CN114144947A

CN114144947A - Remote controller and remote control system

Info

Publication number: CN114144947A
Application number: CN202080045305.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 彭阳
Original assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-02
Filing date: 2020-07-02
Publication date: 2022-03-04
Also published as: WO2022000401A1

Abstract

A remote controller (1) and a remote control system (100), wherein the remote controller (1) is used for controlling electronic equipment (8), and the remote controller (1) comprises a remote controller body (10), a mobile equipment joint (20) and a flexible mounting base (30). The mobile equipment connector (20) is used for electrically plugging the mobile equipment (7) so as to electrically connect the remote controller (1) with the mobile equipment (7). The flexible mounting seat (30) is fixedly arranged on the remote controller body (10). The mobile device connector (20) is arranged on the flexible mounting seat (30) so that the mobile device connector (20) can be movably connected with the remote controller body (10), connecting cables between the current mobile device (7) and the remote controller (1) are abandoned, and the mobile device connector (20) is compatible with mobile devices (7) with various thickness sizes.

Description

Remote controller and remote control system

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of remote control equipment, in particular to a remote controller and a remote control system.

Background

In recent years, with the continuous development of unmanned aerial vehicle technology, unmanned aerial vehicles are widely used in a plurality of fields. For promoting unmanned aerial vehicle's performance and control feel, most unmanned aerial vehicle all is equipped with the remote controller at present. Based on the popularization of mobile phones, most consumer remote controllers adopt a scheme without a display screen, and the mobile phones are connected with the remote controllers through cables, and the screen of the mobile phone is used as the display screen of the remote controllers.

Currently, the interfaces of mobile phones are various, for example, the interfaces include Micro-B, Type-C, Lightning, and therefore, at least three kinds of cables are required to be equipped for users to use at the same time for the remote controllers of manufacturers. For most users, one or at most two cables can be adopted to meet the requirements, and redundant cables are not used, so that the waste of resources is greatly caused, and the cables are easy to lose.

In addition, the current mobile phone industry is rapidly developed, and the schemes such as a full screen, a curved screen and a waterfall screen are more popular, so that how to improve the compatibility of the remote controller can clamp various mobile phones and ensure the user experience is one of the problems to be considered in the current design of the remote controller.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a remote controller and a remote control system, which can abandon a connecting cable between the current mobile equipment and the remote controller, save the production cost and avoid the resource waste.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a remote controller for controlling an electronic device. The remote controller comprises a remote controller body, a mobile device connector and a flexible mounting seat. The mobile equipment connector is used for enabling mobile equipment to be electrically plugged so that the remote controller is electrically connected with the mobile equipment. The flexible mounting seat is fixedly arranged on the remote controller body. The mobile equipment joint is arranged on the flexible mounting seat, so that the mobile equipment joint is movably connected with the remote controller body.

According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system. The remote control system comprises electronic equipment and the remote controller which is in communication connection with the electronic equipment and is used for remotely controlling the electronic equipment.

The remote controller provided by the embodiment of the invention is compatible with mobile equipment with various thickness sizes by arranging the mobile equipment connector and the flexible mounting seat, and a connecting cable between the current mobile equipment and the remote controller is abandoned.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a remote control according to an embodiment of the present invention with an antenna in a folded state;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the remote control shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a remote control in an intermediate state of the antenna transitioning from a folded state to an unfolded state in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a remote control unit in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention with the antenna in an extended position;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the remote control shown in FIG. 4 from another angle;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the remote control shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the remote control shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side schematic view of a flexible mount of one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a side schematic view of a flexible mount of another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a side schematic view of a flexible mount of yet another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a mobile device connector of a remote control device of one embodiment of the present invention upon contact with a mobile device;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the mobile device connector of the remote control of FIG. 11 just prior to contact with the mobile device;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a remote control with a mobile device connector fully connected to the mobile device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a remote control device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention in fixed connection with a mobile device;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, showing a remote control device and a mobile device fixedly connected together;

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a remote control device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention in secured connection with a mobile device;

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an application scenario of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 18 is a schematic view of an application scenario of a remote controller according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 19 is a schematic view of an application scenario of a remote controller according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a display diagram of a display screen of a mobile device according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 21 is a display diagram of a display screen of a mobile device according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 22 is a display diagram of a display screen of a mobile device according to yet another embodiment of the invention;

fig. 23 is a schematic block diagram of a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Unless otherwise indicated, "front", "rear", "lower" and/or "upper" and the like are for convenience of description and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. In the present invention "capable" may mean having a capability.

