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US 2016/0107756 A1Published application
Aircraft battery containment pods
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsKyle Liske, Matthew A. Nubbe
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Abstract
A battery containment pod including a body formed of a lightweight material. The body has an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed in the lightweight material, the size and shape of the interior cavity designed to accommodate one or more battery packs. A smooth exterior coating covers the exterior shape of the body, and an attachment structure formed in or on the body allows the body to be coupled to a flight vehicle. Other implementations are disclosed and claimed.
Claims25
A battery containment pod comprising:
- a body formed of a lightweight material, the body having an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed in the lightweight material, the size and shape of the interior cavity designed to accommodate one or more battery packs;
- a smooth exterior coating covering the exterior shape of the body;
- and
- an attachment structure formed in or on the body to allow the body to be coupled to a flight vehicle.
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A flight vehicle comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing including a spar structurally coupled to the fuselage;
- a battery containment pod, the battery containment pod including:
- a body formed of a lightweight material, the body having an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed in the lightweight material, the size and shape of the interior cavity de-signed to accommodate one or more battery packs,
- a smooth exterior coating covering the exterior shape of the body, and
- an attachment structure formed in or on the body;
- and
- a pylon coupled to the attachment structure and to the spar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.