KR20200114904A - Drone Racing Frame - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a racing drone frame includes: each of four arms; an upper plate, a middle plate and a lower plate forming a fuselage; a camera mount which includes an LED mount or does not include the same; and a metal post column, a bolt, a press nut or a nut supporting the upper plate and required for fixing each of the arms and the middle and lower plates.

Description

One embodiment is an unmanned aerial vehicle, more specifically, a racing drone frame capable of replacing parts for each part {Drone Racing Frame}

The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, more specifically, a racing drone frame capable of replacing each subdivided part, and a drone racing frame capable of mounting an LED bar and protecting parts.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also called a drone, refers to a vehicle designed to perform a designated mission and fly by radio wave guidance without a person on board.

Among them, the field of drone racing is a field in which drones specialized for racing are operated by a drone racing operator to complete a course made of obstacles such as various gates, flags, and cubes as quickly as possible to divide the ranking. It is a field that is rapidly growing as a genre of sports.

However, as much as drone racing, that is, a racing flight chain, racing drone frames are often damaged by collisions with obstacles, falling, and physical shocks from the outside during the race. However, in the conventional racing drone frame, the entire frame is integrated into one or two parts, so even if only one part of the frame is damaged, there is a time and economic loss of replacing the entire frame. For the above reasons, in order to solve the problem of reducing the efficiency of the racing drone flight time compared to the user's flight preparation time, the racing drone frame needs to take a structure in which each part is subdivided and parts that perform each function are combined. In the future, the user needs to be provided with an environment that facilitates installation and maintenance of parts constituting the motor control member, the body position control member, etc. required for the drone to be mounted on the racing drone frame through the present invention.

In the exemplary embodiments disclosed in the present specification, when components are damaged, each portion of the frame is subdivided into separate parts to facilitate replacement, so that when any one portion of the frame is damaged, only the parts corresponding to the damaged portion can be replaced. We want to provide a racing drone frame that can be used.

In addition, the parts constituting each racing drone frame have a shape that is easy to install various members necessary for drone racing as described above, so that the user can install and maintain the above members, and the performance of the racing drone frame. Make it easy in many ways.

The racing drone frame according to the disclosed embodiment is subdivided into a camera mount including an arm, an upper panel, a middle panel, a lower panel, an LED mount, or a camera mount that does not include an LED mount and a metal post pillar, bolt, press nut, or nut. It consists of the ordered parts.

According to an embodiment, each of the four arms has a structure in which a bolt and a press nut or nut are fixed between the middle plate and the lower plate.

According to an exemplary embodiment, each of the four arms has a structure in which a Y-shape is divided between the middle plate and the lower plate, and each arm and arm are in contact with each other.

According to an embodiment, the camera mount including the LED mount has an elongated bar-shaped bar structure capable of mounting an LED member such as an LED bar, which is a bar-shaped LED module, and for coupling with the camera member. It has one or more bolt holes.

According to an embodiment, the camera mount has one or more holes.

According to an embodiment, each arm has a plurality of holes at the end of each arm so that various types of motors can be installed and maintained, and the end of the arm is protruded like a horn, and the air resistance of this racing drone frame To minimize, the width of the arm is designed to be as thin as 7~13mm.

According to an exemplary embodiment, a camera mount including an arm, a lower panel, a middle panel, an upper panel, and an LED mount, and a camera mount including an LED mount, forming a frame, include a triangle to increase the strength, rigidity, and elasticity of the component. , Has a polygonal shape such as a hexagon or a shape with a streamlined edge.

According to an embodiment, the arm, the lower plate, the middle plate, the upper plate forming the frame, a camera mount including an LED mount, and a camera mount not including an LED mount are provided with one or a plurality of holes for solid coupling between mutual parts. It may have one or a plurality of grooves and protrusions to be fitted into the grooves.

According to an embodiment, the upper plate has a structure that is coupled to and supported by the middle plate through a plurality of metal post columns and bolts.

According to an embodiment, the racing drone frame is made by cutting a carbon plate having excellent durability against weight by CNC and processing a chamfer edge.