The following describes in detail various embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features of the following examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Fig. 1 to 7 disclose schematic diagrams of a remote control 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The remote controller 1 of one embodiment of the present invention can be used to control an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include, for example, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned vehicle or vessel, a pan-tilt head, or the like. As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the remote controller 1 includes a remote controller body 10, a flexible mounting base 30, and a mobile device connector 20. The flexible mount 30 is fixedly provided on the remote controller body 10. The mobile device connector 20 is disposed on the flexible mounting base 30, so that the mobile device connector 20 can be movably connected with the remote controller body 10, and the mobile device connector 20 can be used for electrically plugging the mobile device 7 (as shown in fig. 11-16) to electrically connect the remote controller 1 with the mobile device 7. The mobile device 7 may comprise at least one of a cell phone, a tablet, for example.

The flexible mounting base 30 of the embodiment of the invention has both flexibility and reliability, allows the mobile device connector 20 to move and/or rotate in various directions within a certain range, so as to be compatible with mobile devices 7 with different thickness dimensions, and facilitates the mounting of the mobile devices 7 on the remote controller 1.

In one embodiment, the mobile device connector 20 comprises an international standard charging connector. Alternatively, the international standard charging connector comprises a Type-C charging connector, such as a Type-C charging male socket, so that a unified Type-C charging interface configured by the mobile device 7 mandatory by the european union committee can be adapted. Of course, the mobile device connector 20 may be configured as a charging connector such as Micro-B, Lightning, if desired.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1, flexible mount 30 may include a soft rubber cushion. The mobile device connector 20 is flexibly connected to the remote controller body 10 through a soft rubber pad so that the mobile device connector 20 has freedom of movement in various directions.

Fig. 8 discloses a side view of a flexible mount 31 according to an embodiment of the invention. In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the flexible mount 30 may include a fixing plate 310, and an elastic member connected between the fixing plate 310 and the remote controller body 10, and the mobile device connector 20 is fixedly connected to the fixing plate 310. In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the resilient member may comprise a spring 311, for example. The fixing plate 310 can ensure the fixed connection of the mobile device connector 20, and at the same time, the fixing plate 310 is connected to the remote controller body 10 through the spring 311, so as to ensure the mobility of the mobile device connector 20 within a certain range. In some embodiments, the spring 311 may be part of a wire electrically connecting the mobile device connector 20 and the remote controller 1. Fig. 9 discloses a side view of flexible mount 32 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 9, unlike the flexible mount 31 shown in fig. 8, the elastic member of the flexible mount 32 in fig. 9 includes an elastic sheet 321. Fig. 10 discloses a side view of a flexible mount 33 according to yet another embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 10, unlike the flexible mount 31 shown in fig. 8, the elastic member of the flexible mount 33 in fig. 10 includes a soft rubber pad 331. However, the flexible mount 30 of the present invention is not limited to the above configurations.

The remote controller 1 of the embodiment of the invention can be conveniently and directly electrically connected with the mobile equipment 7 by arranging the mobile equipment connector 20 on the remote controller body 10, thereby avoiding the additional use of mobile equipment-remote controller connecting cables, and in addition, the risk of cable loss is avoided because scattered cables do not need to be additionally arranged.

Moreover, the mobile device connector 20 of the remote controller 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is movably connected to the remote controller body 10 through the flexible mounting base 30, so that the mobile device connector can be better compatible with mobile devices 7 with various sizes.

In one embodiment, the mobile device connector 20 may allow the mobile device 7 to be electrically plugged in to communicatively couple the remote control 1 with the mobile device 7. When the mobile device 7 is in communication connection with the remote controller 1 through the mobile device connector 20, the remote controller 1 can receive a control instruction sent by the mobile device 7 and send the control instruction to the electronic device so as to operate the electronic device. Also, the remote control 1 is also capable of transmitting data received from the electronic device to the mobile device 7.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments, the remote controller body 10 has a receiving space 11 for receiving the mobile device 7, and the receiving space 11 has a carrying surface 111 for carrying the mobile device 7.

In one embodiment, the receiving space 11 is a groove formed on the remote controller body 10, the mobile device connector 20 is disposed on a sidewall 113 of the groove, and the supporting surface 111 is a bottom wall of the groove.

In one embodiment, the receiving space 11 is located in the middle of the remote controller body 10.

A mounting groove 12 for mounting the mobile device 7 is arranged on one side of the remote controller body 10 close to the mobile device connector 20, and the mounting groove 12 is communicated with the accommodating space 11. As shown in fig. 11 and 12, when the mobile device 7 is mounted, the bottom end of the mobile device 7 (i.e., the end close to the body of the user when the user uses the mobile device 7) protrudes into the mounting recess 12 of the remote controller body 10, and then, as shown in fig. 13, the mobile device connector 20 on the remote controller body 10 is inserted into the mobile device 7. As shown in fig. 14 to 16, when the mobile device 7 is fixed on the remote controller 1, the mobile device 7 is electrically plugged into the mobile device connector 20, and the mobile device 7 is at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space 11.

