Flight vehicle and flight vehicle system with power receiving coil provided on or in landing portion of leg
AssigneeNidec Corporation
InventorsNaoki Fujita, Junichi Shimizu
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Abstract
A flight vehicle includes a driver, a battery, a main body, a leg, and an annular power receiving coil. The driver is operable to rotate a rotor blade about a rotation axis. The battery is chargeable/dischargeable and supplies power to the driver. The main body accommodates the battery. The leg supports the main body during landing. The power receiving coil is electrically connected to the battery. The leg includes a landing portion that contacts the landing surface during landing. At the time of landing, the central axis of the power receiving coil extends parallel or substantially parallel to a normal direction of the landing surface. The power receiving coil is located on or in the landing portion.
Claims8
A flight vehicle comprising:
- a driver to rotate a rotor blade about a rotation axis;
- a battery that is chargeable and dischargeable and operable to supply power to the driver;
- a main body that accommodates the battery;
- a leg to support the main body during landing;
- a power receiving coil with an annular shape and electrically connected to the battery;
- a luggage room capable of housing a transported object;
- a door through which the transported object is capable of passing, the door being openable and closable and located on a lower surface of the luggage room;
- and
- a controller configured or programmed to control opening and closing of the door;
- wherein
- the leg includes a landing portion to contact a landing surface during landing;
- a central axis of the power receiving coil extends parallel or substantially parallel to an axial direction of the flight vehicle;
- the power receiving coil is located on or in the landing portion;
- and
- an area inside the annular shape of the power receiving coil is larger than a total area of the luggage room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.