Transformable aerial vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10287004-B2
Application number	US-201615389087-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2016
Priority date	Jun 26, 2014
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

A transformable aerial vehicle includes a fuselage and a body frame. The fuselage includes a transmission mechanism including a leadscrew, at least two nuts threadedly connected to the leadscrew and connected to each other, and a nut adapter sleeved on one of the at least two nuts. The body frame includes a main support arm connected to the nut adapter, a crossbar connected to the main support arm, and a rotary power mechanism mounted on the crossbar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transformable aerial vehicle, comprising:
a fuselage comprising a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism comprising:
a leadscrew;
at least two nuts threadedly connected to the leadscrew and connected to each other; and
a nut adapter sleeved on one of the at least two nuts; and

a body frame comprising:
a main support arm connected to the nut adapter;
a crossbar connected to the main support arm; and
a rotary power mechanism mounted on the crossbar.

2. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a nut extension,
wherein the at least two nuts comprise a first nut and a second nut sleeved in the nut extension and connected to each other by the nut extension.

3. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 2 , wherein:
the nut extension includes a first stepped hole at an upper and a second stepped hole at a lower end,
the first nut is sleeved in the first stepped hole, and
the second nut is sleeved in the second stepped hole.

4. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 2 , wherein:
the fuselage further comprises:
a center rest comprising a top beam, a chassis, and a support bracket connected between the top beam and the chassis; and
a steering engine arranged on the top beam, and

the transmission mechanism is mounted in the center rest, one end of the transmission mechanism being connected to the steering engine, and another end of the transmission mechanism is slidably connected to the chassis.

5. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising:
at least two dirt-proof boots, each of the dirt-proof boots corresponding to one of the at least two nuts and being sleeved on the leadscrew and between the corresponding nut and the center rest of the fuselage.

6. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 5 , wherein one of the at least two dirt-proof boots is abutted between the first nut and the top beam of the center rest, and another one of the at least two dirt-proof boots is abutted between the second nut and the chassis of the center rest.

7. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising:
a main support arm end joint connecting one end of the main support arm to the center rest; and
a nut split connecting rod connecting the one end of the main support arm to the nut adapter,
wherein another end of the main support arm is connected to the crossbar.

8. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the main support arm end joint comprises a coupling end and a fixing end perpendicular to each other, the coupling end being connected to the center rest and the fixing end being sleeved on the main support arm.

9. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising:
an adhesive provided in a juncture at which the fixing end of the main support arm end joint is sleeved with the main support arm.

10. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising:
a crossbar connector connecting the other end of the main support arm to a middle portion of the crossbar, the main support arm being perpendicular to the crossbar.

11. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising:
an adhesive provided in junctures at which the crossbar connector sleeves with the main support arm and the crossbar, respectively.

12. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:
the rotary power mechanism is a first rotary power mechanism,
the body frame further comprises a second rotary power mechanism, and
the first and second rotary power mechanisms are mounted at a front end and a rear end of the crossbar, respectively.

13. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein the body frame is a first body frame,
the transformable aerial vehicle further comprising:
a second body frame,
wherein the first and second body frames are arranged on two sides of the fuselage, respectively.

14. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 13 , wherein:
the main support arm is a first main support arm, the crossbar is a first crossbar, and the rotary power mechanism is a first rotary power mechanism,
the first body frame further comprises a second rotary power mechanism, the first and second rotary power mechanisms being mounted at a front end and a rear end of the first crossbar, respectively, and
the second body frame comprises:
a second main support arm connected to the transmission mechanism;
a second crossbar connected to the second main support arm; and
a third rotary power mechanism and a fourth rotary power mechanism mounted at a front end and a rear end of the second crossbar, respectively.

15. A transformable aerial vehicle, comprising:
a center rest;
a transmission mechanism mounted in the center rest; and
two main support arms respectively disposed on opposite sides of the center rest, each main support arm comprising a main support arm end joint disposed on an end of the corresponding main support arm, and the main support arm end joints of the two main support arms being rotatably connected to each other,
wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a leadscrew, at least two nuts threadedly connected to the leadscrew and connected to each other, and a nut adapter coupled to one of the at least two nuts, each main support arm end joint being rotatably connected to the nut adapter by a nut split connecting rod.

16. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 15 , wherein two adjoining nuts are connected to each other by a nut extension.

17. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 15 , further comprising:
a steering engine installed on the center rest and configured to drive the leadscrew.

18. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the transmission mechanism further comprises a dirt-proof boot sleeved on the leadscrew to prevent dust and dirt from falling on the leadscrew and affecting the engagement of the leadscrew and the nuts.

19. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the nut adapter is sleeved on a main body of the nut, and the nut adapter is configured to move as the nut moves up and down when a rotation of the leadscrew is converted to a linear motion of the nut.

20. The transformable aerial vehicle of claim 15 , wherein another end of each main support arm is connected to a middle portion of a crossbar, opposite ends of the crossbar supporting at least one rotary power mechanism.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ou di
• Liang Wenlong

Classifications

• B64U2201/20

  Remote controls · CPC title

• B64C2201/108

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B64C2201/146

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B64C39/024

  of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV · CPC title

• B64D47/08

  Arrangements of cameras · CPC title