Considering that a part of the mobile device 7 may have a protruding portion such as a camera on an upper portion thereof, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 14 to 16, when the mobile device 7 is received in the receiving space 11 of the remote controller body 10, at least a part of the mobile device 7 is located outside the receiving space 11. Thus, only the middle and lower portions of the mobile device 7 can be housed on the remote controller body 10, while the upper portion having a possible convex area such as a camera can be suspended.

The remote controller body 10 is provided with an operation member, and the operation member may include at least one of a rocker, a button, a knob, and a pulsator, for example. The operating parts are multiple and are located on two opposite sides of the accommodating space 11.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, a first pulsator 131 for controlling a pan/tilt angle of a cradle head mounted on an electronic device is provided on the remote controller body 10. The remote controller body 10 is provided with a second pulsator 132 for controlling the pan/tilt camera mounted on the electronic device to zoom. The first pulsator 131 and the second pulsator 132 are located at opposite sides of the accommodating space 11.

The remote controller body 10 is provided with a photographing button 141 for controlling a pan/tilt camera mounted on the electronic device to photograph. The remote controller body 10 is provided with a recording button 142 for controlling a pan/tilt camera mounted on the electronic device to record images.

In addition, a power-on key 151 and an emergency stop key 152 are provided on the remote controller body 10. The power-on key 151 and the emergency stop key 152 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the accommodating space 11.

A rechargeable battery is built in the remote controller body 10 to supply power to the remote controller 1. As shown in fig. 7, a charging port 17 is provided on a side of the remote controller body 10 opposite to the mobile device connector 20 for connecting an external power source to charge the rechargeable battery or to enable the external power source to replace the rechargeable battery as a power source of the remote controller 1. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a charge level display lamp 16 is further provided on the remote controller body 10 to display the remaining charge level of the rechargeable battery.

As shown in fig. 11, the mobile device 7 has two first side portions 72 disposed opposite each other and two second side portions 73 disposed opposite each other. The first side portion 72 is connected to the second side portion 73, and the length of the first side portion 72 is greater than the length of the second side portion 73. A mating interface (not shown) is provided on at least one of the two second sides 73, which can be used to electrically mate with the mobile device connector 20. When the mobile device 7 is accommodated in the accommodating space 11 of the remote controller body 10, one of the two second side portions 73 of the mobile device 7 is close to the bottom of the remote controller 1. The bottom of the remote control 1 is the part of the user that is close to the user's body when using the remote control 1. Thus, when the remote controller 1 is used in cooperation with the mobile device 7, the portrait display of the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 can be realized.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 3, the accommodating space 11 of the remote controller body 10 is a groove opened on the remote controller body 10, the groove has two first sidewalls 112 and a second sidewall 113 which are oppositely arranged, two ends of the second sidewall 113 are respectively connected to the first sidewalls 112, the second sidewall 113 is close to the bottom of the remote controller 1, and the mobile device connector 20 is arranged on the second sidewall 113.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 4 and 6, the remote controller 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include an adsorption device 40. The adsorption device 40 is disposed on the remote controller body 10, and is used for adsorbing and fixing the mobile device 7 on the remote controller body 10.

In one embodiment, the suction device 40 of embodiments of the present invention may comprise, for example, a suction cup. As shown in fig. 13 and 14, the remote controller 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention employs a suction cup as the adsorption device 40, the mobile device 7 is contacted with the adsorption device 40 employing the suction cup by manually pressing the mobile device 7, the suction cup is pressed with the continuous pressing of the mobile device 7, when the suction cup is pressed, air in the suction cup is exhausted, and vacuum is formed in the suction cup, so that the mobile device 7 is firmly fixed on the remote controller body 10 by using atmospheric pressure via the suction cup, direct clamping of the mobile device 7 is avoided, thereby avoiding that keys of the mobile device 7 or virtual keys on a screen are touched by mistake, and improving user experience. Furthermore, the remote control 1 has no occlusion on the screen of the mobile device 7.

The adsorption device 40 of the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the suction cup. In other embodiments, the suction device 40 of the present invention may also include other devices with suction function, for example, various suitable glues, such as silica gel and the like, or alternative tapes may be used.

In some embodiments, the remote controller body 10 has a carrying surface 111 for carrying the mobile device 7, the suction device 40 is disposed on the carrying surface 111, and the suction device 40 is used for sucking the first surface 71 of the mobile device 7 to fix the mobile device 7 on the carrying surface 111 of the remote controller body 10.

In an embodiment where the remote controller body 10 is provided with the receiving space 11, the suction device 40 may be disposed on the bearing surface 111 of the receiving space 11 of the remote controller body 10 for sucking the first surface 71 of the mobile device 7 to fix the mobile device 7 in the receiving space 11 by suction. The mobile device 7 has a primary display 74 and the first surface 71 is the surface of the mobile device 7 opposite to the surface on which the primary display 74 is located.

In one embodiment, the suction device 40 includes suction cups having different sizes. Through the cooperation of the sucking disc of variation in size to can be compatible not unidimensional mobile device 7's fixed needs, moreover, fixed firm and do not harm mobile device 7, and do not have the button mistake and touch the risk.

