Photographic assembly and unmanned aerial vehicle having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018297716-A1
Application number	US-201715845297-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2017
Priority date	Apr 17, 2017
Publication date	Oct 18, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of aircrafts and provides a photographic assembly applied to an aircraft, where the aircraft includes a vehicle body. The photographic assembly includes: a vibration absorption member, a frame provided at the periphery of the vehicle body and connected to the vehicle body through a vibration absorption member, a gimbal connected to the frame and a camera connected to the gimbal. The frame of the photographic assembly in embodiments of the present invention can be mounted on unmanned aerial vehicle bodies of different specifications and the frame is sleeved over the vehicle body, so that the structure of the vehicle body can be designed compactly. The embodiments of the present invention further provide an unmanned aerial vehicle having the photographic assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A photographic assembly, applied to an aircraft that comprises a vehicle body, wherein the photographic assembly comprises:
a vibration absorption member; a frame, provided at the periphery of the vehicle body and connected to the vehicle body through the vibration absorption member; a gimbal, connected to the frame; and a camera, connected to the gimbal.

2 . The photographic assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a first frame portion and a second frame portion which is disposed opposite to the first frame portion.

3 . The photographic assembly according to claim 2 , wherein,
the first frame portion comprises a first mounting arm and first extension arms bending and extending from two ends of the first mounting arm respectively; the second frame portion comprises a second mounting arm and second extension arms bending and extending from two ends of the second mounting arm respectively; and the first extension arm is connected to the second extension arm.

4 . The photographic assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the first mounting arm is substantially perpendicular to the first extension arm; and
the second mounting arm is substantially perpendicular to the second extension arm.

5 . The photographic assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the vibration absorption member comprises a first vibration absorption member connected between the first mounting arm and the vehicle body and/or a second vibration absorption member connected between the second mounting arm and the vehicle body.

6 . The photographic assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the vibration absorption member comprises a third vibration absorption member connected between the First extension arm and the vehicle body and/or a fourth vibration absorption member connected between the second extension arm and the vehicle body.

7 . The photographic assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the gimbal comprises a first gimbal mounted on the first mounting arm and/or a second gimbal mounted on the second mounting arm.

8 . The photographic assembly according to claim 7 , wherein when the first mounting arm is equipped with the first gimbal, the camera comprises a first camera connected to the first gimbal; and when the second mounting arm is equipped with the second gimbal, the camera further comprises a second camera connected to the second gimbal.

9 . The photographic assembly according to claim 2 , wherein,
the first frame portion comprises a first connecting block and first connecting arms extending outward from the first connecting block; the second frame portion comprises a second connecting block and second connecting arms extending outward from the second connecting block; and the first connecting arm is connected to the second connecting arm.

10 . The photographic assembly according to claim 9 , wherein
the first frame portion further comprises third connecting arms extending outward from the first connecting block, and the first connecting arm and the third connecting arm are disposed in a staggered manner; the second frame portion comprises fourth connecting arms extending outward from the second connecting block, and the second connecting arm and the fourth connecting arm are disposed in a staggered manner; and the third connecting arm is connected to the fourth connecting arm.

11 . The photographic assembly according to claim 10 , wherein
the first connecting arms and the second connecting arms form a first rectangle; and the third connecting arms and the fourth connecting arms form a second rectangle.

12 . The photographic assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the vibration absorption member comprises a fifth vibration absorption member connected between the first connecting arm and the vehicle body and/or a sixth vibration absorption member connected between the second connecting arm and the vehicle body.

13 . The photographic assembly according to claim 9 , wherein
the first connecting arm comprises a first extension portion extending outward from the first connecting block and second extension portions bending and extending from the first extension portion respectively; and the second connecting arm comprises a third extension portion extending outward from the second connecting block and fourth extension portions bending and extending from the third extension portion respectively.

14 . The photographic assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the fifth vibration absorption member is connected between the first extension portion and the vehicle body and the sixth vibration absorption member is connected between the third extension portion and the vehicle body.

15 . The photographic assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the vibration absorption member comprises a seventh vibration absorption member connected between the second extension portion and the vehicle body and/or an eighth vibration absorption member connected between the fourth extension portion and the vehicle body.

16 . The photographic assembly according to claim 9 , wherein
the first connecting block comprises a first ring arm and a first through hole surrounded by the first ring arm; and the second connecting block comprises a second ring arm and a second through hole surrounded by the second ring arm.

17 . The photographic assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the gimbal comprises a first gimbal mounted on the first ring arm and a second gimbal mounted on the second ring arm; and
the camera comprises a first camera connected to the first gimbal and a second camera connected to the second gimbal.

18 . An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising a vehicle body, an arm connected to the vehicle body and a power assembly connected to the arm, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a photographic assembly connected to the vehicle body, the photographic assembly comprising:
a vibration absorption member; a frame, provided at the periphery of the vehicle body and connected to the vehicle body through the vibration absorption member; a gimbal, connected to the frame; and a camera, connected to the gimbal.

19 . The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein the frame comprises a first frame portion and a second frame portion which is disposed opposite to the first frame portion.

20 . The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 19 , wherein
the first frame portion comprises a first mounting arm and first extension arms bending and extending from two ends of the first mounting arm respectively; the second frame portion comprises a second mounting arm and second extension arms bending and extending from two ends of the second mounting arm respectively; and the first extension arm is connected to the second extension arm.

21 . The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 20 , wherein the first mounting arm is substantially perpendicular to the first extension arm; and
the second mounting arm is substantially perpendicular to the second extension arm.

22 . The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 20 , wherein the vibration absorption member comprises a first vibration absorption member connected between the first mounting arm and the vehicle body and/or a second vibration absorption member connected between the second mounting arm and the vehicle body.

23 . The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 20 , wherein the vibration absorption member comprises a

Assignees

• Autel Robotics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ni Feng

Classifications

• B64U2101/30

  for imaging, photography or videography · CPC title

• G03B17/561

  Support related camera accessories · CPC title

• B64D47/08 Primary

  Arrangements of cameras · CPC title

• G03B15/006

  Apparatus mounted on flying objects · CPC title

• B64C39/024

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