The present invention relates to the technical field of boomerangs, in particular to a boomerang.
The moment to the supporting point generated by the gyro rotating at high speed by gravity will not make it topple, but process at a small angle, which is the gyro effect. Simply put, the gyro effect means that the rotating object has inertia to keep its rotating direction.
Gyro effect is widely used in technical fields such as scientific and technological progress, and its practical application can be seen from aerospace to deep-sea stealth. In our daily life, a flying toy that can fly back after being thrown is one of the most representative practical applications of gyro effect.
Most of the rotary flying toys in the prior art adopt two pairs of propellers which are arranged in parallel and rotate in opposite directions to offset the torque generated by the rotation of the propellers, so as to provide the lifting force of the flying toys and increase the stability of the flying toys. U.S. Pat. No. 6,843,699 discloses a directional controllable aircraft and a propeller structure for realizing the same, which comprises a main propeller connected to a central hub, the main propeller including a pair of propeller fins extending from a propeller shaft, a plurality of hub fins fixed to the central hub and extending outward and downward from the central hub, the main propeller and the plurality of hub fins rotating in opposite directions caused by torque of a motor structure for rotating the main propeller, The hub fins extend from the central hub to the outer ring, and the main propeller extends downward from the central hub and is positioned below the hub fins so that the tail end of the main propeller is located inside the outer ring. The propeller also includes a pair of connections connecting the propeller to the propeller shaft fixed to the drive shaft. When the torque of the rotor structure changes, the pitch and height of the propeller fins also change so as to substantially offset the tail end tilt.
However, although the flying toy adopting this scheme has controllable direction and good stability in flight, it requires the operator to control the inclination and height of the propeller wing by using the remote control unit, so as to control the flying direction of the flying toy. For a flying toy, the remote control unit is added, and the cost of the flying toy will be higher. On the other hand, it is necessary to learn how to operate the remote control unit, which also limits the popularization audience of the flying toy. Furthermore, the flying toy fails to effectively protect the propeller component and the operator. When the flying toy collides with an obstacle, the propeller component has a great probability of being damaged, which leads to the loss of the flying ability of the flying toy. At the same time, the residual blades of the propeller wings flying out due to the damage also have a great probability of hurting the operator. In the more extreme case, the flying toy flies out of control directly to the operator, resulting in more serious situations. Any of the above problems is not ideal for the flying toy.
The prior art also discloses a flying toy which does not use a remote control unit and simultaneously provides a protective shell for the propeller. The U.S. patent application No. 20200238188 discloses a miniature finger gyro gyroplane, which comprises a main body casing, a fan blade arranged in the main body casing, a mandrel arranged in the center of the fan blade, and a shiatsu upper cover and a shiatsu lower cover arranged at the upper and lower sides of the main body casing through both ends of the mandrel. The main body casing, the shiatsu upper cover and the shiatsu lower cover can rotate independently around the mandrel, and are arranged in the main body casing.
Although the flying toy adopting this technical scheme does not need a remote control unit and is provided with a main body shell capable of protecting the propeller, when in use, it is necessary to first rotate the main body shell and the fan blades, and the rotation direction of the main body shell and the fan blades is opposite to offset the torsion force generated by the relative rotation between the main body shell and the fan blades, so as to obtain sufficient lift force, and then the flying toy is thrown out, and the flying toy flies back by the gyro effect. To throw the flying toy, you need to press the upper cover and the lower cover with your hands first, and then throw the flying toy at an appropriate throwing angle. On the one hand, this throwing method limits the flying angle of the flying toy; on the other hand, because the main body shell is a part of the rotating flying component, the high-speed rotating shell may hurt the skin of the contact person, and even cut your eyes in severe cases. At the same time, the flying component falling from high altitude will be broken if there is no protection on the outside of the flying component. In addition, the high-speed rotating shell is also the main body of its gyro effect. This design only leaves two small finger pressure upper and lower covers. The products produced by this technology are extremely difficult to operate and have poor user experience. Besides adults, the audience of flying toys is also a large number of operators. In the cognition of the majority of children, they do not know the principle of rotary flying toys. They only know that it is a toy that will fly back when thrown out. Therefore, it is necessary to throw out the flying toys by pressing the cover, which further increases the difficulty for children to use the flying toys. On the one hand, because the size of flying toys is fixed, it can't be suitable for children of different ages, such as the palm of younger children.
Based on the above, it is necessary to provide a flying toy with full enclosure isolation, which can isolate the flying components rotating at high speed from the skin of the contact person, and at the same time, realize the technology of controlling different flight trajectories of the aircraft by preset throwing angles, which will make users have an incredible experience. When the flying toy falls from high altitude, the fully enclosed net shell can also protect the core flying components.