For example, the suction device 40 may include a plurality of first suction cups 41 and a plurality of second suction cups 42 having different sizes, wherein the size of the first suction cups 41 is larger than that of the second suction cups 42, as shown in fig. 6. Preferably, the plurality of first suction cups 41 are disposed on a central region of the supporting surface 111, and the plurality of second suction cups 42 are disposed on a peripheral region of the supporting surface 111, so as to provide a larger suction force on the central region of the supporting surface 111 and a relatively smaller suction force on the peripheral region of the supporting surface 111. The first suction cup 41 is provided to provide a sufficient suction force to the mobile device 7 of different sizes so that the mobile device 7 is suction-fixed to the remote controller body 10. For a mobile device 7 of smaller size, the suction force may be provided only by the first suction pad 41; for the mobile device 7 with a larger size, an additional suction force can be provided by the second suction cup 42, so that the mobile device 7 is more firmly sucked and fixed on the remote controller body 10. The second suction cups 42 are distributed around the perimeter of the carrying surface 111 such that larger sized mobile devices 7 can provide additional suction with more second suction cups 42, thereby better accommodating mobile devices 7 of different sizes, and ensuring that the smaller suction cups around the perimeter of the carrying surface 111 remain effective for smaller sized mobile devices 7.

In other embodiments, the remote control 1 of the present embodiment further includes an antenna 50. The antenna 50 may be used to transmit and receive signals to communicatively couple the remote control 1 to an electronic device. The antenna 50 is rotatably connected to the remote controller body 10, and the antenna 50 has an unfolded state and a folded state.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the antenna 50 is disposed on the remote controller body 10 on the side opposite to the mobile device connector 20.

As shown in fig. 4, in the unfolded state, the antenna 50 protrudes out of the housing space 11 of the remote controller body 10. As shown in fig. 1, in the folded state, the antenna 50 is accommodated in the accommodating space 11 of the remote controller body 10.

As shown in fig. 3, a first catch 504 is provided on the antenna 50, for example, the first catch 504 is provided at an end of the antenna 50. The second retaining portion 114 is disposed on the mounting surface 111 of the receiving space 11 of the remote controller body 10, and the antenna 50 can be received in the receiving space 11 of the remote controller body 10 by the cooperation of the first retaining portion 504 and the second retaining portion 114.

In one embodiment, the first catch 504 on the antenna 50 includes a protrusion and the second catch 114 on the remote control body 10 includes a mating slot. As shown in fig. 1, when the antenna 50 is folded and accommodated in the accommodating space 11, the protrusion on the antenna 50 is engaged with the engaging groove on the remote controller body 10, so that the antenna 50 is held on the remote controller body 10.

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, a support boss 19 is provided on the remote controller body 10. The support boss 19 is provided on the remote controller body 10 on the side opposite to the mobile device connector 20. When the antenna 50 is in the deployed state, the antenna 50 is supported by the support bosses 19.

In one embodiment, the antenna 50 is U-shaped, and the antenna 50 has a root portion 51 rotatably connected to the remote controller body 10 and a pair of antenna rods 52 extending from opposite ends of the root portion 51. When the antenna 50 is in the deployed state, the root portion 51 is supported by the support boss 19.

In other embodiments, the remote control 1 of the present embodiment further includes a rocker base 18 and a rocker 60. The rocker base 18 is provided on the remote controller body 10, and the rocker 60 is detachably provided on the rocker base 18.

In one embodiment, the number of the rocker seats 18 is a pair, and a pair of the rocker seats 18 is disposed on opposite sides of the receiving space 11 of the remote controller body 10.

The rocker 60 has an operating state and a storage state. In the operating state, the rocker 60 is mounted on the rocker seat 18, as shown in fig. 4. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the storage state, the rocker 60 is detached from the rocker base 18 and stored in the remote controller body 10.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, a receiving groove 115 for receiving the rocking bar 60 is provided on the receiving surface 111 of the receiving space 11, and in the receiving state, the rocking bar 60 is received in the receiving groove 115.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, when the rocker 60 is in the storage state and the antenna 50 is in the folded state, the rocker 60 is at least partially shielded or pressed by the antenna 50 to prevent the rocker 60 from falling. In the storage state, at least a part of the rocker 60 is exposed outside the antenna 50, so that a user can observe whether the rocker 60 is in place or not, and the actual use experience of the user is prevented from being influenced by omission of the rocker 60.

In some other embodiments, the mobile device connector 20 is removably connected to the flexible mount 30, thereby allowing the mobile device connector 20 to be replaced as needed. For example, when the mobile device connector 20 is damaged or a different type of mobile device connector 20 needs to be replaced, the original mobile device connector 20 may be removed from the flexible mount 30 and replaced with a new mobile device connector.

