Foldable unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeProdrone Co., Ltd.
InventorKiyokazu Sugaki
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle having an airframe whose horizontal dimension is efficiently reduced. This object is solved by an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes: a rotor; an arm; and an arm connector. The arm connector includes an arm holder that is a fixing member holding a part of the arm in a longitudinal direction of the arm. The part of the arm held by the arm holder is changeable by sliding the arm in the longitudinal direction of the arm relative to the arm holder. The arm holder is a movable member movable in directions in which the arm is turned upward and downward and/or rightward and leftward. The object is also solved by an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes: a rotor; an arm; and an arm connector. The arm is provided with a hinge on which the arm is foldable at a middle portion of the arm.
Claims6
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a rotor comprising a rotary wing;
- a bar-shaped arm supporting the rotor;
- and
- an arm connector to which the arm is connected,
- wherein the arm connector comprises an arm holder that is a fixing member holding a part of the arm in a longitudinal direction of the arm,
- wherein the part of the arm held by the arm holder is changeable by sliding the arm in the longitudinal direction of the arm relative to the arm holder,
- wherein a base end of the arm protrudes from the arm holder when the arm is slid in a direction of the arm holder, the base end being an end of the arm furthest from the rotor, and
- wherein the arm holder is a movable member movable in directions in which the arm is turned upward and downward and/or rightward and leftward.
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a rotor comprising a rotary wing;
- an arm supporting the rotor and made of a cylindrical pipe material;
- and
- an arm connector to which the arm is connected,
- wherein the arm comprises a hinge on which the arm is foldable at a middle portion of the arm,
- wherein the arm connector comprises an arm holder that is a fixing member holding a part of the arm in a longitudinal direction of the arm, and
- wherein the part of the arm held by the arm holder is changeable by sliding the arm in the longitudinal direction of the arm relative to the arm holder,
- wherein the arm comprises an arm side fitting member that is a fitting member to prevent the arm from rotating in a circumferential direction,
- wherein in the longitudinal direction of the arm, the arm has
- a leading end portion at which the rotor is disposed, and
- a rear end portion opposite to the leading end portion, and
- wherein when the arm has been slid to a limit extent in a direction of the leading end portion relative to the arm holder, the arm side fitting member is fitted with a fixation side fitting member that is a fitting member to form a pair with the arm side fitting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.