BATTERY USED FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

• US 20170338455A1
• Filed: 08/08/2017
• Published: 11/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autel Robotics USA LLC (Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. (f/k/a Autel Intelligent Technology Company Limited))
• Original Assignee: Autel Robotics Co., Ltd (Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. (f/k/a Autel Intelligent Technology Company Limited))
• Inventors: QIU, Longxue, WU, Xingwen
• Granted Patent: US 9,979,000 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/19 using electrically powered motors
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/34 In-flight charging photovoltaics B64U50/31
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/39 Battery swapping
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/249 specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The present invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle and a battery thereof. The battery includes a battery body and a shell disposed on one end of the battery body. The shell has a clamp button disposed on the side opposite the unmanned aerial vehicle. One end of the clamp button is fixed on the shell and the other is used for detachably connecting with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The clamp button makes the battery detachably connect with the main body of the unmanned aerial vehicle be possible and it is very convenient for changing the battery.

Claims

1-20. -20, (canceled)

21. An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:

a main body comprising a battery compartment,

a battery accommodated in the battery compartment, and the battery comprising a shell and a battery body disposed in the shell;

a clamp button disposed on the shell, wherein one end of the clamp button is fixed on the shell and the other end of the clamp button is detachably coupled to the main body; and

a restorable elastic piece disposed on an inner side of the clamp button;

wherein the battery compartment comprises a clipper configured to detachably connect to the clamp button;

wherein in the process of the battery being pushed into the battery compartment, the clamp button is configured to cause the restorable elastic pieces to be pressed down;

wherein when the battery is totally pushed into the battery compartment, the restorable elastic piece is configured to automatically rebound so that (a) the clamp button is able to return back to its original place and (b) the battery is able to be stuck by the cooperation of the clipper and the clamp button.

22. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 21, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises at least two clamp buttons.

23. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 22, wherein the number of the clipper is the same as that of the clamp buttons.

24. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to the claim 22, wherein the at least two clamp buttons are disposed on opposite sides of the shell.

25. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 21, wherein a hook is disposed on the end of the clamp button for detachably hanging on the unmanned aerial vehicle.

26. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to the claim 25, wherein the clamp button comprises a body and the hook is disposed on one end of the body.

27. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to the claim 26, wherein a groove is formed between the body and the hook.

28. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 26, wherein an anti-slip structure is configured on an outer surface of the body of the clamp button.

29. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 28, wherein the anti-slip structure is a wave shape convex structure.

30. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 21, wherein one end of the restorable elastic piece is disposed on the shell and the other end of the restorable elastic piece contacts the clamp button.

31. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 30, wherein one end of the restorable elastic piece is disposed on the shell and abuts against the shell, the other end of the restorable elastic piece contacts the clamp button and is fixed with the clamp button.

32. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 30, wherein one end of the restorable elastic piece is fixed with the shell and the other end of the restorable elastic piece abuts against the clamp button.

33. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 32, wherein the other end of the restorable elastic piece comprises an arc surface abutting against the clamp button.

34. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 21, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises at least two restorable elastic pieces, the at least two restorable elastic pieces are mirror symmetric.

35. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 21, the shape of the restorable elastic pieces is S-shape.

36. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 21, wherein the number of the restorable elastic piece is the same as that of the clamp button.