REMOTE CONTROLLER

• US 20200135011A1
• Filed: 12/23/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• 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: HE, Baichuan, LI, Wenbo, DENG, Yumian
• Granted Patent: US 11,037,437 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/101 specially adapted for aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/04 Controlling members for hand actuation by pivoting movement, e.g. levers
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/06 Details of their grip parts G05G1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A remote controller includes a remote controller main body, a remote-control lever assembly, and a clamp assembly. The remote controller main body is formed with storage slots corresponding to the remote-control lever assembly. The remote-control lever assembly is detachably connected to the remote controller main body. When detached from the remote controller main body, the remote-control lever assembly is configured to be stored in the storage slots. The clamp assembly is movably connected to the remote controller main body and is capable of unfolding or folding from the remote controller main body. When being folded, the clamp assembly is configured to cover the remote-control lever assembly stored in the storage slots.

Claims

1. A remote controller, comprising:

a remote controller main body;

a remote-control lever assembly; and

a clamp assembly, wherein;

the remote controller main body is formed with storage slots corresponding to the remote-control lever assembly;

the remote-control lever assembly is detachably connected to the remote controller main body;

when detached from the remote controller main body, the remote-control lever assembly is configured to be stored in the storage slots;

the clamp assembly is movably connected to the remote controller main body and is capable of unfolding or folding from the remote controller main body; and

when being folded, the clamp assembly is configured to cover the remote-control lever assembly stored in the storage slots.

2. The remote controller of claim 1, wherein:

the storage slots are formed at a side of the remote controller main body.

3. The remote controller of claim 2, wherein:

each of the storage slots includes a bottom wall, two oppositely-disposed sidewalls, and a stop plate, wherein the two oppositely-disposed sidewalls and the stop plate are disposed on a same side of the bottom wall.

4. The remote controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a receiving assembly, corresponding to the remote-control lever assembly, wherein the receiving assembly is configured to receive the remote-control lever assembly, and the receiving assembly is stored in the storage slots.

5. The remote controller of claim 4, wherein:

the receiving assembly has elasticity.

6. The remote controller of claim 4, wherein:

the remote-control lever assembly includes a first remote-control lever and a second remote-control lever;

the receiving assembly includes a first receiving element corresponding to the first remote-control lever, and a second receiving element corresponding to the second remote-control lever;

the first remote-control lever is received in the first receiving element after being detached; and

the second remote-control lever is received in the second receiving element after being detached.

7. The remote controller of claim 6, wherein:

each of the first receiving element and the second receiving element is connected to a corresponding storage slot of the storage slots.

8. The remote controller of claim 7, wherein:

each of the first receiving element and the second receiving element is connected to the corresponding storage slot of the storage slots by at least one of an elastic snapping, a magnetic connection, or a bonding.

9. The remote controller of claim 6, wherein:

each of the first receiving element and the second receiving element includes a bottom plate, two oppositely-disposed side plates, a front block, and a rear block, wherein the two oppositely-disposed side plates, the front block, and the rear block are respectively disposed on a same surface of the bottom plate, the front block and the rear block are disposed at two opposite ends of the bottom plate, and the two oppositely-disposed side plates are disposed on other two ends of the bottom plate.

10. The remote controller of claim 9, wherein:

when the first remote-control lever and the second remote-control lever are respectively received by the first receiving element and the second receiving element after being detached, the front blocks of the first receiving element and the second receiving element abut respectively against ends of control ends of the first remote-control lever and the second remote-control lever, and the rear blocks of the first receiving element and the second receiving element abut respectively against ends of connection ends of the first remote-control lever and the second remote-control lever, thereby restricting movement of the first remote-control lever and the second remote-control lever in respective axial directions.

11. The remote controller of claim 10, wherein:

the ends of the connection ends of the first remote-control lever and the second remote-control lever are in an exposed state to allow an ease pullout of the first remote-control lever and the second remote-control lever.

12. The remote controller of claim 9, wherein:

heights of the two oppositely-disposed side plates of the first receiving element and the second receiving element at sides respectively corresponding to the control ends are greater than a radius of the control ends, and a relative distance between tops of the two oppositely-disposed side plates of the first receiving element and the second receiving element at the sides respectively corresponding to the control ends is smaller than a diameter of the control ends.

13. The remote controller of claim 9, wherein:

a width of the bottom plate is gradually narrowed in a direction from the rear block toward the front block.

14. The remote controller of claim 9, wherein:

the heights of the two oppositely-disposed side plates gradually decrease in the direction from the rear block toward the front block.

15. The remote controller of claim 6, wherein:

the clamp assembly includes a first clamp element and a second clamp element, and each of the first clamp element and the second clamp element is movably connected to a side of the remote controller main body.

16. The remote controller of claim 15, wherein:

each of the first clamp element and the second clamp element includes a connection rod and a clamp part, one end of the connection rods of the first clamp element and the second clamp element is movably connected to the remote controller main body, another end of the connection rods of the first clamp element and the second clamp element is connected to the corresponding clamp parts, and each of the first clamp element and the second clamp element is capable of folding or unfolding from the remote controller main body.

17. The remote controller of claim 16, wherein:

when the first clamp element and the second clamp element are in an unfolded state, the first receiving element and the second receiving element are in an unobstructed state; and

when the first clamp element and the first clamp element are in a folded state, the first receiving element and the second receiving element are respectively covered by the first clamp element and the second clamp element.