground image rather than an aerial image, there is a problem that the drone carrying the drone becomes cumbersome.

As a prior art related to terrestrial imaging using a drone, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2017-0064283 "A method of photographing using a drone and a drone" and the like. In the case of the prior art, a function of taking a so-called selfie on the ground is provided, but there is a problem in that a support member separately mounted on the body of the drone must be provided for this purpose. The support member of the prior art also causes a problem in that it becomes a cumbersome possession for the user.

The technology disclosed in the present specification is derived to solve the problems of the prior art, and provides a technology capable of using a drone for self-camera photography or action cam without additional hardware.

In one embodiment, a technology related to a drone with a self-camera function is disclosed. The drone with the self-camera function includes a main body, a camera unit provided in the main body and capable of photographing an image outside the main body, a first driving unit provided in the main body, and a first driving unit provided in the main body, and the main body is rotated by the rotation of the first driving unit. It includes a plurality of rotor blades to fly.

In this case, one side of the rotation blade is coupled to the first driving part, and a folding part is provided at a portion adjacent to the one side of the rotation blade, and the rotation blade rotates based on the folding part, so that the rotation blade is in the body. It can be folded in any direction away.

Meanwhile, the drone having the self-camera function may further include a second driving unit provided in the body and driving the camera unit in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction of the first driving unit. The rotating blade folded in a direction away from the main body may be supported by a seating surface or a user.

In this case, the camera unit may perform at least one operation selected from pan, tilt, and a combination thereof by the first driving unit and the second driving unit.

The technology disclosed in the present specification allows the rotating blades of the drone to be folded in a direction away from the main body of the drone through the rotating blades having a foldable part, thereby providing the effect of performing functions such as self-camera shooting and action cam in addition to aerial image shooting. Eggplant can provide technology for drones.

In addition, the technology disclosed in this specification can horizontally rotate the camera unit by using the first driving unit that provides rotational power to the rotating blades of the drone, and through the second driving unit, the camera unit is in a direction perpendicular to the rotational direction of the first driving unit. It is possible to provide a technology for a drone having an effect of performing pan and tilt functions because it can be driven by.

In addition, the technology disclosed in the present specification is a technology related to a drone having an effect of allowing a self-portrait to be photographed while the rotating blade is folded and held in the user's hand, and an effect of providing an action cam function by using the rotating blade as a tripod. Can provide

The above description provides only an optional concept in a simplified form for matters to be described in more detail later. The present disclosure is not intended to limit the main or essential features of the claims, or to limit the scope of the claims.

1 is a perspective view of a drone having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a view for explaining a process of performing an operation as an action cam or photographing an image by using the wing of a drone having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification as a tripod.
3 is a view for explaining a process of capturing a self-camera image by a user holding a wing of a drone having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification.

Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Unless otherwise specified in the text, like reference numbers in the drawings indicate like elements. The exemplary embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not intended to be limiting, and other embodiments may be used, and other modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the technology disclosed herein. A person skilled in the art may arrange, construct, combine, and design the components of the present disclosure, that is, the components generally described herein and described in the drawings in various different configurations, all of which are obviously It is devised and it will be easily understood that it forms part of the present disclosure. In the drawings, in order to clearly express various layers (or films), regions, and shapes, the width, length, thickness, or shape of a component may be exaggerated and expressed.

When one component is referred to as "provision" to another component, it may include a case where the one component is directly provided on the other component, as well as a case where an additional component is interposed therebetween.

When one component is referred to as "coupling" to another component, it may include a case where the one component is directly coupled to the other component, as well as a case where an additional component is interposed therebetween.

Since the description of the disclosed technology is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the rights of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiments can be variously changed and have various forms, the scope of rights of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

Singular expressions are to be understood as including plural expressions unless clearly indicated otherwise in the context, and terms such as “comprise” or “have” refer to implemented features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or It is to be understood that the combination is intended to designate the existence of, and does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs, unless otherwise defined. As defined in a commonly used dictionary, terms should be construed as having the meaning of the related technology in context, and cannot be construed as having an ideal or excessive formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

1 is a perspective view of a drone having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification according to an exemplary embodiment.

2 is a view for explaining a process of performing an operation as an action cam or photographing an image by using the wing of a drone having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification as a tripod.

3 is a view for explaining a process of capturing a self-camera image by a user holding a wing of a drone having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification.

Hereinafter, a drone with a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, a drone 100 with a self-camera function includes a body 110, a camera unit 120, a first driving unit 130, and a plurality of rotating blades 140. In some other embodiments, the drone 100 having a self-camera function may optionally further include a second driving unit (not shown).

The body 110 may have various shapes and may be made of various materials. In the drawings, a spherical body is shown as an example, but is not limited thereto.

The camera unit 120 may be provided on the main body 110 to capture an external image of the main body 110. For example, the camera unit 120 may capture an external image of the main body 110 through a lens provided inside the main body 110 to face a through hole provided in the main body 110. In this case, according to the rotation of the main body 110, the camera unit 120 may capture a surrounding image.

As another example, as shown in the drawing, the camera unit 120 may take an external image of the main body 110 through a lens provided inside the main body 110 and capable of moving along a sliding rail provided in the main body 110. have. In this case, the camera unit 120 may capture a surrounding image according to at least one selected from rotation of the main body 110, movement of the lens along the sliding rail, and a combination thereof. Through this, the camera unit 120 may perform an operation such as pan or tilt.

