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US 12,679,575 B2Granted
Aerial vehicle
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorYusuke Takahashi
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Abstract
An aerial vehicle connected to or integrated with a work device, including a power source to generate power, a rotor to generate lift used for flight by rotating a propeller, and a power transmission to transmit driving power to the work device.
Claims6
An aerial vehicle connected to or integrated with a ground work device performing ground work, the aerial vehicle comprising:
- an airframe;
- an engine to generate power;
- a generator to generate electric power by using the power generated by the engine;
- a rotor to generate lift used for flight by rotating a propeller, the rotor comprising a main rotor driven by the power generated by the engine and a sub rotor driven by power generated by the generator or stored in a battery;
- a power transmission to transmit the power from the engine to the ground work device;
- a wheel;
- and
- support members having a predetermined elasticity and supporting the wheel on the airframe;
- wherein
- the ground work device is attached to the airframe and operated by the power from the engine transmitted by the power transmission;
- the ground work device is a tillage device;
- and
- the wheel contacts the ground when the tillage device performs work on the ground to support the airframe on the ground and assist the tillage device in working on the ground in a stable condition.
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