TWI810715B - Drone charging device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle charging device, which is assembled on an unmanned aerial vehicle with a plurality of flying shafts, which mainly includes a charging bracket module and a battery module with a flexible charging wire, and the charging bracket module It has a main support unit, a plurality of first support units and a plurality of second support units protruding from the main support unit, a plurality of first combination units arranged on the first support units, and a plurality of first combination units arranged on the second support units. A plurality of second combination units at the other end of the bracket unit, and the battery module is provided with a plurality of third combination units on the other side of the flexible charging wire, and the third combination units are set on the second combination units, by Therefore, the UAV charging device is assembled on the UAV with multiple flying shafts, and the UAV to be charged is charged by the flexible charging wire.

Description

Drone charging device

The invention relates to a charging device, in particular to a charging device for an unmanned aerial vehicle installed on a plurality of flying shafts of an unmanned aerial vehicle and used for charging another unmanned aerial vehicle.

By the way, UAVs are widely used in the current environment, including detection of environmental data, investigation of specific areas and emergency search and rescue, etc., especially in some difficult environments, not only do not need personnel to go directly, but can be obtained by dispatching UAVs The real-time image data of the required location is used as the basis for investigation and judgment. In this way, it not only reduces the risk factors that may arise when personnel go to the difficult environment for investigation, but also can use drones to conduct investigations in specific areas first, shortening personnel to search Therefore, drones are undoubtedly a great weapon for emergency search and rescue operations.

However, although the UAV is convenient to fly to the desired location for reconnaissance, since the power source of the UAV is mainly provided by the battery, the flight time of the UAV is limited. Moreover, some people will refit The drone's battery can prolong its flight time by increasing the battery capacity, but the increase in battery capacity also means an increase in weight, so it also tests the drone's load capacity. Therefore, how to combine a charging device on the drone so that the drone can be charged through an external rechargeable battery is a problem that the industry is eager to overcome.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a charging device for a drone that can be combined with a charging device on a drone to provide a charging power source for the drone.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a charging device for an unmanned aerial vehicle, which is assembled on an unmanned aerial vehicle with a plurality of flying shafts. It mainly includes a charging bracket module and a battery module, and the charging bracket module has a The main support unit, the plurality of first support units, the plurality of second support units, the plurality of first combination units and the plurality of second combination units, wherein, the first support units and the second support units are from the The main support unit is protrudingly formed, and the other ends of the first support units relative to the main support unit are each pivotally provided with a first coupling unit, and the other ends of the second support units relative to the main support unit are each pivoted. There is a second combination unit; the battery module has a control unit, a plurality of battery units, a flexible charging wire and a plurality of third combination units, wherein the control unit is electrically connected to the battery units and the flexible charging wire, and the flexible charging wire is provided with two first magnetic guides electrically connected to the control unit, and the magnetic polarities of the first magnetic guides are different from each other; wherein, at least one of the second support units is provided Between the two first support units, and each of the third combination units is provided with a second combination unit.

Further, the main bracket unit is also equipped with a charging connection module, and the charging connection module is provided with a charging relay unit and two second magnetic guides electrically connected to the charging relay unit, and the second magnetic The magnetic polarities of the guide pieces are different from each other.

Further, the charging relay unit is a wireless charger.

Further, the charging relay unit is a wired charger, and the charging relay unit is electrically connected to a charging connection wire.

Furthermore, the battery module is further provided with a control button electrically connected to the control unit, a power indicator and a charging stand.

Furthermore, one end of the flexible charging wire is provided with a combined cover, and the first magnetic guide pieces are arranged in the combined cover.

Further, the first combining units further include a first fastener, and each of the first fasteners has a sawtooth portion.

Further, each of the first fasteners is provided with a first locking piece.

Further, each of the third combination units is provided with a second locking member locked to the second support unit.

An unmanned aerial vehicle charging device of the present invention has the following advantages:

The drone charging device of the present invention uses the charging bracket module to assemble a drone with a plurality of flying shafts, wherein, the charging bracket module can increase the first bracket units and the first combinations according to requirements Units, the second support units and the number of the second combination units, so that the first support units are firmly assembled on the flight shafts of the drone through the first combination units , secondly, the third combining units of the battery module are respectively assembled with the second combining units on the second support unit, and the flexible charging wire is bent into The required shape, so that when the user flies the drone equipped with the battery module to the position of another drone to be charged, the other drone that is charged can be directly charged through the flexible charging wire. Charging or wireless charging saves the time spent on returning to the drone to replace the battery when performing missions, and also increases the convenience of operation.

Several preferred implementations of the technical features and operation methods of this application are hereby given, and will be described later in conjunction with illustrations, so as to provide reference for examination. Furthermore, the proportions of the drawings in the present invention may not be drawn according to the actual scale for the convenience of explanation, and the proportions in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.

