Device for accommodating and for releasing a payload on an aerial vehicle

A device for accommodating and for releasing a payload on an aerial vehicle, comprising:

• a mounting frame for accommodating the payload;
• a linear mover that can be positioned in a cavity of an aerial vehicle, the cavity having an opening and the mover having a base and at least one holding element;
• a release device arranged on the mounting frame;
• the mounting frame comprising a planar opening area which is surrounded by an opening edge;
• wherein the mover is coupled with the mounting frame on a side of the mounting frame facing away from the opening area by the at least one holding element;
• wherein the mover is configured to move the mounting frame linearly and vertically in the direction of the opening in the cavity at a variable distance from the base;
• wherein the release device is configured to hold the payload in the mounting frame such that the mounting frame encloses or surrounds the payload at least in part when the mounting frame is in a neutral position or in a release position;
• wherein the linear mover is configured to move the mounting frame between the neutral position and the release position;
• and
• wherein the release device is configured to move the payload selectively from the mounting frame, where necessary and when the mounting frame is in the release position, via the opening edge and in a direction facing away from the base and to release the payload.