FRAME AND MULTI-ROTOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

• US 20200130803A1
• Filed: 12/24/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Inventors: XIAO, Wenlong, LIANG, Guibin
• Application Number:
  US16/726,586
• Publication Number:
  US 20200130803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/14 with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/24 Coaxial rotors
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/293 Foldable or collapsible rotors or rotor supports
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/19 using electrically powered motors
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 80/00 Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs

Abstract

A frame and a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The frame includes a triangular arm and a center frame. An apex of the triangular arm is hinged with the center frame. The triangular arm includes a first arm, a second arm, and a telescopic arm. The first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are hinged together to form a triangle. When the telescopic arm moves from an extended state to a retracted state, the triangular arm is folded toward a direction close the center frame.

Claims

1. A frame, comprising a triangular arm and a center frame, wherein:

an apex of the triangular arm is hinged with the center frame;

the triangular arm includes a first arm, a second arm, and a telescopic arm, wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are hinged together to form a triangle;

when the telescopic arm is moved from an extended state to a retracted state, the triangular arm is folded toward a direction close to the center frame.

2. The frame according to claim 1, wherein a length of the first arm is smaller than a length of the second arm.

3. The frame according to claim 1, wherein, when the telescopic arm is in the extended state, the triangular arm is an acute triangle, a right triangle, or an obtuse triangle.

4. The frame according to claim 1, wherein:

the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are located in a same plane;

or any two of the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are located in a same plane, and another one is disposed adjacent to the plane;

or the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are located in three different layers respectively.

5. The frame according to claim 1, wherein:

propulsion components are disposed on the triangular arm.

6. The frame according to claim 5, wherein:

the first arm is hinged with the center frame; and

corresponding propulsion components are disposed on the second arm, at ends of the second arm, or between a hinging point where the second arm is hinged with the first arm and a hinging point where the second arm is hinged with the telescopic arm.

7. The frame according to claim 5, wherein:

a hinging point where the first arm is hinged with the telescopic arm is located between two ends of the second arm.

8. The frame according to claim 5, wherein:

each propulsion component includes a motor and a propeller, wherein the propeller is connected to an output shaft of the motor and the motor is fixed to corresponding one of the triangular arms.

9. The frame according to claim 1, wherein:

a hinging point where the triangular arm is hinged with the center frame is located at an axis of the center frame, or is apart from an axis of the center frame by a certain distance.

10. The frame according to claim 1, wherein:

the frame includes two of the triangular arm.

11. The frame according to claim 10, wherein:

the two of the triangular arm are symmetrical or asymmetrical with respect to an axis of the center frame.

12. The frame according to claim 1, wherein:

an apex formed by hinging the first arm to the telescopic arm is hinged with the center frame.

13. The frame according to claim 12, wherein:

the second arm is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the center frame.

14. The frame according to claim 12, wherein:

when the telescopic arm is in the extended state, an angle between the second arm and the telescopic arm is an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle.

15. The frame according to claim 12, wherein:

the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are hinged together through a rotary shaft.

19. The multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the frame includes two triangular arms.

20. The multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 10, wherein an apex formed by hinging the first arm to the telescopic arm is hinged with the center frame.

16. A multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising a frame and a stand, wherein:

the frame includes a triangular arm and a center frame;

an apex of the triangular arm is hinged with the center frame;

the triangular arm includes a first arm, a second arm, and a telescopic arm, wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are hinged together to form a triangle;

when the telescopic arm is moved from an extended state to a retracted state, the triangular arm is folded toward a direction close to the center frame; and

the stand is mounted at a bottom of the center frame.

17. The multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 16, wherein a length of the first arm is smaller than a length of the second arm.

18. The multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 16, wherein:

the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are located in a same plane;

or any two of the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are located in a same plane, and another one is disposed adjacent to the plane;

or the first arm, the second arm, and the telescopic arm are located in three different layers respectively.