Unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeProdrone Co., Ltd.
InventorsKiyokazu Sugaki, Kazuo Ichihara
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Abstract
To provide an unmanned aerial vehicle that is optimized for freight purposes and that efficiently performs loading and unloading of freight and efficiently performs airframe management. This object is solved by an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes a plurality of propellers. An airframe of the unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a body having a freight chamber that is a hollow portion and that is integral with the body; and a plurality of arms supporting each of the plurality of propellers. A combination of the one arm and the one propeller or plurality of propellers supported by the one arm constitute a retractable propeller. The retractable propeller is partially or entirely storable in the freight chamber.
Claims8
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of propellers;
- and
- an airframe including:
- a body having a hollow freight chamber integral with the body;
- and
- a plurality of arms supporting the plurality of propellers,
- wherein:
- a retractable propeller is formed of a combination of an arm of the plurality of arms and a propeller of the plurality of propellers,
- the retractable propeller is partially or entirely storable in the freight chamber,
- the freight chamber includes (i) a first opening configured to receive at least one container into the freight chamber at an upper side of the freight chamber, and (ii) a second opening configured to receive the retractable propeller into the freight chamber at a side portion of the freight chamber, and
- the unmanned aerial vehicle is configured to fly with the at least one container disposed within the freight chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.