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US 12,637,201 B2Granted
Nose cone
AssigneeSkydio, Inc.
InventorThomas Skyler Sartorius
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Abstract
Disclosed here are systems for detachable airframe components including detachable nose cones, propeller assemblies and motors. In some example embodiments, the assemblies include a nose cone with a connection receiver, a motor assembly with a rotatable section, where the rotatable section includes torque arms configured to secure with the nose cone connection receiver, and a propeller assembly, configured to connect to the nose cone.
Claims19
An assembly, comprising:
- a unitary nose cone,
- a motor assembly with a rotatable section configured for rotation about an axis of rotation,
- the rotatable section including torque arms configured to secure with the nose cone;
- and
- a propeller assembly including:
- a propeller connector bar arranged between the torque arms and extending through opposite slots in the nose cone,
- wherein each slot is an aperture formed through a wall of the nose cone such that the slot is completely surrounded by the wall around its perimeter.
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An assembly, comprising:
- a nose cone with at least four openings including two tab openings and two slot openings,
- wherein the slots are closed-perimeter openings in a wall of the nose cone;
- a motor assembly with at least two rotatable torque arms,
- wherein the at least two rotatable torque arms include tabs configured to fit into the at least two nose cone tab openings;
- a propeller assembly, configured to attach to the nose cone,
- wherein the propeller assembly includes a propeller connector configured to slide through the two slot openings in the nose cone and attach to at least two propeller blades.
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An airplane nose assembly, comprising:
- a hard plastic shell nose cone with at least two connectors;
- a motor assembly rotatably connected to the hard plastic shell nose cone by the two connectors;
- and
- a propeller assembly, attached to the hard plastic shell nose cone, the propeller assembly including:
- a propeller connector extending through opposite slots in the nose cone,
- wherein each slot is a closed-perimeter aperture formed through a wall of the nose cone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.