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US 12,593,128 B2Granted
Vibration damping gimbal sleeve for an aerial vehicle
AssigneeSkydio, Inc.
InventorsNoriaki Saika, Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, Daniel Francis Kennedy
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Abstract
An aerial vehicle with a chassis; one or more dampers coupled to chassis; and a gimbal sleeve configured to couple to a gimbal of the aerial vehicle, the gimbal sleeve at least partially extending into the chassis, the gimbal sleeve comprising: a tube structured to couple with a gimbal connector of the gimbal, and an attachment mechanism configured to couple the tube to the chassis.
Claims20
An aerial vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- and
- a damping mechanism coupled to chassis, the damping mechanism comprising:
- a gimbal sleeve configured to couple a gimbal to the aerial vehicle, the gimbal sleeve being connected to the chassis at connection points;
- and
- springs connected to the gimbal sleeve that permit movement of the gimbal sleeve and the gimbal during movement of the aerial vehicle.
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An aerial vehicle comprising:
- a gimbal;
- a chassis;
- and
- a damping mechanism movably coupled to the chassis, the damping mechanism comprising:
- a gimbal sleeve in communication with the gimbal to support the gimbal relative to the chassis;
- and
- springs movably connected to the gimbal sleeve that permit movement of the gimbal sleeve and the gimbal relative to the chassis.
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An aerial vehicle comprising:
- a gimbal;
- a chassis located at a forward end of the aerial vehicle and the gimbal being located forward of the chassis;
- and
- a damping mechanism coupled to chassis to support the gimbal, the damping mechanism comprising:
- a gimbal sleeve in communication with the chassis;
- and
- springs movably connected to the gimbal sleeve so that the gimbal sleeve and the gimbal are movable relative to the chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.