In still other embodiments, the flexible mount 30 is removably connected to the remote control body 10 so that the flexible mount 30 and/or the mobile device connector 20 can be replaced as desired.

In still other embodiments, the mobile device connector 20 is movably connected with the flexible mount 30 such that the mobile device connector 20 has an extended state and a retracted state. In the extended state, the mobile device connector 20 is at least partially located outside the remote control body 10. In the contracted state, the mobile device connector 20 is housed in the remote controller body 10. Therefore, when the mobile device connector 20 is not needed to be used, the mobile device connector 20 is accommodated in the remote controller body 10, so that the mobile device connector 20 is prevented from being accidentally damaged, and the appearance of the remote controller 1 is simpler and more attractive.

The remote controller 1 of the embodiment of the present invention can be used in cooperation with the mobile device 7. When the mobile device 7 is installed, firstly, the antenna 50 of the remote controller 1 is unfolded, the antenna 50 is in an unfolded state, the rocker 60 is taken out of the accommodating groove 115, the rocker 60 is installed on the rocker seat 18 of the remote controller body 10, then, the mobile device 7 is close to the mobile device connector 20 along the installation groove 12 on the remote controller body 10, the mobile device connector 20 is inserted into the matching interface of the mobile device 7, then, the mobile device 7 is pressed downwards, and the mobile device 7 is adsorbed and fixed in the accommodating space 11 of the remote controller body 10 through the adsorption device 40, so that the fixation and the electrical connection of the remote controller 1 and the mobile device 7 are completed.

When the mobile device 7 is installed in the remote controller 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 can be used as the display screen of the remote controller 1, so that the remote controller 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention does not need to additionally configure a display screen, thereby simplifying the structure and reducing the product cost. Of course, the remote controller 1 of the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the remote control 1 may be used alone without the mobile device 7.

Fig. 17 discloses an application scenario diagram of the remote controller 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 17, in some embodiments, the electronic device controlled by the remote controller 1 of the embodiment of the present invention may include, for example, an unmanned aerial vehicle 81 shown in fig. 17. The user can control the unmanned aerial vehicle 81 through the remote controller 1. Also, the user can observe the situation around the unmanned aerial vehicle 81 by using a mobile device 7, such as a cellular phone or the like, mounted on the remote controller 1 as a display screen.

Fig. 18 shows a schematic application scenario of the remote controller 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 19 discloses an application scenario diagram of the remote controller 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, the electronic device controlled by the remote controller 1 of the embodiment of the present invention may include, for example, a personal computer 82 shown in fig. 18 or a game host 83 shown in fig. 19. As shown in fig. 18 and fig. 19, in this application, the mobile device 7 may be used as a display screen, and the personal computer 82 or the game console 83 may be used as a main processor, so that the high performance of the personal computer 82 or the game console 83 can be fully utilized, and a user can play a game at any suitable position by using the remote controller 1 communicatively connected to the personal computer 82 or the game console 83 without moving the personal computer 82 or the game console 83 and without limiting the position of the user to the front of the personal computer 82 or the game console 83. Thus, for a large game with high requirements on processor performance, a user can have a more free and comfortable game experience.

According to the remote controller 1 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the mobile equipment connectors 20 and the flexible mounting bases 30 are arranged, so that the mobile equipment 7 with different sizes can be compatible, the mobile equipment 7 is directly electrically connected to the remote controller body 10 in an inserting manner, and a connecting cable between the current mobile equipment 7 and the remote controller 1 is abandoned, so that the production cost is saved, the resource waste is reduced, and the remote controller is more environment-friendly.

According to the remote controller 1 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the mobile device 7 can be firmly fixed on the remote controller body 10 through the adsorption device 40, so that the mobile device 7 is prevented from being directly clamped, the mobile device 7 is not damaged, meanwhile, the situation that keys or virtual keys on the side surface of the mobile device are pressed is avoided, the possibility of mistaken touch is reduced, in addition, the remote controller 1 has no shielding effect on the screen of the mobile device 7, and the use experience of a user is improved. In addition, the remote controller 1 of the embodiment of the present invention can further fix various mobile devices 7 with different sizes by the cooperation of the large suction cup and the small suction cup.

According to the remote controller 1 provided by the embodiment of the invention, through the design of the foldable antenna 50 and the detachable receiving rocker 60, when the antenna 50 is in a folded state and the rocker 60 is in a receiving state, the rocker 60 is partially shielded through the foldable antenna 50, so that a semi-open type rocker receiving mode is realized, and a user can conveniently and directly observe whether the rocker 60 is in place or not while receiving the rocker 60, so that the rocker 60 can be prevented from being omitted.

Fig. 20 discloses a display diagram of the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 when the remote control 1 of one embodiment of the present invention is used with the mobile device 7. Next, an electronic device controlled by the remote controller 1 will be described as an example of an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a pan/tilt head camera. As shown in fig. 20, when the mobile device 7 is installed in the remote controller 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 can be displayed on the vertical screen when the remote controller 1 is operated. For example, the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 may display the pan-tilt camera perspective vertically.

