Unmanned aerial vehicle charging station with centering mechanism
AssigneeEasy Aerial Inc.
InventorIvan Stamatovski
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Abstract
A charging station for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a landing surface having a first charging terminal formed of a first electrically conductive material, a second charging terminal formed of a second electrically conductive material and spaced apart from the first charging terminal, and an electrically insulating material disposed between the first charging terminal and the second charging terminal. A centering wheel is rotatably associated with the landing surface and has a center hub and spokes extending from the center hub. A rotator coupled to the centering wheel can rotate the centering wheel to align the unmanned aerial vehicle with the first charging terminal and the second charging terminal.
Claims21
A charging station for an unmanned aerial vehicle having at least one conductive landing leg, the charging station comprising:
- a landing surface having an electrically conductive portion and an electrically insulated portion;
- a centering wheel coupled to the landing surface and having at least one spoke extending therefrom, the at least one spoke positioned to rotate relative to the landing surface in response to rotation of the centering wheel relative to the landing surface, the at least one spoke configured to engage the unmanned aerial vehicle and rotate the at least one conductive landing leg into alignment with the electrically conductive portion of the landing surface to electrically couple the unmanned aerial vehicle to the landing surface.
An unmanned aerial vehicle charging system, comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle having at least one conductive landing leg;
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- a charging station including a landing surface and a centering wheel coupled the landing surface, the landing surface having an electrically conductive portion and an electrically insulated portion, the centering wheel having at least one spoke extending therefrom, the at least one spoke positioned to rotate relative to the landing surface in response to rotation of the centering wheel relative to the landing surface, the at least one spoke configured to engage the unmanned aerial vehicle and rotate the at least one conductive landing leg into alignment with the electrically conductive portion of the landing surface to electrically couple the unmanned aerial vehicle to the landing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.