According to an embodiment, the components constituting the racing drone frame have an insulator coating for preventing a short circuit occurring in contact between electronic components such as a motor control member or an aircraft attitude control member.

According to an embodiment, a Velcro tie is used as a means for mounting a battery required for a racing drone on the drone racing frame.

According to the exemplary embodiment disclosed in the present specification, if only one part of the racing drone frame is damaged, only the damaged part can be replaced, thereby reducing frame replacement cost and replacement time, thereby improving economy and ease of maintenance.

According to the embodiment disclosed in the embodiment, each of the four arms (Arm) has a structure divided into a Y-shape in a portion between the middle plate and the lower plate, so that each arm and the arm are in contact with each other so that the middle plate and the lower plate A space enclosed by the Y-shaped part of each arm is created, and in the empty space, electronic components essential for racing drones such as a control signal receiver member or video transmitter member, which are sensitive to impacts, can be placed. Due to the structural limitations of the fuselage consisting of the upper, middle, and lower plates, the possibility of damage to the parts can be lowered by arranging the parts that can be exposed to the outside.At the same time, the racing drone frame is made by contacting each of the four arms. The durability of the part where the middle plate and the lower plate, which are the centers of, are located increases.

According to the disclosed embodiment, each arm has a shape divided into a Y-shape between the middle plate and the lower plate, so that they come into contact with each other, thereby minimizing the gap between the middle plate, the lower plate, and the arms.

According to the disclosed embodiment, a plurality of perforations are made at the end where the motor of each arm is mounted, so that various types of motors can be installed and maintained, so that the user can select and install the motor according to his or her preference in the future. So it offers a wide variety of choices.

According to the disclosed embodiment, the racing drone frame is made in a shape in which the end of the arm is protruded like a horn, and the motor mounted at the end of the arm collides with the obstacle during flight. By preventing direct contact, the possibility of damage to the motor can be reduced, and the arm width is designed to be as narrow as 7~13mm to minimize the air resistance of this racing drone frame.

According to the disclosed embodiment, the camera mount including the LED mount and the camera mount not including the LED mount are convenient by providing that a user can adjust the mounting position of the camera member according to his or her taste by making one or a plurality of holes. Can increase

In the arm, lower plate, middle plate, and upper plate constituting the frame according to the disclosed embodiment, a polygonal shape such as a triangle, hexagonal shape, or a streamlined edge to increase strength, stiffness, elasticity, etc. It can increase the efficiency of durability versus weight of the frame.

According to the disclosed embodiment, the camera mount including the LED mount adds a bar-shaped structure capable of mounting the LED bar, which is the bar-type LED module, to easily mount an LED bar. It can provide a structure that can be done.

This drone racing frame is made of carbon plate as raw material by CNC cutting and chamfering to remove sharp edges to protect users' hands and wires that may contact sharp edges.

Parts constituting the present racing drone frame according to the disclosed embodiment have an insulator coating, so that the members are damaged due to a short caused by contact between the frame made of the carbon plate, which is a conductor, and electronic components such as the motor control member or the aircraft attitude control member. , Prevent fire, etc.

According to the disclosed embodiment, a camera mount including an arm, a lower panel, a middle panel, an upper panel, and an LED mount constituting a drone racing frame, and a camera mount not including an LED mount are one or more holes, one or more grooves. And by having one or a plurality of protrusions to be fitted into the groove, it is possible to have a solid coupling between mutual parts or with an image transmitting antenna member, a control signal receiver member, and the like.

By using a Velcro tie as a means to mount the battery required for racing drones on this racing drone frame, you can simply fix the battery to the racing drone frame.

