IP Library Granted Patent US 11,674,867
Granted Patent B2
US 11,674,867 · App. 17/882,564 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test bench

Inventor: Yu Tian (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.
G01M17/007B64F5/60
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Patent No.
US 11,674,867
App. No.
17/882,564
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test bench, which falls within the technical field of UAV test, comprising a support component, a universal rotating component, a fixed component and a return component: the universal rotating component slides along the Z direction and is arranged on the support component, and one end of the universal rotating component can rotate in a universal way relative to the other end of the universal rotating component. The fixed component is connected to one end of the universal rotating component, and the fixed component is configured to fix the UAV. One end of the return component is connected to the support component, the other end is connected to the other end of the universal rotating component, and the return component is configured to drive the universal rotating component and the fixed component to reset.

Claims (16)

1. An UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) test bench comprising:

a support component ( 1 );

a universal rotating component ( 2 ), which is sliding on the support component ( 1 ) along a Z direction, and a first end of the universal rotating component ( 2 ) can rotate in a universal manner relative to a second end of the universal rotating component ( 2 );

a fixing component ( 3 ), which is connected to the first end of the universal rotating component ( 2 ), and the fixing component ( 3 ) is configured to fix the UAV;

a return component ( 4 ), wherein a first end of the return component is connected to the support component ( 1 ), and a second end of the return component is connected to the second end of the universal rotating component ( 2 ); wherein the return component ( 4 ) is configured to drive the universal rotating component ( 2 ) and the fixing component ( 3 ) to reset; and

wherein the support component ( 1 ) comprises a support frame ( 11 ), a first support plate ( 12 ), a second support plate ( 13 ) and a plurality of support columns ( 14 ), the first support plate ( 12 ) is fixedly connected to a first end of the support frame ( 11 ), and the second support plate ( 13 ) is connected with the first support plate ( 12 ) through the plurality of support columns( 14 ), the first support plate ( 12 ) has a first through hole;

wherein the universal rotating component ( 2 ) is configured to slide through the first through hole;

wherein the first end of the return component ( 4 ) is connected to the first support plate ( 12 ), and the second support plate ( 13 ) is configured to support the fixing component ( 3 ).

2. The UAV test bench according to claim 1 , which is characterized in that the universal rotating component ( 2 ) comprises a universal joint ( 21 ), a limit sleeve ( 22 ) and a fixed shaft ( 23 ), the universal joint ( 21 ) comprises a first end of the universal joint ( 211 ) and a second end of the universal joint ( 212 ) capable of universal rotation relative to the first end of the universal joint ( 211 ), and the limit sleeve ( 22 ) is sleeved outside the universal joint ( 21 ) and fixedly connected to the first end of the universal joint ( 211 ), the fixing component ( 3 ) is connected to the second end ( 212 ) of the universal joint ( 21 ), a first end of the fixed shaft ( 23 ) is connected to the first end ( 211 ) of the universal joint ( 21 ), and a second end of the fixed shaft ( 23 ) is connected to the return component ( 4 ).

3. The UAV test bench according to claim 2 , which is characterized in that it further includes a bearing seat ( 5 ), a bearing ( 6 ) and a connecting shaft ( 7 ), the bearing ( 6 ) is installed in a shaft hole of the bearing seat ( 5 ), wherein a first end of the connecting shaft ( 7 ) is rotatably connected to the bearing seat ( 5 ) and in contact with an inner surface of the bearing ( 6 ), a second end of the connecting shaft ( 7 ) is fixedly connected to the second end of the fixed shaft ( 23 ), and the second end of the return component ( 4 ) is connected to the bearing seat ( 5 ).

4. The UAV test bench according to claim 3 , which is characterized in that it further includes a first lifting ring ( 8 ) fixed on the bearing seat ( 5 ) and a second lifting ring ( 9 ) fixed on the support component ( 1 ), the return component ( 4 ) includes a spring, wherein a first end of the spring is hooked on the second lifting ring ( 9 ), and wherein a second end of the spring is hooked on the first lifting ring ( 8 ).

5. The UAV test bench according to claim 2 , which is characterized in that the UAV test bench further includes a linear bearing fixing seat ( 10 ) fixed on the first support plate ( 12 ) and a linear bearing ( 20 ) installed in the linear bearing fixing seat ( 10 ), and the fixing shaft ( 23 ) is threaded in the linear bearing ( 20 ).

6. The UAV test bench according to claim 5 , which is characterized in that it further includes a limit ring ( 30 ) fixed in the middle of the fixing shaft ( 23 ), the size of the limit ring ( 30 ) in the horizontal direction is larger than the inner diameter of the linear bearing ( 20 ), and when the fixing shaft ( 23 ) slides to a first limit along the Z direction, the limit ring ( 30 ) is butted with the linear bearing ( 20 ) or the linear bearing fixing seat ( 10 ).

7. The UAV test bench according to claim 1 , which is characterized in that it further includes a roller ( 40 ) and a trailer jack ( 50 ) fixed on the roller ( 40 ), and the output end of the trailer jack ( 50 ) is connected to a second end of the support frame ( 11 ).

8. The UAV test bench according to claim 1 , which is characterized in that the fixing component ( 3 ) comprises a connecting seat ( 31 ), a fixing plate ( 32 ) and two clamping parts ( 33 ), the connecting seat ( 31 ) is fixedly connected to the universal rotating component ( 2 ) and is slidably connected to the support component ( 1 ), the fixing plate ( 32 ) is fixedly connected to the connecting seat ( 31 ), and the two clamping parts ( 33 ) are each provided in two assemblies, and one of the two clamping parts ( 33 ) are fixedly connected to each end of the fixing plate ( 32 ), respectively.

9. The UAV test bench according to claim 8 , which is characterized in that each of the two clamping parts ( 33 ) comprises an interconnected first clamping plate ( 331 ) and a second clamping plate ( 332 ), a top surface of the first clamping plate ( 331 ) is provided with a first arc groove, a bottom surface of the second clamping plate ( 332 ) is provided with a second arc groove, and the first arc groove and the second arc groove form an airfoil hole ( 330 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: TIAN, YU
To: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062024/0414 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202121830681.6 · Aug 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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