Power assembly for ornicopter
OwnerCharron Richardinventor
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Abstract
An ornithopter has a power assembly which provides flapping of the wings by a reciprocating shaft and bell cranks. The wings are mounted on a hub which rotates in response to the flapping of the wings. The sinusoidal movement of the wings provides lift for flight.
Claims14
An ornithopter producing flight by vertical movement of its wings comprising a hub, at least one set of two wings, each wing of said set pivotally connected at one end portion to said hub and arranged diametrically opposite to one another, said hub adapted for rotation, a power assembly connected to said one end portion of each of said wings, said power assembly reciprocating said one end portion of each of said wings whereby said reciprocating of one end portion each of said wings produces rotation of said hub resulting in lift and thrust for flight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.