1 shows an assembly state of all components constituting a racing drone frame according to an embodiment.
2 is an exploded view of a racing drone frame according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing three parts forming a fuselage of a racing drone frame according to an exemplary embodiment in the order of a lower plate, a middle plate, and an upper plate from the left side of the drawing.
4 shows a contact method between arm parts according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a plan view of an arm component according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a plan view illustrating a camera mount including an LED mount and a camera mount not including an LED mount from the left side of the drawing according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 illustrates a method in which a camera mount including an LED mount and a middle plate and an upper plate are mutually coupled according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 shows a reference diagram for explaining a combination of a camera mount including an LED mount according to an embodiment with an LED bar, which is a bar-type LED module.
9 shows a state of a space between each arm coupled between a lower plate and a middle plate according to an embodiment and an example of using the space.
10 is a view showing an assembly state of parts constituting a racing drone frame as viewed from the bottom according to an embodiment.
11 illustrates a method in which a motor control member and an aircraft attitude control member are fixed to the present racing drone frame according to an embodiment.
FIG. 12 shows the usage of each component when the present racing drone frame according to an embodiment is actually manufactured, and the mutual relationship between each component and each member.
13 shows a method in which a battery is fixed to a actually manufactured racing drone frame according to an embodiment.
14 shows a method in which a motor is fixed to a actually manufactured racing drone frame according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings. In addition, a method of configuring and using structural parts according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers or reference numerals shown in each drawing indicate parts or components that perform substantially the same function. The terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component. The terms used herein are used to describe embodiments, and are not intended to limit and/or limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms include or have are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but do not preclude one or additional possibilities. It must be understood.

Now, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 shows an assembly state of all parts constituting a racing drone frame according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the drone racing frame 10 according to an embodiment, a plurality of arms 100 is positioned between the lower plate 600 and the middle plate 500 and fixed through a plurality of press nuts 200A or metal post posts 200C and bolts 200D.

The camera mount 300 including the LED mount is located between the top plate 400 and the middle plate 500, and a plurality of metal post posts 200C can be used to fix the top plate 400 and the middle plate 500.

In this drone racing frame 10, the upper plate 400, the middle plate 500, and the lower plate 600 can take any shape for a solid connection between each part, and any length and height such as metal post post 200C, press nut 200A, bolt 200D, 200B Bolts 200D, 200B, press nut 200A and metal post posts 200C can be used.

Referring to Figure 2, the arm (Arm) 100 is fixed between the middle plate and the lower plate through a plurality of press nuts 200A and bolt 200D, and the arm is one or more for fixing through the press nut 200A and bolt 200D as above. It has holes for multiple bolts.

The medium plate 500 has one or more holes into which the press nut 200A, etc. can fit, and has a plurality of holes for coupling with the metal post pole 200C and the electronic component members to be mounted on the racing drone frame.

The lower plate 600 has one or more bolt holes for bolt 200D, etc. for the connection between the arm and the middle plate 500.

The top plate 400 has a number of bolt holes for bolts 200B, etc. for coupling with the metal post column 200C.

The upper plate 400, the middle plate 500, the lower plate 600, and the camera mount 300 including the LED mount, and the arm 100, which constitute Frame 10, are manufactured through CNC cutting of carbon plates that are durable compared to the open arms, and chamfered edges are processed. After that, apply an insulator coating on the surface.

Referring to Figure 3, as described above, the lower plate 600 may have a plurality of bolt holes 600B and 600C into which the bolt 200D, etc. can be inserted, and the shape having one or more polygonal or streamlined corners in order to increase durability against the weight of the lower plate 600, etc. Any type of hole can be drilled.

The middle plate 500 may have a plurality of holes for coupling using the metal post pillar 200C and the bolt 200D as described above, and may have a plurality of holes 500C for fixing the press nut on the middle plate 500.

In order to increase the efficiency of stiffness, strength, and elasticity compared to the weight, the middle plate 500 may have one or more polygonal 500A or any type of hole, including a shape with streamlined corners.

The middle plate 500 can have a groove for fixing the camera mount 300 with LED mount or the camera mount 310 without LED mount, such as the 500B.

As described above, the middle plate 500 has a plurality of holes for the bolt 200B to fix the metal post column 200C like the 500D.

The top 400 can be provided with a groove in the 400B to securely fix the camera mount 300 with LED mount or the camera mount 310 without LED mount.

A symbol or logo of a certain company can be engraved on the top plate 400, such as 400C. In the case of 400C, it is an example to help understanding the shape of a snake.

The upper plate 400 may have a hole 400A of a shape such as 400A or other various shapes to facilitate the user to mount other parts (eg, electronic member, etc.) later using a cable tie, tape, double-sided tape, or the like.

