Unmanned aerial vehicle nest

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12528609-B2
Application number	US-202418760086-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2024
Priority date	Jun 29, 2023
Publication date	Jan 20, 2026
Grant date	Jan 20, 2026

Abstract

Embodiments of the utility model relate to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and in particular, to an unmanned aerial vehicle nest, which includes a nest body, where the nest body includes a lower shell and an apron, the apron is provided on the lower shell, the apron is used for parking an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the lower shell is provided with a drive opening; an upper cover, rotatably connected to the lower shell; and a drive mechanism, configured to drive the upper cover to rotate relative to the lower shell, where when the upper cover is at a first preset position, the upper cover covers the apron, and the drive mechanism makes the upper cover stay at any position in a rotation direction of the t upper cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An unmanned aerial vehicle nest, comprising:
a nest body, comprising a lower shell and an apron, wherein the apron is provided on the lower shell, the apron is configured to park an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the lower shell is provided with a drive opening; an upper cover, rotatably connected to the lower shell; and a drive mechanism, configured to drive the upper cover to rotate relative to the lower shell, wherein when the upper cover is at a first preset position, the upper cover covers the apron, and the drive mechanism makes the upper cover stay at any position in a rotation direction of the upper cover, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a drive motor and a transmission component, wherein the drive motor is provided in the lower shell, wherein a first end of a drive shaft of the drive motor is connected to the transmission component, a second end of the drive shaft of the drive motor extends away from the transmission component, the second end of the drive shaft of the drive motor corresponds to the drive opening, the transmission component is connected to the upper cover, and the drive motor is configured to drive the transmission component to rotate, so that the transmission component drives the upper cover to rotate relative to the lower shell.

2 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 1 , wherein an end portion of the second end of the drive shaft of the drive motor is provided with a fitting structure, and the fitting structure is configured to drive the transmission component to move.

3 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 2 , wherein the lower shell comprises a flange piece; and the transmission component comprises a transmission shaft, a worm gear and a worm screw, the transmission shaft is rotatably connected to the flange piece, the worm gear is fastened to the transmission shaft, the upper cover is fastened to the transmission shaft, the worm screw is fastened to an end of the drive shaft of the drive motor, and the worm gear meshes with the worm screw.

4 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 3 , wherein the nest body comprises a bracket, a connecting sleeve and a first bearing, two ends of the connecting sleeve are connected to the bracket and the lower shell respectively, an inner ring of the first bearing is sleeved on the transmission shaft, and the connecting sleeve is sleeved on an outer ring of the first bearing.

5 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 4 , wherein
the connecting sleeve is provided with a limiting hole, and the transmission shaft is provided with an insertion hole; and the transmission component further comprises a fixed collar and a latch, the fixed collar is fastened to the upper cover, the fixed collar is sleeved on the connecting sleeve, the latch is fastened to the fixed collar, and the latch passes through the limiting hole and then is inserted into the insertion hole, so that the upper cover and the transmission shaft rotate synchronously.

6 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 5 , wherein the transmission component further comprises a second bearing, an inner ring of the second bearing is sleeved on the connecting sleeve, and the fixed collar is sleeved on an outer ring of the second bearing.

7 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 5 , wherein
the fixed collar is provided with a first through hole and a screw hole; and the latch comprises a latch rod, a latch cap and a bolt, the latch cap is fastened to an end of the latch rod, the latch cap is provided with a second through hole, the latch rod passes through the limiting hole and then is inserted into the insertion hole, and the bolt passes through the second through hole and then is screwed to the screw hole.

8 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 5 , wherein
the transmission component further comprises a third bearing, and the third bearing is disposed between the transmission shaft and the connecting sleeve.

9 . The unmanned aerial vehicle nest according to claim 6 , wherein
there are two second bearings, the two second bearings are arranged at intervals, and the two second bearings are located at two ends of the fixed collar.

10 . A control method for an unmanned vehicle nest, comprising
obtaining a flight instructions for an unmanned vehicle; allowing the unmanned vehicle exit the unmanned vehicle nest when the drive motor open the unmanned vehicle nest; wherein in response to the drone nest has a power outage or the drive motor fails, a user manually opens the drone nest, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle nest, comprising: a nest body, comprising a lower shell and an apron, wherein the an apron is provided on the lower shell, the apron is configured to park the an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the lower shell is provided with a drive opening; an upper cover, rotatably connected to the lower shell; and a drive mechanism, configured to drive the upper cover to rotate relative to the lower shell, wherein when the upper cover is at a first preset position, the upper cover covers the apron, and the drive mechanism makes the upper cover stay at any position in a rotation direction of the upper cover, wherein a first end of a drive shaft of the drive motor is connected to the transmission component, a second end of the drive shaft of the drive motor extends away from the transmission component, the second end of the drive shaft of the drive motor corresponds to the drive opening, the transmission component is connected to the upper cover, and the drive motor is configured to drive the transmission component to rotate, so that the transmission component drives the upper cover to rotate relative to the lower shell.

Assignees

• Autel Robotics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Pan

Classifications

• B64U80/70 Primary

  in containers (B64U80/60 takes precedence) · CPC title