The present invention provides a boomerang. The boomerang includes a flight component, wherein the flight component comprises at least one rotating device and a driving device; the maximum diameter rotating plane formed by the rotation of the rotating device defines the outer perimeter of the flight component, and the rotating device rotates coaxially around the center axis of the maximum diameter rotating plane; a central shaft penetrating the center axis, wherein two ends of the central shaft are respectively connected with a first base and a second base, and the first base and the second base are respectively separated from the upper and lower ends of the flight component; a protective device arranged around the flight component, wherein the protective device is composed of a plurality of ribs connected with each other, and an inner diameter of the protective device corresponding to the outer perimeter of the flight component is larger than the outer perimeter.
In some embodiments, the center of the first base extends out of the first receiving part and receives the first end of the central shaft, and the center of the second base extends out of the second receiving part to receive the second end of the central shaft. In order to improve the protection effect of the ribs on the boomerang, the ribs are configured to be made of elastic materials. In order to make the boomerang have excellent rotary flying performance, the boomerang is configured to have two pairs of propellers which are arranged in parallel and rotate in opposite directions, and the propeller assemblies are started so that the boomerang can gain lift to fly.
At least one embodiment of the present invention relates to a boomerang. The boomerang comprises a first base, a second base, a luminous component, a plurality of ribs extending outwards to connect the first base and the second base, and a central shaft connecting the flight component to the first base and the second base, wherein the ribs surround the flight component, the first base and the second base respectively receive the first end and the second end of the central shaft, and the luminous component and the flight component are electrically connected.
At least one embodiment of the present invention relates to a boomerang. The boomerang comprises a flight component, a central shaft and a protective device, wherein the flight component comprises at least one rotating device, a driving device and a bracket with a cavity; the central shaft runs through the center axis of the maximum diameter plane formed when the rotating device rotates; and one end of the central shaft is connected with a first base which is separated from the upper and lower ends of the flight component; and the protective device is formed by connecting a plurality of ribs.
In order to explain the technical scheme of this application more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of this application. For those of ordinary skill in this field, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without any creative effort.
In the figures:
1. First base; 11. First receiving part; 2. Second base; 21. Second receiving part; 3. Rib; 4. Flight component; 401. Rotating device; 402. Driving device; 41. Propeller component; 42. Motor; 43. Motor base; 44. Power supply; 45. Sensor; 46. Circuit board; 47. Transmission gear; 48. Bracket; 411. First propeller; 412. Second propeller; 4121, Outer ring; 4122. Installation table; 5. Central axis; 51. First end; 52. Second end; 53. Shaft sleeve; 6. Luminous component; 61. Light bar; 62. Light source frame; 7. Accommodation space; 8. Protective device; G, center of gravity; F, Lift center; F1, Thrust; F2, Wind power; F3, Lifting force; F4, offset force; S1, Flight trajectory; S2, Flight trajectory.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of this application, but not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative labor are within the scope of protection in this application.
The reference to “an embodiment” or “an implementation” here means that a specific feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment or an implementation can be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is understood explicitly and implicitly by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.
The boomerang also includes a central shaft 5 (see
Among them, the first base 1 extends from the center out of the first receiving part 11 (see
In this preferred embodiment, the central shaft 5 is preferably a single through shaft with a cylindrical surface. In other embodiments, the central shaft 5 may also have surfaces of other shapes, such as rectangular or prismatic, and the central shaft 5 may also be composed of two or more mandrels through coupling. As shown in
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In this preferred embodiment, between the first base 1 and the second base 2 receiving the central shaft 5, an accommodation space 7 (see
The second propeller 412 is fixedly connected to the motor base 43, the motor 42, the power supply 44 and the circuit board 46 are fixedly mounted on the motor base 43, and the sensor 45 is electrically connected to the circuit board 46. The sensor 45 feeds back signals to the circuit board 46, and the circuit board 46 controls the operation of the motor 42. The driving shaft of the motor 42 is in transmission connection with the first propeller 411 through a transmission gear 47.
The motor 42 drives the first propeller 411 to rotate, and the reaction force generated when the first propeller 411 rotates will push the motor base 43 to rotate, thus driving the bracket 48 and the second propeller 412 fixedly connected with the motor base 43 to rotate. At this time, the rotation direction of the bracket 48 and the second propeller 412 is opposite to that of the first propeller 411, so that the torsional forces between the first propeller 411 and the second propeller 412 are mutually offset, and at the same time, the upward lift force is generated, so that the boomerang can fly. At the same time, under the action of the thrown external force, the boomerang first flies in the throwing direction for a certain distance. After the thrown external force disappears, the flying angle of the boomerang will remain unchanged due to the gyro effect generated by the rotation of the support 48 and the propeller, and the boomerang will continue to fly in the direction of this angle. Users can preset the throwing angle of the boomerang to obtain different flight trajectories.
In order to make the flight component 4 fly with sufficient lift, besides increasing the RPM of the motor, it is also a preference to make the blades of the propeller more similar. Increasing the size of the propeller blades also increases the size of the flight component 4, which leads to the increase of the accommodating volume of the accommodating space 7.
Increasing the accommodation volume of the accommodation space 7 can be achieved by increasing the extension length of the ribs 3. However, if the accommodation volume of the accommodation space 7 is simply increased by increasing the extension length of the ribs 3, the cost of the boomerang will undoubtedly increase greatly, which is obviously not ideal.