Fig. 21 discloses a display diagram of the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 when the remote controller 1 of another embodiment of the present invention is used with the mobile device 7. As shown in fig. 21, the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 may include a plurality of display areas for displaying different content. The plurality of display regions includes at least a first display region 741 and a second display region 742 which are vertically arranged. The main display 74 has two short sides opposite to each other and two long sides opposite to each other, and the vertical arrangement means an arrangement along the direction of the long sides of the main display 74.

In one embodiment, the first display area 741 is configured to display an image of a pan-tilt-zoom camera view angle mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the second display area 742 is configured to display an image of an FPV view angle (first-person view angle) of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

In another embodiment, the plurality of display regions may further include a third display region 743 arranged transversely to the second display region 742. For example, the third display area 743 is used to display a map. Here, the lateral arrangement means an arrangement along a shorter side of the main display 74.

Fig. 22 discloses a display diagram of a main display 74 of the mobile device 7 when the remote controller 1 is used with the mobile device 7 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 22, unlike the display of fig. 21, the third display area 743 of the main display 74 of the mobile device 7 of fig. 22 includes two vertically aligned sub-display areas 7431, 7432 which may be used to display two maps 7431, 7432 of different scales, for example including 1: minimap 7431 and 1 on 50 scale: a minimap 7432 on the scale of 600.

The remote controller 1 of the embodiment of the invention can realize the vertical screen display of the mobile device 7, and the display area layout is reasonable, so that all areas of the main display screen 74 of the mobile device 7 can be more effectively utilized, the phenomenon that part of the display area is not utilized due to the horizontal screen display is avoided, and a user can obtain more reference information when operating the unmanned aerial vehicle, thereby assisting the user to operate the unmanned aerial vehicle more conveniently and more efficiently.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a remote control system 100. Fig. 23 discloses a schematic block diagram of a remote control system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 23, the remote control system 100 includes an electronic device 8 and a remote controller 1 communicatively connected to the electronic device 8 for remotely controlling the electronic device 8.

The remote control system 100 of the embodiment of the present invention has substantially the same advantageous technical effects as the remote controller 1 of each embodiment described above, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted.

It is noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second," and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The remote controller and the remote control system provided in the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above, and the principle and the embodiments of the present invention are explained in detail herein by applying specific examples, and the description of the above embodiments is only for assisting understanding of the method and the core idea of the present invention, and the content of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, any modification, equivalent replacement or improvement on the specific embodiments and application scope can be made, and the scope of the present invention is included in the claims of the present invention.

Claims

A remote controller for controlling an electronic device, characterized by: the method comprises the following steps:

a remote controller body;

the mobile equipment connector is used for electrically plugging mobile equipment so as to electrically connect the remote controller with the mobile equipment; and

the flexible mounting seat is fixedly arranged on the remote controller body;

the mobile equipment joint is arranged on the flexible mounting seat, so that the mobile equipment joint is movably connected with the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the mobile equipment connector is used for electrically plugging the mobile equipment so as to enable the remote controller to be in communication connection with the mobile equipment.
The remote control of claim 2, wherein: when the mobile equipment is in communication connection with the remote controller through the mobile equipment connector, the remote controller can receive a control instruction sent by the mobile equipment and send the control instruction to the electronic equipment so as to control the electronic equipment; and, the remote controller is also capable of transmitting data received from the electronic device to the mobile device.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the mobile device connector comprises an international standard charging connector.
The remote control of claim 4, wherein: the international standard charging connector comprises a Type-C charging connector.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the flexible mount includes a soft rubber cushion.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the flexible installation seat comprises a fixed plate and an elastic piece connected between the fixed plate and the remote controller body, and the mobile equipment joint is fixedly connected with the fixed plate.
The remote control of claim 7, wherein: the elastic piece comprises at least one of a spring, an elastic sheet and a soft rubber cushion.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating the mobile equipment, and the accommodating space is provided with a bearing surface for bearing the mobile equipment.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: the accommodating space is a groove formed in the remote controller body, and the mobile equipment joint is arranged on one side wall of the groove.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: the accommodating space is a groove formed in the remote controller body, and the bearing surface is a bottom wall of the groove.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: the accommodating space is located in the middle of the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 12, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with an operating part, and the operating part comprises at least one of a rocker, a key, a knob and a wave wheel.
The remote control of claim 13, wherein: the operating parts are multiple, and the operating parts are located on two opposite sides of the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: further comprising:

