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US 10,472,061 B2Granted
Propeller-less drone using flow of wind
AssigneesKeun-Young Kim, Si-Eun Kim
InventorsJin-Woo Lee, Hwan-Tae Kim
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a drone with a wind guide, including a body, a single central inlet unit accommodated in the body, and configured to introduce wind therein, at least two pairs of wind guides, and at least four connecting ducts. Each wind guide is spaced apart from the body, and each connecting duct is connected with a respective wind guide of the at least two pairs of wind guides. The connecting duct is configured to transmit the wind introduced from the single central inlet unit to the connected respective wind guide.
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A drone with a wind guide, the drone comprising:
- a body;
- a single central inlet accommodated in the body, and comprising an inlet fan configured to generate wind to be introduced in the body;
- at least two pairs of wind guides, each wind guide being spaced apart from the body;
- and
- at least four connecting ducts, wherein
- each of the at least four connecting ducts is connected with a respective wind guide of the at least two pairs of wind guides, and configured to transmit the wind introduced from the single central inlet to the connected respective wind guide,
- each of the at least two pairs of wind guides is configured to apply lift force by discharging the wind transmitted from a respective connecting duct of the at least four connecting ducts, to allow the body to fly,
- an interior of the body comprises a first accommodation part disposed at an upper portion of the interior a second accommodation part disposed at a lower portion, a partition wall that separates the first accommodation part from the second accommodation part, and
- the first accommodation part is configured to introduce the wind and flow the introduced wind through the at least four connecting ducts to the at least two pairs of wind guides.
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