On the premise of not increasing the extension length of the ribs 3, in order to make the accommodation space 7 have the largest accommodation volume, the extension track of the ribs 3 in this preferred embodiment is configured as y=±√{square root over ((r2−x2))} or x=±√{square root over ((r2−y2))}. According to Euclidean geometry, when the circumference is the same, the surface area of a circle is the largest, and when the surface area is the same, the volume of a sphere is the largest. The demonstration process of this basis is the existing academic knowledge, so it will not be discussed in this paper.
In some embodiments, the extension track of the ribs 3 can be other shapes, as shown in
By analogy, the extension track of the rib 3 can be any desired shape.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the extension track of the rib 3 is configured as y=±√{square root over (r2−x2))} or x=±√{square root over ((r2−y2))}. With this configuration, the outer contour of the boomerang is closer to a regular sphere, and the operation is more in line with the usage habits of operators.
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As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a boomerang, which throws the boomerang out of flight by grasping the boomerang with the palm. As shown in
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In order to better protect the flight components 4 covered by the ribs 3, the ribs 3 are configured to be made of elastic materials and distributed crosswise. When the boomerang collides with an obstacle, the ribs 3 made of elastic materials can produce elastic deformation, absorb the corresponding collision energy, and provide buffer protection for the flight component 4; Similarly, the cross distribution of the ribs 3 further enhances the structural strength and reduces the probability of fracture or damage of the ribs 3. At the same time, the ribs 3 can also protect the operator, preventing the wings of the flight component from flying out and causing harm to the operator.
In order to make the boomerang have better flying performance, the ribs 3 are configured in a hollow grid shape to reduce the weight of the ribs 3, and the grid pattern can be configured in any pattern shape; The propeller component 41 is configured as two pairs of first propellers 411 and second propellers 412, which are arranged in parallel and rotate in opposite directions, so as to counteract the torsional force generated when the propellers rotate; The rotating shafts of the first propeller 411 and the second propeller 412 are arranged coaxially with the central shaft 5, so that the center of lift generated by the propeller component 41 is on the same axis as the center of gravity of the boomerang.
The first propeller 411 is driven by the motor 42, and the reaction force generated when the first propeller 411 rotates will push the motor base 43 to rotate, and then drive the bracket 48 and the second propeller 412 fixedly connected with the motor base 43 to rotate. At this time, the rotation direction of the bracket 48 and the second propeller 412 is opposite to that of the first propeller 411, so that the torsional forces between the first propeller 411 and the second propeller 412 are mutually offset, and at the same time, lift force is generated, so that the boomerang can fly.
During the flying process of boomerangs, the position of the center of gravity is also a factor affecting the flying stability. Once the center of gravity shifts, it will lead to unstable flight trajectory, and make the boomerang run on an unsatisfactory flight trajectory.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the central shaft 5 is configured to be coaxial with the rotating shafts of the first propeller 411 and the second propeller 412. This has the advantage that the center of gravity of the boomerang can be kept on the same axis as the center of lift generated by the propeller component 41, and the angular momentum generated when the first propeller 411 and the second propeller 412 rotate will not change, so that the boomerang in operation will have a gyro effect. After the boomerang is thrown, the flying angle of the boomerang remains unchanged due to the gyro effect generated by the rotation of the bracket 48 and the propeller, and the boomerang will continue to fly along the direction of this angle. The user can preset the throwing angle of the boomerang, so as to obtain different flight trajectories.
According to the teaching of U.S. Pat. No. 6,843,699, when the center of gravity is above the center of lift, the flying effect of boomerangs will increase. As shown in
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Specifically, as shown in
In this embodiment, the outer periphery of the second propeller 412 is formed with an outer ring 4121, the radius of which is larger than the rotation radius of the blades of the second propeller 412, and the outer ring 4121 is fixedly connected with the bracket 48 through the blades of the second propeller 412. On the one hand, the outer ring 4121 can protect the blades of the second propeller 412 and increase the safety of the flight component 4; on the other hand, the outer ring 4121 fixedly connected with the bracket 48 can also increase the flight rotation of the boomerang.
In order to make the boomerang have other types of light and shadow effects, the position of the lighting assembly 6 can be set according to the actual requirements.
Now, referring to
Different from the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in this embodiment, the second end 52 of the central shaft 5 is not received by the second base 2, but a sleeve 53 is sleeved on the second end 52. The sleeve 53 is tightly connected with the second end, and the sleeve 53 can keep the rotating shaft of the rotating device 401 coaxial with the central shaft 5. The boomerang adopting this scheme also has good flying performance and can also protect the flight component 4.
The technical means disclosed in the scheme of the present invention is not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above embodiments, but also includes the technical scheme composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the technical field, several improvements and embellishments can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and embellishments are also regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.
This application is a continuation of the serial number of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/426,083, filed on Apr. 8, 2021, entitled Boomerang, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein
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Parent | 17426083 | Jul 2021 | US |
Child | 18098971 | US |