Unmanned aerial vehicle and arm connection structure thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11034448-B2
Application number	US-201816122181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2018
Priority date	Sep 5, 2018
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

An arm connection structure for connecting an arm to a body provided in the present invention includes: a connection shaft, a shaft sleeve that can be sleeved on the connection shaft in a manner of rotating relative to the connection shaft, and an elastic member sleeved on the connection shaft. The shaft sleeve is provided with a curved guide slot extending along a peripheral direction of the shaft sleeve, and the connection shaft is provided with a guide block that matches the curved guide slot and that can slide in the curved guide slot. The curved guide slot has a first lock position for locking the arm in an unfolded state, and a second lock position for locking the arm in a folded state. The present invention can make the arm not easily shake in a flight process of an unmanned aerial vehicle, making flight more stable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An arm connection structure, configured to rotatably connect an arm to a body, wherein the arm connection structure comprises:
a connection shaft, mounted on the body;
a shaft sleeve, sleeved on the connection shaft, and capable of moving along an axial direction of the connection shaft, wherein the shaft sleeve can rotate with the arm;
wherein the shaft sleeve is provided with a curved guide slot extending along a peripheral direction of the shaft sleeve, and the connection shaft is provided with a guide block that matches the curved guide slot and that can slide in the curved guide slot; or
the shaft sleeve is provided with a curved guide slot extending along a peripheral direction of the shaft sleeve, and the connection shaft is provided with a guide block that matches the curved guide slot and that can slide in the curved guide slot; and
an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is sleeved on the connection shaft, and one end of the elastic member abuts against the shaft sleeve, and the other end abuts against the body, wherein
the curved guide slot has an extreme position and a first lock position and a second lock position that are located on two sides of the extreme position; when the guide block slides to the first lock position, the arm is in an unfolded state, and when the guide block slides to the second lock position, the arm is in a folded state.

2. The arm connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the extreme position is a highest point or a lowest point of the curved guide slot.

3. The arm connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the curved guide slot is a smooth curved guide slot.

4. The arm connection structure according to claim 3 , wherein the curved guide slot is a cam guide slot.

5. The arm connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the guide block is cylindrical.

6. The arm connection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the arm connection structure further comprises a socket sleeved on the shaft sleeve, and the socket is fixedly connected to the arm;
wherein a shape of an inner wall of the socket matches a shape of an outer wall of the shaft sleeve, so that the socket cannot rotate relative to the shaft sleeve.

7. An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising a body, an arm, and an arm connection structure configured to rotatably connect the arm to the body, wherein the arm connection structure comprises:
a connection shaft, mounted on the body;
a shaft sleeve, sleeved on the connection shaft, and capable of moving along an axial direction of the connection shaft, wherein the shaft sleeve can rotate with the arm;
wherein the shaft sleeve is provided with a curved guide slot extending along a peripheral direction of the shaft sleeve, and the connection shaft is provided with a guide block that matches the curved guide slot and that can slide in the curved guide slot; or
the shaft sleeve is provided with a curved guide slot extending along a peripheral direction of the shaft sleeve, and the connection shaft is provided with a guide block that matches the curved guide slot and that can slide in the curved guide slot; and
an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is sleeved on the connection shaft, and one end of the elastic member abuts against the shaft sleeve, and the other end abuts against the body, wherein
the curved guide slot has an extreme position and a first lock position and a second lock position that are located on two sides of the extreme position; when the guide block slides to the first lock position, the arm is in an unfolded state, and when the guide block slides to the second lock position, the arm is in a folded state.

8. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the extreme position is a highest point or a lowest point of the curved guide slot.

9. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the curved guide slot is a smooth curved guide slot.

10. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the curved guide slot is a cam guide slot.

11. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the guide block is cylindrical.

12. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the arm connection structure further comprises a socket sleeved on the shaft sleeve, and the socket is fixedly connected to the arm; and
a shape of an inner wall of the socket matches a shape of an outer wall of the shaft sleeve, so that the socket cannot rotate relative to the shaft sleeve.

Assignees

• Autel Robotics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Peng huai
• Zhang Zhengli
• Yu Chun

Classifications

• B64U80/00

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• B64U30/26

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• B64U10/13

  Flying platforms · CPC title

• F16C2326/43

  Aeroplanes; Helicopters · CPC title

• F16C11/04

  Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) · CPC title