Referring to FIG. 4, each arm 100 shares a contact surface with each other like 100A and is coupled between the middle plate 500 and the lower plate 600, thereby suppressing natural vibration from the clearance caused by tolerances such as between the bolt and the bolt hole 100C. And increase the durability of this racing drone frame.

Referring to Figure 5, as described above, the arm (Arm) has one or more holes such as 100C for fastening using a bolt 200D and a press nut 200A between the middle plate 500 and the lower plate 600.

Arm 100 has a hole like the 100E so that the user can choose and install the motor according to their taste, and it has a structure that protrudes like a horn like 100A, so that the drone racing frame can collide with an object that collides during flight. This is to prevent damage by direct contact with the motor. This conical protrusion 100A may have one or more protrusions to protect the motor and may take any shape.

Arm 100 is designed to be narrow so that the width of Arm 100 is 7~13mm in order to minimize the air resistance of this racing drone frame.

The arm 100 has the same hole as the 100B so that the user can perform maintenance without separating the motor and arm 100 when the installed motor needs maintenance, simplifying the maintenance process and reducing maintenance time. It can be shortened to increase the convenience of maintenance.

Referring to FIG. 6, the camera mount 300 including the LED mount has protrusions 300A to be fitted in the grooves 400B and 500B of the upper plate 400 and the middle plate 500 as described above, so that it can be firmly coupled between the middle plate 500 and the top plate 400.

The camera mount 310 that does not include an LED mount, like the camera mount 300 including the LED mount, has a protrusion 310A to fit into the grooves 400B and 500B of the top plate 400 and the middle plate 500, so it is firmly coupled between the middle plate 500 and the top plate 400. Can be

Here, the 300A of the camera mount 300 including the LED mount and the 310A of the camera mount 310 without the LED mount can take any form as long as the structure of the protrusion that can be firmly mounted between the middle plate 500 and the top plate 600, and at least one protrusion. Can have

As described above, the camera mount 300 including the LED mount has one or more holes like the 300B, and the camera mount 310 without the LED mount has one or more holes like the 310B, so that when the user installs the camera later It can provide convenience by expanding the installation range.

If there are multiple holes of 300B and 310B, the arrangement of the holes can take any shape or distribution so that the camera can be installed to suit the user's taste.

Referring to FIG. 7, the camera mount 300 including the LED mount is coupled between the upper plate 400 and the middle plate 500, and a plurality of protrusions such as 300A are inserted into the groove 400B of the upper plate 400 and the groove 500B of the middle plate 500 to be firmly coupled. Have.

Referring to FIG. 8, a diagram for helping understanding how the camera mount 300 including the LED mount is combined with the LED bar 300D, which is a bar-type LED module, is a diagram for 300C, and the LED bar 300D is an LED mount. It is a guide line indicating the path attached to the camera mount 300 including.

Camera Mount 300 including LED mount has a long bar structure that can fix and attach LED Bar 300D, so users can easily install LED Bar 300D using double-sided tape, cable tie, tape, etc. This racing drone frame has a solid and simple base that can be mounted on either side of the frame.

Referring to FIG. 9, each arm 100 between the lower plate 600 and the middle plate 500 shares a contact surface at the same location as 100D and shows a space created when it is fastened, and 700 denotes an image transmitter member or control essential for a racing drone. It is a virtual electronic component member 700 representing one of electronic component members such as a signal receiver member.

By creating a space as described above, the electronic component member 700 can be placed in the space, so when the racing drone frame falls during flight, the electronic component located in the space is protected from external physical contact and impact, and the electronic component member 700 may be damaged. To provide convenience to users

Referring to FIG. 10, the bonding position and appearance of the lower plate 600 that are not well seen in FIG. 1 are shown.

The middle plate 500 and the lower plate 600 have a structure that firmly fixes each arm 100 located between the two parts, and in this structure, when the drone racing frame falls, the shock from the outside is usually the arm 100 first. You receive it, but it plays the role of dispersing the shock at that time.

Referring to FIG. 11, 350A denotes a motor control member, and 350B denotes a gas posture control member.

