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US 12,479,564 B2Granted
Door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle
OwnerWei Keong Chuinventor
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Abstract
A door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle is described, including a pair of complementary door pieces, and an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member. The first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate. Further disclosed are various embodiments of the door assembly, and a related aerial vehicle and system for delivering goods.
Claims19
A door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate;
- wherein the actuation mechanism enables the door pieces to counter-rotate for:
- the door pieces to scoop staged delivery goods, so that the delivery goods are supported thereon them, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces to release the delivery goods supported thereon, as they are actuated to separate;
- wherein the door pieces comprise a first door piece that includes a first frame and a first panel, and a second door piece that includes a second frame and a second panel;
- wherein the first door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the first frame being joined to a concave portion of the first panel laterally near a first end of the first panel, and the second door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the second frame being joined to a concave portion of the second panel laterally near a first end of the second panel;
- wherein the first frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing away from the first end of the first panel, and the second frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing towards the first end of the second panel.
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An aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a fuselage formed with at least one access portion;
- and
- at least one door assembly that corresponds to the access portion that enables opening or closing of the access portion, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces to counter-rotate for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate so that
- the door pieces scoop staged delivery goods, for the delivery goods to be supported thereon them and enter the fuselage through the access portion, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces release the delivery goods supported thereon from the fuselage as they are actuated to separate;
- wherein the door pieces comprise a first door piece that includes a first frame and a first panel, and a second door piece that includes a second frame and a second panel;
- wherein the first door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the first frame being joined to a concave portion of the first panel laterally at a first end of the first panel, and the second door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the second frame being joined to a concave portion of the second panel laterally near a first end of the second panel;
- wherein the first frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing away from the first end of the first panel, and the second frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing towards the first end of the second panel.
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A system for delivering goods, comprising:
- an aerial vehicle that comprises:
- a fuselage formed with at least one access portion;
- and
- at least one door assembly that corresponds to the access portion that enables opening or closing of the access portion, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces to counter-rotate for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate so that
- the door pieces scoop staged delivery goods, for the delivery goods to be supported thereon them and enter the fuselage through the access portion, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces release the delivery goods supported thereon from the fuselage as they are actuated to separate;
- wherein the door pieces comprise a first door piece that includes a first frame and a first panel, and a second door piece that includes a second frame and a second panel;
- wherein the first door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the first frame being joined to a concave portion of the first panel laterally at a first end of the first panel, and the second door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the second frame being joined to a concave portion of the second panel laterally near a first end of the second panel;
- wherein the first frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing away from the first end of the first panel, and the second frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing towards the first end of the second panel.
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A fuselage, for an aerial vehicle, which formed with at least one access portion, with an opening or closing of the access portion being enabled by a corresponding door assembly of the access portion, the door assembly comprising a pair of complementary door pieces and an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces to counter-rotate for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate so that
- the door pieces scoop staged delivery goods, for the delivery goods to be supported thereon them and enter the fuselage through the access portion, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces release the delivery goods supported thereon from the fuselage as they are actuated to separate;
- wherein the door pieces comprise a first door piece that includes a first frame and a first panel, and a second door piece that includes a second frame and a second panel;
- wherein the first door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the first frame being joined to a concave portion of the first panel laterally at a first end of the first panel, and the second door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the second frame being joined to a concave portion of the second panel laterally near a first end of the second panel;
- wherein the first frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing away from the first end of the first panel, and the second frame further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed a distance away from its arc periphery and facing towards the first end of the second panel.
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A door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate;
- wherein the actuation mechanism enables the door pieces to counter-rotate for:
- the door pieces to scoop staged delivery goods, so that the delivery goods are supported thereon them, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces to release the delivery goods supported thereon, as they are actuated to separate;
- wherein the door pieces comprise a first door piece that includes a first frame and a first panel, and a second door piece that includes a second frame and a second panel;
- wherein the first door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the first frame being joined to a concave portion of the first panel laterally at a first end of the first panel, and the second door piece is formed by an arc periphery of the second frame being joined to a concave portion of the laterally at a first end of the second panel;
- wherein the first panel further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed at a distance away from its first end, and the second frame further comprises an arcuate member at a distance away from its arc periphery and facing towards the first end of the second panel, with the arcuate member having a serrated surface profile;
- wherein the arcuate member is positioned above the serrated surface profile of the second panel for the serrated surface profile of the arcuate member to be aligned thereto.
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A door assembly for a fuselage of an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of complementary door pieces;
- and
- an actuation mechanism that includes a first transmission member;
- wherein the first transmission member actuates either one or both door pieces for portions thereof to be in a sliding action with respect to the fuselage while maintaining close conformity thereto as either one or both of them are actuated to either meet or separate;
- wherein the actuation mechanism enables the door pieces to counter-rotate for:
- the door pieces to scoop staged delivery goods, so that the delivery goods are supported thereon them, as they are actuated to meet;
- and
- the door pieces to release the delivery goods supported thereon, as they are actuated to separate;
- wherein the door pieces comprise a first door piece that includes a first frame and a first panel, and a second door piece that includes a second frame and a second panel;
- wherein the first panel further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed at a distance away from its first end, and the second panel further comprises a serrated surface profile that is formed at a distance away from its first end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.