Regarding the technology of the present invention, please refer to Figures 1 to 6. The present invention provides a charging device 100 for a drone. A drone 200 has a plurality of flying shafts 210, and the charging device 100 for the drone will communicate with no one. The drone 200 is assembled so that the drone 200 carries the drone charging device 100 to another drone 200 to be charged for charging. The drone charging device 100 mainly includes a charging stand module 10 and a battery module. Group 20, wherein: the charging stand module 10 has a main stand unit 11, a plurality of first stand units 12, a plurality of second stand units 13, a plurality of first combination units 121, a plurality of second combination units 131 and a For the charging connection module 14, please refer to Figures 1 and 2 again, wherein the primary support units 12 and the secondary support units 13 are formed by protruding outward from the main support unit 11 , and the other ends of the primary support units 12 relative to the main support unit 11 are each pivotally provided with a first coupling unit 121, and the other ends of the secondary support units 13 relative to the main support units 11 are respectively There is a second coupling unit 131, please refer to Fig. 4-1 again, and the first coupling units 121 further include a first fastener 122, and each of the first fasteners 122 has a serration 123 Each of the first fasteners 122 is provided with a first locking member 124 to lock each of the first fasteners 122 on the corresponding flight shaft, and the charging connection module 14 is assembled on the main On the bracket unit 11; the battery module 20 has a control unit 21, a plurality of battery units 22, a flexible charging wire 23, a plurality of third coupling units 24, a control button 25, a power indicator 26 and a charging stand 27, wherein, the control unit 21 is electrically connected to the battery units 22, the flexible charging wire 23, the control button 25, the power indicator 26 and the charging stand 27, and the control unit 21 receives the control button 25 will make the power indicator 26 display the power that these battery units 22 can provide, and the control unit 21 can also control the external power supply to charge the battery units 22 from the charging stand 27, and can be indicated by the power The device 26 displays the charging status of the battery units 22, and one end of the flexible charging wire 23 protrudingly connected to the battery module 20 is provided with a combination cover 231, and a combination cover 231 is provided inside the combination cover 231. The control unit 21 is electrically connected to two first magnetic guide pieces 232, and the magnetic polarities of the first magnetic guide pieces 232 are different from each other;

Wherein, at least one of the second support units 13 is arranged between the two first support units 12, and each of the third combination units 24 is provided with a second combination unit 131, And each of the third combination units 24 is provided with a second locking member 241 so that the third combination units 24 are locked to the corresponding one of the second support units 13;

Wherein, as shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3-1 and Fig. 3-2, the charging connection module 14 is provided with a charging relay unit 141 and two second charging relay units electrically connected to the charging relay unit 141. Magnetic guides 142, the magnetic polarities of the second magnetic guides 142 are different from each other, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the charging relay unit 141 can be a wireless charger according to requirements, please refer to the first 6, or the charging relay unit 141 can be a wired charger and a charging connection line 143 electrically connected thereto as required.

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the user combines the charging bracket module 10 with the flying shaft 210 of the drone 200, that is, the first bracket unit 12 of the Each of the first fasteners 122 of the first combination unit 121 is assembled on the corresponding flight shaft 210. In this embodiment, the first fasteners 122 of the four first combination units 121 are assembled on the corresponding flight shaft 210. The drone with 6 flying shafts 210 has two flying shafts 210 at the front and rear respectively, please refer to Fig. Bite against the corresponding flight shafts 210 so that the first fasteners 122 can be adapted to flight shafts 210 of different sizes. At this time, the first support units 12 make the main support unit 11 approximately On the central axis of the unmanned aerial vehicle 200, the third combination units 24 of the battery module 20 are connected to the corresponding second combination units 131; Please refer to Figure 4-1 and Figure 4-2 for the safety of the charging device 100. The first fasteners 122 are each provided with a first locking member 124 which is locked on the corresponding flight shaft. Rod 210, the third combination units 24 also lock the second locking pieces 241 on the second combination units 131 of the second bracket units 13, whereby the user allows the charging bracket module 10 According to the number of flying shafts 210 of the drone 200, increase the number of the first bracket units 12 and the first fasteners 122 of the first coupling units 121, so that the user can The number of rods 210 is used to adjust the position and quantity of the first support units 12 and the second support units 13 .

In addition, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 again. Before the user operates the drone to go to the destination to charge another drone 200, the user can first adjust the bending direction of the flexible charging wire 23, The first magnetic guides 232 in the combined cover 231 can face the second magnetic guides 142 of the charging connection module 14 on another unmanned aerial vehicle 200 to be charged. Direction, when the user operates the UAV 200 equipped with the UAV charging device 100 to the position of another UAV 200 to be charged, the image provided by the user through the UAV 200 equipped with the UAV charging device 100 To operate, please refer to Figure 3-2, so that the first magnetic guide pieces 232 of the flexible charging wire 23 provided on the battery module 20 can magnetically attract another unmanned aerial vehicle 200 to be charged The second magnetic guide pieces 142, after the first magnetic guide pieces 232 and the second magnetic guide pieces 142 are connected to each other, the power of the battery units 22 in the battery module 20 will be generated by the flexible The first magnetic guides 232 of the charging wire 23 pass the power through the second magnetic guides 142 of the unmanned aerial vehicle 200 to be charged to the other charging relay unit 141 connected to it, and the other charging relay unit 141 to be charged The charging relay unit 141 of an unmanned aerial vehicle 200 then decides whether to adopt a wireless charging method or a wired charging method for charging according to its state.

