Safety tripod

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11021844-B2
Application number	US-201816216213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2018
Priority date	Dec 11, 2017
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

The safety tripod includes a tripod, a flight driving machine mounted on the tripod to enable the tripod to fly, a landing base for seating the tripod on the ground when the tripod lands, and a standing guide mounted on the tripod to enable the tripod to stand up.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A safety tripod comprising:
a tripod;
a flight driving machine mounted on the tripod and configured to fly the tripod;
a landing base configured to seat the tripod on a surface when the tripod lands; and
a standing guide mounted on the tripod and configured to stand the tripod up,
wherein the flight driving machine comprises:
a drive motor mounted at each corner of the tripod;
a propeller connected to each of the drive motor, configured to be rotated by a power generated by the drive motor, and configured to fly the tripod;
a flight controller configured to control an operation of the drive motor;
a first camera configured to photograph a front of a flight direction of the safety tripod;
a second camera configured to photograph a lower part of the flight direction of the safety tripod;
a flight altitude measurer configured to measure a flight altitude of the safety tripod; and
a position measurer configured to measure a flying position of the safety tripod are mounted on the tripod,
wherein the flight controller is configured to receive the flight direction, the flight altitude, and the flying position measured by the first camera, the second camera, the flight altitude measurer, and the position measurer to control the operation of the drive motor.

2. The safety tripod of claim 1 , wherein the tripod comprises:
a frame formed in a triangular shape; and
an accident indicator mounted on the frame and comprising a light source configured to visually notify of an accident.

3. The safety tripod of claim 2 , wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode (LED) lamp.

4. The safety tripod of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fisheye lens configured to photograph a front and a lower part of a flight direction of the safety tripod;
a flight altitude measurer configured to measure a flight altitude of the safety tripod; and
a position measurer configured to measure a flight position of the safety tripod are mounted on the tripod,
wherein the flight controller is configured to receive the flight direction, the flight altitude, and the flight position measured by the fisheye lens, the flight altitude measurer, and the position measurer to control the operation of the drive motor.

5. The safety tripod of claim 1 , wherein the landing base comprises:
a connector vertically mounted on the tripod; and
a seat fixed to the connector and disposed parallel to the tripod.

6. The safety tripod of claim 1 , wherein the standing guide comprises:
a motor fixed to the tripod;
a motor shaft rotatably mounted to the motor; and
a supporting bar configured to be rotated by the motor shaft and supported on a surface to stand the tripod up.

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Seon Yeob
• Han Sang Oh
• Min Kyong Won
• Yim Sun Bin

Classifications

• B64U80/86

  Land vehicles · CPC title

• B64U2101/30

  for imaging, photography or videography · CPC title

• B64U2101/00

  UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications · CPC title

• B64U10/10

  Rotorcrafts · CPC title

• B64U70/90

  Launching from or landing on platforms · CPC title