FIRE EXTINGUISHING FIREFIGHTING DRONE

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fire extinguishing firefighting drone which, in case of a fire in a house, a structure, a building, or the like, can be rapidly introduced and extinguish a fire in an early stage of the fire, and can be remotely operated in an unmanned manner through connection with a central control system. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone includes a flight unit configured to include propeller units, a disaster prevention turret unit configured to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, a plurality of movement units configured to move a body unit, and a disaster prevention means unit configured to be provided with items adapted to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, to launch a fire-extinguishing bomb, or to save lives.

Claims

1. A fire extinguishing firefighting drone which is flown and controlled in an unmanned manner, the drone comprising: a body unit (102) configured to include an upper body (10) and side bodies (12) which have a ? shape; a flight unit (104) configured to be installed on the body unit (102), and to have propeller units (105) so as to enable flight; a disaster prevention turret unit (106) configured to be installed on the flight unit (104), and to detect status of a fire and spray a fire-extinguishing chemical; a plurality of movement units (108) configured to be installed beneath the body unit (102), and to move the body unit (102); and a disaster prevention means unit (110) configured to be provided with items adapted to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, to launch a fire-extinguishing bomb, or to save lives depending on the status of the fire; wherein the body unit (102) includes: a battery accommodation part (16) configured to supply power to a lower portion of the upper body (10); and a lower body (30) configured such that a CPU accommodation part (20) is formed beneath the battery accommodation part (16), brackets (14) are installed on both sides of the side body (12), and fasteners (32) are provided beneath the CPU accommodation part (20); and a flight control unit (112) is included in the CPU accommodation part (20).

2. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 1, wherein the flight control unit (112) comprises: a CPU body (22) configured to be accommodated inside the CPU accommodation part (20); an inner body (28) configured to be installed inside the CPU body (22); and a CPU (26) configured to be accommodated inside the inner body (28), and to control flight, control the disaster prevention turret unit (106), and control the movement units (108) and the disaster prevention means unit (110); wherein a vacuum chamber (24) is further formed between the CPU body (22) and the inner body (28).

3. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 1, wherein the flight unit (104) comprises: a flight unit body (40) configured such that the disaster prevention turret unit (106) is installed thereon; and propeller units (105) configured to be installed on front, back, and lateral sides of the flight unit body (40); wherein the propeller units (105) are provided on left and right sides, and each of the propeller units (105) comprises a propeller fastening base (42) and a foldable bar (46) which are connected by a hinge (44) so that the foldable bar (46) is foldable in an inward direction.

4. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 1, wherein: the disaster prevention turret unit (106) comprises: a turret body unit (107) configured to be installed on the flight unit body (40); and a nozzle unit (109) configured to be installed on the turret body unit (107); and the turret body unit (107) comprises: a fixed body (52) configured to be fixedly installed on the flight unit body (40); a rotation motor (54) configured to be installed inside the fixed body (52); a bearing housing (56) configured to be fixedly installed on the fixed body (52); a rotating shaft (58) configured to be coupled to the rotation motor (54), and to be rotated; and a rotating unit (60) configured to be fixedly installed at an upper end of the rotating shaft (58), and to be rotatable through 360 degrees.

5. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 4, wherein the nozzle unit (109) comprises: a fixed base (62) configured to be fixedly installed on an upper surface of the rotating unit (60); a nozzle boom (64) configured to be fastened to the fixed base (62), and to be extendable in all directions; a nozzle (66) configured to be installed on a front portion of the nozzle boom (64), and to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical; a camera (70) configured to be installed on the front portion of the nozzle boom (64), and to detect the status of the fire; and a detection sensor (71) configured to be installed on the front portion of the nozzle boom (64), and to detect heat and temperature attributable to the fire.

6. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 5, wherein an aperture-adjusting motor (68) configured to adjust a size of a nozzle hole through which a fire-extinguishing chemical is sprayed is provided above the nozzle (66).

7. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 5, wherein an adjusting motor (72) configured to move the nozzle boom (64) in a front-back direction so that a spray angle of the nozzle (66) becomes 180 degrees is provided on a front right side of the nozzle boom (64).

8. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 1, wherein each of the movement units (108) comprises: a wheel bracket (36) configured to be fixedly installed on one side surface of the body unit (102); a hinge bracket (80) configured to be attached and installed onto one side surface of the body unit (102), to be rotatable in a front-back direction, and to be installed beneath the wheel bracket (36) in an identical line; a shock absorber (78) configured such that an upper end portion thereof is coupled and installed onto the wheel bracket (36) in order to prevent an impact which is transferred in a vertical direction; a swing shaft (82) configured to be fixedly installed on one surface of the hinge bracket (80), and configured such that a lower end portion of the shock absorber (78) is coupled and installed thereonto; a servo-motor (84) configured to be coupled and installed onto one side portion of the swing shaft (82); and a wheel (86) configured such that the servo-motor (84) is fixedly installed inside the wheel (86).

9. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 8, wherein a motor installation and fastening part (88) configured such that the servo-motor (84) is fixedly installed thereon in order to slide the wheel (86) is provided inside the wheel (86).

10. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 1, wherein the disaster prevention means unit (110) comprises: a lifesaving structure accommodation container (90) configured to be coupled and fastened onto the fasteners (32) of the lower body (30) installed beneath the body unit (102); a fire-extinguishing chemical tank (92) configured to be coupled and fastened onto the fasteners (32) of the lower body (30) installed beneath the lifesaving structure accommodation container (90); and a fire-extinguishing bomb body (94) configured to be coupled and fastened onto the fasteners (32) of the lower body (30) installed beneath the fire-extinguishing chemical tank (92).

11. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 10, wherein the fire-extinguishing bomb body (94) comprises: a fire-extinguishing bomb (96) configured to be accommodated in one side space inside the fire-extinguishing bomb body (94); a gas chamber (204) configured such that a back end portion of the fire-extinguishing bomb (96) is contained and installed therein so as to be detonated; a connector (206) configured to fill a back end portion of the gas chamber (204) with gas by injecting the gas into the back end portion of the gas chamber (204); and a solenoid valve (208) configured to be located in the back end portion of the fire-extinguishing bomb (96), and to detonate the fire-extinguishing bomb (66) by blocking and releasing pressure of the gas chamber (204).

12. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of auxiliary disaster prevention means (200) configured to be fixedly installed on left and right side portions of the body unit (102) by means of auxiliary brackets (202) and to launch the fire-extinguishing bomb (96).

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0020] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0021] FIG. 3 is an assembly exploded perspective view showing the structure of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 4 is a front view showing the structure of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0023] FIG. 5 is a side view showing the structure of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0024] FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the structure of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0025] FIG. 7 is a view showing the operation state of the flight unit of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0026] FIG. 8 is a side view showing the structure of the flight unit of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0027] FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing the structure of the disaster prevention turret unit of the fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention;

[0028] FIG. 10 is a front sectional view of FIG. 9;

[0029] FIG. 11 is a view showing a state in which a lifesaving accommodation container has been installed in a fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 12 is a view showing a state in which a disaster prevention fire-extinguishing bomb unit has been installed according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 13 is a view showing a state in which a high frequency vibration device has been installed according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the structure of an auxiliary disaster prevention means according to the present invention;

[0033] FIG. 15 is a side sectional view showing the structure of the auxiliary disaster prevention means according to the present invention; and

[0034] FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the central control system of a fire extinguishing firefighting drone according to the present invention block.

MODE FOR INVENTION

[0035] An administrator terminal 400 may be provided with a real-time detection application, may be connected to a central monitoring apparatus 300 over a wired/wireless communication network through the execution of the real-time detection application, may receive the information of a fire image signal from the central monitoring apparatus 300, and may transmit a control command signal to the central monitoring apparatus 300.

[0036] Furthermore, the administrator terminal 400 enables an administrator to evaluate a fire image received from the central monitoring apparatus 300 and to take appropriate measures to extinguish a fire in connection with whether to save lives, whether to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, or whether to launch a fire-extinguishing bomb.

[0037] In this case, the administrator terminal 400 is an output device capable of image and voice output. For example, a portable terminal including a communication function, such as smartphone, a PDA, a tablet PC, or the like, may be used as the administrator terminal 400.

[0038] The above description is intended merely to illustrate the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains that various modifications, alterations, and substitutions are possible without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein and the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but are intended to illustrate the technical spirit of the present invention. The scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The range of protection of the present invention should be defined based on the attached claims, and all technical spirits falling within a range equivalent to the claims should be construed as being included in the range of rights of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

[0039] 10: upper body 12: side body [0040] 14: bracket 16: battery accommodation part [0041] 18: battery 20: CPU accommodation part [0042] 22: CPU body 24: vacuum chamber [0043] 26: CPU 28: inner body [0044] 30: lower body 32: fasteners [0045] 34: side body 36: wheel bracket [0046] 38: fastening hole 40: flight unit body [0047] 42: propeller fastening base 44: hinge [0048] 46: foldable bar 48: guard [0049] 50: guard 52: fixed body [0050] 54: rotation motor 56: bearing housing [0051] 58: rotating shaft 60: rotating unit [0052] 62: fixed base 64: nozzle boom [0053] 66: nozzle 68: aperture-adjusting motor [0054] 70: camera 72: adjusting motor [0055] 74: lower cover 76: upper cover [0056] 78: shock absorber 80: hinge bracket [0057] 82: swing shaft 84: servo-motor [0058] 86: wheel 88: motor installation and fastening part [0059] 90: lifesaving structure accommodation container 92: fire-extinguishing chemical tank [0060] 94: fire-extinguishing bomb body 96: fire-extinguishing bomb [0061] 98: fastening bracket [0062] 100: fire extinguishing drone 102: body unit [0063] 104: flight unit 106: disaster prevention turret unit [0064] 108: movement unit 110: disaster prevention means unit [0065] 112: flight control unit 114: high-frequency vibration device [0066] 200: auxiliary disaster prevention means 202: auxiliary bracket