# US 2019/0315463 A1 · Temperature control equipment

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- Number: US 2019/0315463 A1
- Document ID: US20190315463A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/276,587
- Filed: 2019-02-14
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2018-04-16
- Assignees: Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation
- Applicants: Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation
- Inventors: YING-CHIEH CHEN; I-TA YANG; HSU-CHIH CHENG; CHI-TONG HSIEH
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190315463A1

## CPC

- F24H 9/2071: {using electrical energy supply}
- B64F 1/222: for storing aircraft, e.g. in hangars
- B64U 80/00: Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs
- F24H 15/128: Preventing overheating
- F24H 15/25: Temperature of the heat-generating means in the heater
- F24H 15/35: Control of the speed of fans
- F24H 15/37: of electric heaters
- F24H 15/45: remotely accessible
- G05D 23/1917: {using digital means}
- G05D 23/20: with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature (G05D23/13 takes precedence)
- B64U 80/25: for recharging batteries; for refuelling
- B64U 80/70: in containers (B64U80/60 takes precedence)
- F24H: FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL (steam generation F22)
- B64F: GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

## Abstract

A temperature control equipment, adapted to control the temperature of a docking station for a UAV, wherein a cover of the docking station includes a first and a second vents. The temperature control equipment includes a first and a second temperature control devices. The first temperature control device includes a first and a second airflow openings, and the second temperature control device includes a third and a fourth airflow openings. The first, second, third, and fourth airflow openings, and the first and second vents form a first airflow path; or the first and second airflow openings, the first vent, and a third vent of the cover form a second airflow path; or the first, second, third, and fourth airflow openings, the first, second, and third vents, a fourth vent of the cover form a third airflow path. A heater is located on the first, second or third airflow path.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A temperature control equipment, adapted to control the temperature of a docking station for a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), wherein the docking station comprises a base and a cover, the cover comprises a first vent and a second vent, the cover is connected to the base and moves relative to the base between an open position and a closed position, when the cover is at the closed position, the cover covers the base, and when the cover is at the open position, the docking station is for the UAV to enter and land on the base, the temperature control equipment comprising: a first temperature control device, a second temperature control device and a heater;
wherein the first temperature control device and the second temperature control device are disposed outside the cover, the first temperature control device moves with the cover between the open position and the closed position, the first temperature control device comprises a first airflow opening and a second airflow opening, and the first airflow opening is connected to the first vent;
wherein the second temperature control device moves with the cover between the open position and the closed position, the second temperature control device comprises a third airflow opening and a fourth airflow opening, and the third airflow opening is connected to the second vent;
wherein the heater is disposed inside the first temperature control device, when the cover is at the closed position, the first airflow opening, the first vent, the second vent, the third airflow opening, the fourth airflow opening, and the second airflow opening sequentially form a first airflow path; or the first airflow opening, the first vent, a third vent of the cover, and the second airflow opening sequentially form a second airflow path; or the first airflow opening, the first vent, the second vent, the third airflow opening, the fourth airflow opening, a fourth vent of the cover, the third vent and the second airflow opening sequentially form a third airflow path; wherein the heater is located on the first airflow path, the second airflow path, or the third airflow path.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a first sub-cover and a second sub-cover, the first vent is disposed on the first sub-cover, the second vent is disposed on the second sub-cover, the first sub-cover and the second sub-cover are moving in opposite directions when the cover is moving between the open position and the closed position, the first temperature control device is disposed outside the first sub-cover, and the second temperature control device is disposed outside the second sub-cover.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a fan disposed on the second airflow opening of the first temperature control device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a fan disposed inside the first temperature control device or the second temperature control device, and the fan is located on the first airflow path, the second airflow path, or the third airflow path.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 4, wherein the fan is adjacent to the heater.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, wherein the first temperature control device and the second temperature control device are detachably disposed outside the cover.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, wherein the base of the docking station comprises an upper surface, and the top of the first temperature control device and/or the second temperature control device comprises at least one surface that is not parallel to the upper surface of the base.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor disposed inside the first temperature control device or the second temperature control device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 8, wherein the temperature sensor is adjacent to the heater, and the temperature sensor is able to sense the temperature of the heater.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 8, wherein the heater and/or the temperature sensor are coupled to a controller and/or a power supply of the docking station by wire or wirelessly when the cover is at the closed position.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 8, further comprising a controller and/or a power supply, the heater and/or the temperature sensor are coupled to the controller and/or the power supply by wire or wirelessly when the cover is at the closed position.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 10, wherein when the cover is at the closed position and the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is lower than a first preset value, the controller activates the heater, and when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is above a second preset value, the controller turns off the heater.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 11, wherein when the cover is at the closed position and the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is lower than a first preset value, the controller activates the heater, and when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is above a second preset value, the controller turns off the heater.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, wherein the first airflow opening of the first temperature control device and the third airflow opening of the second temperature control device is closer to the base of the docking station than the second airflow opening of the first temperature control device and the fourth airflow opening of the second temperature control device.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The temperature control equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a partition between the first temperature control device and the second temperature control device.