Detachable aerial photographic apparatus

• US 10,009,518 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2015
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Tai, Wei-Ying, Chang, Chan-Ru, Tang, Chun-Wen
• Primary Examiner(s): Davis, Richard G
• Application Number:
  US14/971,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20170126935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/19 using electrically powered motors
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 80/70 in containers B64U80/60 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

A detachable aerial photographic apparatus includes a carrier, an aircraft, a take-off delaying device and a trigger. The aircraft includes a main body disposed on the carrier, at least one propeller is pivotally furnished in the main body and a camera disposed on the main body. The take-off delaying device includes a movable member disposed on the carrier and at least one stopper connected to the movable member. The stopper is detachably connected to the aircraft for prevent the aircraft from taking off. The movable member is for detaching the stopper from the aircraft for releasing the aircraft. The trigger is electrically connected to the aircraft and the take-off delaying device. The trigger is for triggering the propeller and the movable member. A first time point when the propeller is triggered by the trigger is earlier than a second time point when the stopper is detached from the aircraft.

Claims

1. A detachable aerial photographic apparatus, comprising:

a carrier;

an aircraft, comprising a main body, at least one propeller and a camera, the quantity of the at least one propeller is plural, the main body disposed on the carrier, the plural propellers are pivotally furnished in the main body, and the camera is disposed on the main body;

a take-off delaying device further comprising a movable member and at least one stopper, the movable member is movably disposed on the carrier, the at least one stopper is connected to the movable member, the at least one stopper is detachably connected to the aircraft for preventing the aircraft from taking off, and the movable member is configured for detaching the at least one stopper from the aircraft for releasing the aircraft; and

a trigger, electrically connected to the aircraft and the take-off delaying device, the trigger configured for triggering the plural propellers and the movable member, a first time point when the plural propellers are triggered by the trigger is earlier than a second time point when the at least one stopper is detached from the aircraft.

2. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the take-off delaying device further comprising a motor and at least one linkage, the movable member is pivotally disposed on the motor, two ends of the at least one linkage which are opposite to each other are pivoted to the movable member and the at least one stopper respectively, the trigger is electrically connected to the motor, when the motor rotates the movable member, the movable member drives the at least one linkage to move the at least one stopper to be alternatively closed to or away from the aircraft.

3. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the main body has an annular surface and a recess, the recess is formed on the annular surface, the at least one stopper comprises a pivotal portion, a connecting portion and a protrusion, the pivotal portion and the protrusion are located on a side of the connecting portion, and the pivotal portion is pivoted to the at least one linkage.

4. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the at least one linkage comprises a first linkage and a second linkage, the at least one stopper comprises a first stopper and a second stopper, two ends of the first linkage that are opposite to each other are respectively connected to the movable member and the first stopper, two ends of the second linkage that are opposite to each other are respectively connected to the movable member and the second stopper, when the motor rotates the movable member, the movable member drives the first linkage and the second linkage to move the first stopper and the second stopper to be alternatively close to or away from each other.

5. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the take-off delaying device further comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the first elastic member is compressed between the first stopper and the carrier, the second elastic member is compressed between the second stopper and the carrier, and the first elastic member and the second elastic member are configured for moving the first stopper and the second stopper to be close to each other.

6. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the movable member has two pivot grooves respectively located at two sides of the movable member that are opposite to each other, each of the first stopper and the second stopper has a pivot groove, each of the first linkage and the second linkage has two pivoting protrusions, the two pivoting protrusions of the first linkage are respectively located at two sides of the first linkage that are opposite to each other, the two pivoting protrusions of the second linkage are respectively located at two sides of the second linkage that are opposite to each other, the two pivoting protrusions of the first linkage are respectively pivoted on the pivot groove of the first stopper and one of the two pivot grooves of the movable member, and the two pivoting protrusions of the second linkage are respectively pivoted on the pivot groove of the second stopper and the other one of the two pivot grooves of the movable member.

7. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein two central axes of the two pivot grooves are spaced apart from a central axis of the movable member.

8. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the protrusion of the at least one stopper protrudes into the recess of the aircraft to a depth, a rotational speed of the motor is proportional to a rate of change in the depth, the trigger is configured for triggering the aircraft and the take-off delaying device simultaneously, and a time difference between the first time point and the second time point is controlled by the rotational speed of the motor.

9. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the protrusion of the at least one stopper protrude into the recess of the aircraft to a depth, a rotational speed of the motor has is proportional to a rate of change in the depth, the trigger being for firstly triggering the aircraft at a first starting time point, and then triggering the take-off delaying device at a second starting time point, a time difference between the first time point and the second time point is controlled by the rotational speed of the motor and a time difference between the first starting time point and the second starting time point.

10. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the trigger comprises a first switch, a second switch and at least one pressed member, the first switch is electrically connected to the aircraft, the second switch is electrically connected to the take-off delaying device, the at least one pressed member has a first pressed protrusion and at least one second pressed protrusion, the at least one pressed member is slidably disposed on the carrier, and the first pressed protrusion and the at least one second pressed protrusion move toward and press the first switch and the second switch, respectively.

11. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first switch and the aircraft are electrically connected to each other through a wired connection or a wireless connection.

12. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display module disposed on the carrier.

13. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a computing module disposed in the carrier and electrically connected to the display module, and the computing module having an operating system.

14. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a Bluetooth module disposed in the carrier and electrically connected to the computing module.

15. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the aircraft further comprises a buffering ring connected to the main body, and the buffering ring surrounding the main body.

16. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the camera is for taking photos at a first shooting time point and a second shooting time point, the first shooting time point is between the second time point and the second shooting time point, and an altitude of the aircraft at the first shooting time point is different from the altitude of the aircraft at the second shooting time point.

17. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carrier has a game card slot configured for a game card to plug in.

18. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the aircraft are detachably disposed on the carrier, when the aircraft is detached from the carrier, the carrier is configured for playing video game.

19. The detachable aerial photographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one stopper is configured for fastening the aircraft to prevent the aircraft from taking off.