350C denotes column 350C made of metal or nylon.

The bolt 200D is a structure that fixes the middle plate 500 and the lower plate 600 while simultaneously combining the metal or nylon pillar 350C.

Referring to FIG. 12, the present racing drone frame is actually manufactured and assembled with the various members.

As described above, the motor control member 350A and the gas posture control member 350B are fixed and supported by a metal or nylon column 350C between the two members.

In the camera mount 300 including the LED mount, as shown in FIG. 12, the LED Bar 300D is adhered using double-sided tape, and may be fixed using a tape or a cable tie.

As shown in FIG. 12, the camera mount 300 including the LED mount is firmly fixed to the camera member 360 using a hole 300B (requires reference to FIG. 6) and a bolt.

13 and 14, in order for the battery 800 to be fixed to this racing drone frame, the Velcro tie 350D is inserted past the gap between the motor control member 350A and the middle plate 500 formed from the height of the press nut 200A. As can be seen, it has a configuration and structure that binds the middle plate 500, the lower plate 600, and the battery 600 together to fix the battery to the frame of this racing drone.

Claims (8)

In this racing drone frame, a motor is mounted and an arm that creates an external and independent space between the middle plate and the lower plate, an upper plate that protects electronic members, a motor control member, an aircraft attitude control member, etc. are mounted, and an arm The middle plate that fixes the camera, the lower plate that fixes the arm like the middle plate, the LED bar, which is a bar-type LED module, is fixed, and the camera mount including the LED mount that also mounts the camera member, or only the camera member can be mounted. It consists of a camera mount that does not include an LED mount and a plurality of metal post posts, bolts, press nuts or nuts, and is composed of subdivided parts that can be replaced for each part and function. According to claim 2, each of the four arms (Arm) has a structure divided into Y in a portion between the middle plate and the lower plate, so that each arm and arm contact each other between the middle plate and the lower plate, It is a structure that is joined through a press nut or nut, and at the same time, a space is created between the lower plate and the middle plate, which has a Y-shape divided according to the above. The losing part surrounds the empty space, and the empty space has a structure that is cut off from the outside. The method of claim 1, wherein the camera mount including the LED mount includes a structure capable of mounting a camera member as well as an elongated rod-shaped structure capable of attaching or fixing an LED member such as an LED bar, which is a bar-shaped LED module. It has a hole to fit one or more bolts for mounting the camera member, and the two parts are inserted into one or more grooves and grooves between the middle plate and the top plate, which are mutually coupled and supported using a metal post column and bolt. It is fixed using protrusions. According to claim 1, each arm (Arm) end portion has a plurality of holes for mounting the motor member to allow easy mounting and maintenance of various types of motors, and the arm end portion of the arm (Arm) ) To protect the motor attached to the motor, and to minimize the air resistance of this racing drone frame, the arm has a narrow shape of about 7 to 13 mm. The arm, lower, middle, and upper panels of this racing drone frame, camera mounts including LED mounts, and camera mounts that do not include LED mounts have polygonal shapes such as triangles and hexagons to increase durability against the weight of the parts. Alternatively, it may include a hole in the shape of a streamlined corner, and the shape of the company's symbol or logo that designed this product can be engraved on the top panel. Arm, lower plate, middle plate, upper plate, camera mount including LED mount, and camera mount not including LED mount that make up this racing drone frame are solid coupling between mutual parts, camera member, motor control member, etc. Bolts having one or a plurality of holes for the bolt and the press nut to be fitted for a firm connection between the bolts, or having one or a plurality of grooves and a protrusion to be fitted into the groove, and different lengths of bolts are used according to the application. According to claim 1, the parts constituting the racing drone frame, such as an arm, a lower plate, a middle plate, an upper plate, a camera mount including an LED mount, and a camera mount not including an LED mount, comprise a carbon plate having excellent durability against weight. It is cut by CNC and manufactured by chamfering (Chamfer edge) processing, and has an insulator coating to prevent shorts caused by contact between electronic component members such as motor control member or gas position control member. Velcro tie is used as a means to mount the battery required for racing drones on this racing drone frame.

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