The first driving part 130 is provided in the main body 110. The first driving unit 130 may rotate the rotary blade 140. As the first driving unit 130, an electric motor may be used as an example, but there is no limitation on an element that can be used as long as it can rotate the rotary blade 140 to be described later. In addition, the rotation of the rotary blade 140 by the first driving unit 130 can be obtained by transmitting the rotational force of the electric motor used as an example of the first driving unit 130 directly to the rotary blade 140 through the rotation shaft. However, it may be obtained by indirectly transmitting the rotational force of the electric motor to the rotation blade 140 through an intermediate component connected to the rotational shaft of the electric motor, such as a gear or a cap.

A plurality of rotating blades 140 are provided on the main body 110, and make the main body 110 fly by the rotation of the first driving unit 130. Through this, the camera unit 120 may also fly together to take an aerial image.

One side of the rotating blade 140 may be coupled to the first driving part 130. As described above, one side of the rotating blade 140 may be directly coupled to the first driving unit 130 or indirectly coupled to the first driving unit 130.

Meanwhile, a folding part 142 may be provided at a portion of the rotating blade 140 adjacent to the one side. The rotation blade 140 rotates with respect to the foldable portion 142 so that the rotation blade 140 may be folded in a direction away from the main body 110. Through this, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the technology disclosed in the present specification may provide a technology related to a drone capable of performing functions such as self-camera shooting and action cam in addition to aerial image shooting.

For example, the folded portion 142 may have a hinge structure.

As another example, the folded portion 142 may have a through-bar structure (not shown). More specifically, the rotation blade 140 may be divided into a first region and a second region based on a portion where the rotation blade 140 is folded. In this case, the facing surfaces of the first region and the second region may have a structure capable of being fitted together. Through holes (not shown) may be provided in the first region and the second region to be fitted together. The folding part 142 is inserted into the through hole provided in each of the first region and the second region, so that the rotary blade 140 may rotate with respect to the folding part 142. The above example is an example for understanding and there is no limitation on the structure of the folding part 142 as long as the rotation blade 140 can be rotated.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, the drone 100 having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification has a rotating blade fixing unit (not shown) in order to stably fly without bending the rotating blade 140 during flight. ) May be further included. As the rotation blade fixing part, a sliding fixing part that is fitted in a sliding manner between the upper and lower portions of the rotation blade 140 in a form surrounding the folded part 142 may be used as an example. The above example is an example for understanding, as long as the folding part 142 can be supported so that the rotating blade 140 does not bend during flight, there is no limitation on the structure of the rotating blade fixing part.

In order to perform functions such as self-camera shooting and action cam, the user can remove the rotating blade fixing part.

A second driving unit (not shown) may be provided in the main body 110 to drive the camera unit 120 in a direction perpendicular to the rotational direction of the first driving unit 130.

The rotating blade 140 folded in a direction away from the main body 110 may be supported by a seating surface or a user, as shown by way of example in FIGS. 2 and 3, respectively. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the camera unit 120 may perform at least one operation selected from pan, tilt, and a combination thereof by the first driving unit 130 and the second driving unit. . Through this, the drone 100 having a self-camera function disclosed in the present specification may perform functions such as self-camera photography and action cam.

In summary, the technology disclosed in this specification is to move the rotating blade 140 of the drone 100 in a direction away from the main body 110 of the drone 100 through the rotating blade 140 having a folding part 142. Since it can be folded, it can provide a technology for drones that has the effect of performing functions such as self-camera shooting and action cam in addition to aerial video shooting.

In addition, the technology disclosed in this specification can horizontally rotate the camera unit by using the first driving unit 130 that provides rotational power to the rotating blade 140 of the drone 100, and the camera unit through the second driving unit. Since the 120 can be driven in a direction perpendicular to the rotational direction of the first driving unit 130, a technology related to a drone having an effect of performing a pan and tilt function can be provided.

In addition, the technology disclosed in this specification is an effect of folding the rotating blade 140 and taking a self-portrait while holding it in the user's hand, and the effect of providing the function of an action cam by using the rotating blade 140 as a tripod. It can provide technology for drones with

From the above, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described for illustration, and it will be understood that there are various possible modifications without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. And the disclosed various embodiments are not intended to limit the spirit of the present disclosure, and the true spirit and scope will be presented from the claims below.

100: drone with self-camera function
110: main body
120: camera unit
130: first driving unit
140: rotating blade
142: fold

Claims (2)

main body;
A camera unit provided in the main body and capable of photographing an image outside the main body;
A first driving part provided in the main body; And
It is provided in the main body, including a plurality of rotating blades for flying the main body by the rotation of the first driving unit,
One side of the rotating blade is coupled to the first driving part,
A folding part is provided at a portion adjacent to the one side of the rotating blade,
A drone having a self-camera function in which the rotating blade rotates based on the foldable part so that the rotating blade can be folded in a direction away from the main body. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a second driving unit provided in the main body for driving the camera unit in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction of the first driving unit,
The rotating blade folded in a direction away from the main body is supported by a seating surface or a user,
The camera unit is a drone having a self-camera function for performing at least one operation selected from pan, tilt, and a combination thereof by the first driving unit and the second driving unit.

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