In summary, the UAV charging device 100 of the present invention utilizes the charging stand module 10 to assemble the UAV 200 with a plurality of flying shafts 210, and the charging stand module 10 can add the second The number of the primary support unit 12, the secondary support units 13, the first combination units 121, the second combination units 131 and the third combination units 24, when the charging stand module 10 is provided When the UAV 200 is used for charging tasks, then the third combination units 24 of the battery module 20 are combined with the second combination unit 131 respectively, and then the flexible charging wire is used as required 23 is bent into the desired shape, whereby when the user flies the unmanned aerial vehicle 200 equipped with the battery module 20 to the position of another unmanned aerial vehicle 200 to be charged, the flexible battery that has been bent into the desired shape The charging wire 23 makes the first magnetic guide pieces 232 in the combined cover 231 magnetically attract the second magnetic guide pieces 142 of the charging connection module 14 of another unmanned aerial vehicle 200 to be charged, and passes through The flexible charging wire 23 directly charges another UAV 200 to be charged in a wired or wireless manner, which saves the time spent in replacing the battery when the UAV returns to the voyage, and increases the convenience of operation.

The content of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention with this, that is, all equivalent changes made according to the patent scope of the present invention and Modifications should still fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

100: Drone charging device 10: Charging stand module 11: Main bracket unit 12: The first bracket unit 121: first binding unit 122: The first fastener 123: Sawtooth 124: The first locking piece 13: The second bracket unit 131: Second binding unit 14: Charging connection module 141: Charging relay unit 142: The second magnetic guide 143: Charging cable 20: Battery module 21: Control unit 22: battery unit 23: Flexible charging wire 231: combined cover 232: The first magnetic guide 24: The third binding unit 241: Second locking piece 25: Control buttons 26: Battery indicator 27: Charging stand 200: Drone 210: Flight Shaft

Figure 1: An exploded schematic diagram of the three-dimensional part of the drone charging device of the present invention. Figure 2: It is a schematic diagram of the action of the drone charging device of the present invention charging the drone wirelessly. Figure 3-1: A partially enlarged view of the area circled in Figure 2. Figure 3-2: It is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line A-A in Figure 3-1. Figure 4-1: It is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line B-B in Figure 1. Figure 4-2: It is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line C-C in Figure 1. Figure 5: It is a schematic diagram of the operation of the drone charging device of the present invention to complete the charging state. Figure 6: It is a schematic diagram of the operation of the UAV charging device of the present invention charging the UAV that adopts wired charging.

100: Drone charging device 10: Charging stand module 11: Main bracket unit 12: The first bracket unit 121: first binding unit 122: The first fastener 13: The second bracket unit 131: Second binding unit 14: Charging connection module 20: Battery module 21: Control unit 22: battery unit 23: Flexible charging wire 231: combined cover 24: The third binding unit 25: Control buttons 26: Battery indicator 27: Charging stand 200: Drone 210: Flight Shaft

Claims (9)

A charging device for an unmanned aerial vehicle is assembled on an unmanned aerial vehicle with a plurality of flying shafts, which mainly includes: A charging stand module has a main stand unit, a plurality of first stand units, a plurality of second stand units, a plurality of first combination units and a plurality of second combination units, wherein the first stand units and the The second support unit is formed by protruding from the main support unit, and the other ends of the first support units opposite to the main support unit are each pivotally provided with a first coupling unit, and the second support units are opposite to each other. The other end of the main support unit is respectively provided with a second combination unit; and A battery module has a control unit, a plurality of battery units, a flexible charging wire and a plurality of third connecting units, wherein the control unit is electrically connected to the battery units and the flexible charging wire, and the flexible The charging wire is provided with two first magnetic guide pieces electrically connected to the control unit, and the magnetic polarities of the first magnetic guide pieces are different from each other; Wherein, at least one of the second support units is arranged between two of the first support units; Wherein, each of the third combination units is provided with one second combination unit. As for the UAV charging device described in claim 1, further, the main bracket unit is also equipped with a charging connection module, and the charging connection module is provided with a charging relay unit and electrically connected to the charging relay unit. Two second magnetic guide pieces, the magnetic polarities of these second magnetic guide pieces are different from each other. The drone charging device according to claim 2, wherein the charging relay unit is a wireless charger. The drone charging device according to claim 2, wherein the charging relay unit is a wired charger, and the charging relay unit is electrically connected to a charging cable. As for the drone charging device described in claim 1, further, the battery module is further provided with a control button electrically connected to the control unit, a power indicator and a charging stand. The drone charging device as described in claim 1, wherein one end of the flexible charging wire is provided with a combined cover, and the first magnetic guide pieces are arranged in the combined cover. The drone charging device according to claim 1, wherein the first coupling units further include a first fastener, and each of the first fasteners has a sawtooth portion. The drone charging device according to claim 7, wherein each of the first fasteners is provided with a first locking member. The drone charging device as described in claim 1, wherein each of the third combining units is provided with a second locking piece locked to the second bracket unit.

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