and the adsorption device is arranged on the bearing surface and used for adsorbing the first surface of the mobile equipment so as to adsorb and fix the mobile equipment in the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 15, wherein: the mobile device is provided with a main display screen, and the first surface is the surface of the mobile device opposite to the surface of the main display screen.
The remote control of claim 15, wherein: the suction device includes suction cups having different sizes.
The remote control of claim 17, wherein: the adsorption device comprises a first sucker and a second sucker, the size of the first sucker is larger than that of the second sucker, the first sucker is distributed in the middle area of the bearing surface, and the second sucker is distributed in the peripheral area of the bearing surface.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: further comprising:

the antenna is used for sending and receiving signals so as to enable the remote controller to be in communication connection with the electronic equipment; the antenna with remote controller body rotatable coupling, the antenna has expansion state and fold condition.
The remote control of claim 19, wherein: the antenna is arranged on one side of the remote controller body opposite to the mobile equipment joint.
The remote control of claim 20, wherein: in the unfolding state, the antenna protrudes out of the accommodating space; in the folded state, the antenna is accommodated in the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 21, wherein: the antenna is provided with a first clamping part, the bearing surface is provided with a second clamping part, and the antenna can be accommodated in the accommodating space through the matching of the first clamping part and the second clamping part.
The remote control of claim 22, wherein: the first clamping part is arranged at the end part of the antenna.
The remote control of claim 22, wherein: the first clamping part comprises a protruding part, the second clamping part comprises a matching groove, and when the antenna is in the folded state and is contained in the containing space, the protruding part is clamped with the matching groove.
The remote control of claim 19, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with a support boss, and when the antenna is in the unfolding state, the antenna is supported by the support boss.
The remote control of claim 25, wherein: the support boss is arranged on one side of the remote controller body opposite to the mobile equipment joint.
The remote control of claim 25, wherein: the antenna is U-shaped and provided with a root part which is rotatably connected with the remote controller body and a pair of antenna rods which respectively extend from two opposite ends of the root part.
The remote control of claim 27, wherein: when the antenna is in the deployed state, the root is supported by the support boss.
The remote control of claim 19, wherein: further comprising:

the rocker seat is arranged on the remote controller body; and

the rocker is detachably arranged on the rocker seat.
The remote control of claim 29, wherein: the number of the rocker seats is one pair, and the rocker seats are arranged on two opposite sides of the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 30, wherein: the rocker has a working state and a storage state, and in the working state, the rocker is arranged on the rocker seat; in the storage state, the rocker is separated from the rocker seat and is stored in the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 31, wherein: and a containing groove for containing the rocker is arranged on the bearing surface of the containing space, and the rocker is contained in the containing groove in the containing state.
The remote control of claim 31, wherein: when the rocker is in the accommodating state and the antenna is in the folded state, at least part of the rocker is shielded or pressed by the antenna to prevent the rocker from falling off.
The remote control of claim 33, wherein: in the storage state, at least one part of the rocker is exposed out of the antenna so as to observe whether the rocker is in place or not.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: and a mounting groove for mounting the mobile equipment is formed in one side, close to the mobile equipment joint, of the remote controller body, and the mounting groove is communicated with the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: when the mobile device is fixed on the remote controller, the mobile device is electrically plugged in the mobile device connector, and the mobile device is at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 36, wherein: when the mobile device is accommodated in the accommodating space, at least one part of the mobile device is positioned outside the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: the mobile device is provided with two oppositely arranged first side parts and two oppositely arranged second side parts, the first side parts are connected with the second side parts, and the length of the first side parts is greater than that of the second side parts; a mating interface is arranged on at least one of the two second side parts and is used for being electrically plugged with the mobile equipment connector; when the mobile equipment is accommodated in the accommodating space, one of the two second side parts is close to the bottom of the remote controller.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: the accommodating space is a groove formed in the remote controller body, the groove is provided with two first side walls and a second side wall which are arranged oppositely, two ends of the second side wall are connected to the first side walls respectively, the second side wall is close to the bottom of the remote controller, and the mobile equipment joint is arranged on the second side wall.
The remote control of claim 9, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with a first impeller used for controlling the pitching angle of a holder carried by the electronic equipment.
The remote control of claim 40, wherein: and a second impeller used for controlling the holder camera carried by the electronic equipment to zoom is arranged on the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 41, wherein: the first impeller and the second impeller are positioned on two opposite sides of the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with a photographing button for controlling a holder camera carried by the electronic equipment to photograph.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: and a video recording button for controlling a pan-tilt camera carried by the electronic equipment to record video is arranged on the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the mobile device joint is detachably connected with the flexible mounting seat.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the flexible mounting seat is detachably connected with the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the mobile device joint is movably connected with the flexible mounting seat so that the mobile device joint has an extending state and a contracting state; in the extended state, the mobile device connector is at least partially located outside the remote control body; in the retracted state, the mobile device connector is contained in the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the mobile device comprises at least one of a mobile phone and a tablet computer.
The remote control of claim 1, wherein: the electronic device includes at least one of an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned ship, a personal computer, and a game console.
A remote control system, characterized by: the remote controller comprises an electronic device and the remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 49, wherein the remote controller is in communication connection with the electronic device to remotely control the electronic device.
A remote controller for controlling an electronic device, characterized by: the method comprises the following steps:

