US 12,735,175 B1Granted

Drone buoyancy device

AssigneeMetal Industries Research & Development Centre

InventorsShun-Yuan Cheng, Wei-Ching Wang, Shuo-Yen Chen, Wei-Te Chen

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Abstract

A drone buoyancy device includes a storage unit and an airbag unit. The storage unit includes a wrapping member that defines a receiving space and that has an opening being in spatial communication with the receiving space and being closable, and a fastening member that is disposed on the wrapping member, that is opposite to the opening, and that is adapted for positioning the wrapping member on a support frame of a drone. The airbag unit is disposed in the receiving space, and includes an inflatable member, an actuating member that is connected to the inflatable member and that is operable for inflating the inflatable member, and a connecting belt that interconnects the inflatable member and the wrapping member.

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Dependent claims

A drone buoyancy device adapted to be mounted on a drone, the drone including a main body and a support frame that is disposed under the main body, said drone buoyancy device comprising:

a storage unit including
a wrapping member that defines a receiving space and that has an opening being in spatial communication with said receiving space and being closable, and
a fastening member that is disposed on said wrapping member, that is opposite to said opening, and that is adapted for positioning said wrapping member on the support frame;
and
an airbag unit disposed in said receiving space of said storage unit, and including
an inflatable member,
an actuating member that is connected to said inflatable member and that is operable for inflating said inflatable member, and
a connecting belt that interconnects said inflatable member and said wrapping member.

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