the remote controller body is provided with a bearing surface for bearing the mobile equipment; and

the adsorption device is arranged on the bearing surface of the remote controller body and used for adsorbing a first surface of mobile equipment so as to adsorb and fix the mobile equipment on the bearing surface of the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 51, wherein: the mobile device is provided with a main display screen, and the first surface is the surface of the mobile device opposite to the surface of the main display screen.
The remote control of claim 51, wherein: the suction device comprises a suction cup.
The remote control of claim 53, wherein: the suction device includes suction cups having different sizes.
The remote control of claim 54, wherein: the adsorption device comprises a first sucker and a second sucker, the size of the first sucker is larger than that of the second sucker, the first sucker is distributed in the middle area of the bearing surface, and the second sucker is distributed in the peripheral area of the bearing surface.
The remote control of claim 51, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating the mobile equipment, and the bearing surface is formed in the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 56, wherein: the accommodating space is a groove formed in the remote controller body, and the bearing surface is a bottom wall of the groove.
The remote control of claim 56, wherein: the accommodating space is located in the middle of the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 56, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with an operating part, and the operating part comprises at least one of a rocker, a key, a knob and a wave wheel.
The remote control of claim 59, wherein: the operating parts are multiple, and the operating parts are located on two opposite sides of the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 56, wherein: further comprising:

the antenna is used for sending and receiving signals so as to enable the remote controller to be in communication connection with the electronic equipment; the antenna with remote controller body rotatable coupling, the antenna has expansion state and fold condition.
The remote control of claim 61, wherein: in the unfolding state, the antenna protrudes out of the accommodating space; in the folded state, the antenna is accommodated in the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 62, wherein: the antenna is provided with a first clamping part, the bearing surface is provided with a second clamping part, and the antenna can be accommodated in the accommodating space through the matching of the first clamping part and the second clamping part.
The remote control of claim 63, wherein: the first clamping part is arranged at the end part of the antenna.
The remote control of claim 63, wherein: the first clamping part comprises a protruding part, the second clamping part comprises a matching groove, and when the antenna is in the folded state and is contained in the containing space, the protruding part is clamped with the matching groove.
The remote control of claim 61, wherein: the remote controller body is provided with a support boss, and when the antenna is in the unfolding state, the antenna is supported by the support boss.
The remote control of claim 66, wherein: the antenna is U-shaped and provided with a root part which is rotatably connected with the remote controller body and a pair of antenna rods which respectively extend from two opposite ends of the root part.
The remote control of claim 67, wherein: when the antenna is in the deployed state, the root is supported by the support boss.
The remote control of claim 61, wherein: further comprising:

the rocker seat is arranged on the remote controller body; and

the rocker is detachably arranged on the rocker seat.
The remote control of claim 69, wherein: the number of the rocker seats is one pair, and the rocker seats are arranged on two opposite sides of the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 69, wherein: the rocker has a working state and a storage state, and in the working state, the rocker is arranged on the rocker seat; in the storage state, the rocker is separated from the rocker seat and is stored in the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 71, wherein: and a containing groove for containing the rocker is arranged on the bearing surface of the containing space, and the rocker is contained in the containing groove in the containing state.
The remote control of claim 71, wherein: when the rocker is in the accommodating state and the antenna is in the folded state, at least part of the rocker is shielded or pressed by the antenna to prevent the rocker from falling off.
The remote control of claim 73, wherein: in the storage state, at least one part of the rocker is exposed out of the antenna so as to observe whether the rocker is in place or not.
The remote control of claim 56, wherein: when the mobile equipment is fixed on the remote controller, the mobile equipment is at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 75, wherein: when the mobile device is accommodated in the accommodating space, at least one part of the mobile device is positioned outside the accommodating space.
The remote control of claim 51, wherein: further comprising:

the mobile equipment connector is movably connected with the remote controller body and used for enabling the mobile equipment to be electrically plugged so that the remote controller is electrically connected with the mobile equipment.
The remote control of claim 77, wherein: further comprising:

a flexible mounting seat fixedly arranged on the remote controller body,

the mobile equipment joint is arranged on the flexible mounting seat, so that the mobile equipment joint is movably connected with the remote controller body.
The remote control of claim 77, wherein: when the mobile equipment is in communication connection with the remote controller through the mobile equipment connector, the remote controller can receive a control instruction sent by the mobile equipment and send the control instruction to the electronic equipment so as to control the electronic equipment; and, the remote controller is also capable of transmitting data received from the electronic device to the mobile device.
The remote control of claim 77, wherein: the mobile device connector comprises an international standard charging connector.
The remote control of claim 80, wherein: the international standard charging connector comprises a Type-C charging connector.